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SUMMARY:Make It Here: CT Product Development Grant Awards Presented by M&T 
 Bank
DESCRIPTION:Register here.\n\n\n\n\nJoin FORGE and M&amp\;T Bank to honor C
 T Product Development Grant awardees and connect with manufacturers\, star
 tups\, and ecosystem leaders.\n\nJoin FORGE and M&amp\;T Bank for a specia
 l in-person celebration of innovative manufacturing in Connecticut. Togeth
 er\, we will announce the newest recipients of the Connecticut Product Dev
 elopment Grants and highlight how these awards support emerging hardtech c
 ompanies working with in-state manufacturers to scale production of innova
 tive products.\n\nThe Product Development Grant program\, supported by the
  Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Manufact
 uring Innovation Fund\, strengthens the state’s manufacturing economy by
  helping innovators build relationships with local suppliers\, accelerate 
 their path to market\, and become the next generation of CT manufacturers.
 \n\nThis event brings together manufacturers\, suppliers\, investors\, inn
 ovators\, and ecosystem partners to recognize the companies driving growth
  and innovation across Connecticut.\n\n🎉 Attendees are also invited to 
 continue the conversation after the event at a nearby ManufactureCT Manufa
 cturing Happy Hour. Learn more below.\n\nWhy Attend\n\n 	Celebrate the new
 est Product Development Grant awardees\n 	Build relationships with manufac
 turers and innovators\n 	Gain insights from experienced leaders during the
  keynote and panel\n 	Learn how CT is strengthening its hardtech and manuf
 acturing ecosystem\n 	Tour Kubtec’s advanced manufacturing facility\n\nW
 ho Should Attend\n\n 	Connecticut manufacturers and suppliers\n 	Hardtech 
 and hardware startup founders\n 	Operations\, product development\, and en
 gineering leaders\n 	Economic development and innovation ecosystem partner
 s\n 	Investors and supporters of CT’s manufacturing economy\n\nOpening R
 emarks by:\nKirti Patel\n\nKirti Patel is Connecticut’s Chief Manufactur
 ing Officer with more than 25 years of global leadership experience in lif
 e sciences\, medical imaging\, semiconductors\, and advanced manufacturing
 . He previously led Eppendorf Manufacturing Corporation in Enfield\, drivi
 ng significant growth\, new product launches\, and a major Connecticut fac
 ility expansion. Patel has held leadership roles at Siemens Healthcare\, c
 o-founded a pioneering 3D ultrasound start-up\, and began his career in se
 miconductor process development at Intel. He also serves on nonprofit and 
 startup advisory boards and holds degrees from Wharton\, Stanford\, UC Dav
 is\, and Mangalore University.\nEvent Agenda\n1:30 PM to 2:00 PM | Welcome
  and networking\n\n 	Registration and refreshments\n 	Connect with FORGE\,
  M&amp\;T Bank\, CT manufacturers\, and innovators\n\n2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
  Event programming\n\n 	Opening Welcome from FORGE\n 	Opening Remarks by K
 irti Patel\n 	Event Sponsor Welcome from David Femi of M&amp\;T Bank\n 	Ho
 st Welcome from Kubtec Medical Imaging\n 	Panel Discussion: Fueling Connec
 ticut’s Emerging Manufacturers: Capital\, Collaboration and the Future o
 f Regional Manufacturing\n\n 	David Femi\, Senior Vice President\, M&amp\;
 T Bank\n 	Dan Babajanyan\, Chief Financial Officer\, Kubtec\n 	David Ellis
 \, Owner\, CPS Fluidics\n\n\n 	Announcement of CT Product Development Gran
 t winners\n\n3:30 PM to 4:00 PM | Guided factory tour of Kubtec\n\n 	Explo
 re cutting-edge imaging and manufacturing technology\n 	Learn how Kubtec s
 upports innovation and production in Connecticut\n\n4:00 PM | Event end\nV
 enue\nKubtec Medical Imaging\n\n111 Research Dr.Stratford\, CT 06615\n🎉
  After-Party: ManufactureCT Manufacturing Happy Hour\nJoin us after the CT
  Product Development Grant Awards at Archie Moore’s Bar &amp\; Restauran
 t\, 988 Main Street\, Branford\, CT 06471\, for a ManufactureCT Manufactur
 ing Happy Hour. This is an easygoing way to keep the momentum going\, catc
 h up with people you met earlier\, and connect with even more Connecticut 
 manufacturers and industry partners. A great way to wrap up the day and co
 ntinue building relationships across the state.\n\n👉 Learn more and reg
 ister for the ManufactureCT event:\n https://business.manufacturect.org/ap
 /Events/Register/kgF3gJwUzCVC1\n\n\n
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