Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System and Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare on April 12 said they have received approval to build the state's first proton beam therapy center.

The 25,000-square foot Connecticut Proton Therapy Center is slated to open in 2025 in Wallingford, Conn.

"This is a historic moment for cancer care in Connecticut," said Hartford HealthCare president and CEO Jeffrey Flaks. "This newly established partnership will not only provide our patients and our communities access to proton therapy — one of the most clinically advanced radiation treatments in the world — but it will make Connecticut a 'world-class' destination hub when it comes to state-of-the-art cancer care." Read More

Yale today announced an ambitious new initiative to support and expand innovation and entrepreneurship across the university and throughout the greater New Haven region.

Yale Ventures will support the translation of university research into impactful products, services, and social ventures and accelerate the expansion of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Josh Geballe, who was recently named senior associate provost for entrepreneurship & innovation at Yale, will be managing director of the new organization.

“The launch of Yale Ventures is an important step in expanding the impact Yale will have on addressing many of the world’s biggest challenges,” Geballe said. “New Haven is booming with exciting startups, imagined and led by talented people on the cutting edge of medicine, science, and engineering, who are eager to see their work result in new products and services that make a large-scale impact. Yale Ventures intends to play a key role in making New Haven a globally recognized hub of innovation, and this is the ideal time to undergo this exciting transformation.” Read More