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CU 麻豆影院, Elevate Quantum partners ready for $127M regional quantum boost

July 2, 2024

CU 麻豆影院 Today鈥擡levate Quantum, of which CU 麻豆影院 is a key partner, announced today that it has received a Tech Hub Phase 2 implementation award from the Department of Commerce, unlocking more than $127 million in new federal and state funding.

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Activate announces founders of CU 麻豆影院 spinouts in Cohort 2024

July 1, 2024

Activate is a nonprofit organization that empowers scientists to transform their research into market-ready products and services through a two-year fellowship that provides funding, mentorship and access to a robust network of experts and resources. Three Cohort 2024 fellows join Activate from companies spun up at CU 麻豆影院 with Venture Partners at CU 麻豆影院.

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Separating gases is hard but might get easier, researchers find

June 27, 2024

College of Arts and Sciences Magazine鈥擟U 麻豆影院 chemist Wei Zhang has developed a novel method to separate gases more efficiently, potentially revolutionizing industries reliant on gas separation technologies. Their breakthrough, which utilizes advanced materials and innovative techniques, promises to reduce energy consumption and enhance the sustainability of these processes.

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Elevating the innovation journey: innovation portal launch

June 27, 2024

Venture Partners at CU 麻豆影院 is proud to unveil Sophia, the university's new portal for university innovators鈥攁 sophisticated tool designed to streamline and enhance the innovation disclosure process for inventions and copyrighted materials.

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Infleqtion fellowships inspire physics graduate students

June 25, 2024

College of Arts and Sciences鈥擳he Infleqtion Graduate Fellowships, awarded to outstanding first-year physics graduate students at CU 麻豆影院, support the development of future quantum scientists. These prestigious fellowships, established by the quantum tech company Infleqtion, a CU 麻豆影院 spinout, help attract top talent and provide significant financial aid, enabling students to focus on their research and career development in quantum technology.

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CU 麻豆影院 wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility

June 20, 2024

CU 麻豆影院 Today鈥擱esearchers at CU 麻豆影院 will soon begin working on what they call the 鈥渜uantum machine shop鈥 of the 21st century. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a $20 million grant to CU 麻豆影院 to launch a facility known as the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN). In this facility, Colorado researchers and quantum specialists from around the country will be able to design and build incredibly small devices that tap into the world of atoms and photons鈥攖he tiny packets of energy that make up light.

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Mesa Quantum wins eighth annual veteran startup showcase

June 8, 2024

TFX Capital鈥擬esa Quantum, a CU 麻豆影院 startup developing chip-scale quantum clocks and internal sensors for mass-market opportunities, secured a $75,000 cash grant.

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麻豆影院 quantum firm Infleqtion, a CU spinout, raises nearly $11M

May 31, 2024

BizWest鈥擨nfleqtion, a quantum information company that began as ColdQuanta at CU 麻豆影院, raised about $10.8 million from investors this month, according to a pair of Form Ds filed recently with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The fundraiser came less than two months after the company hired Matthew Kinsella as its new CEO.

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Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: Bridging Entrepreneurship and Community

May 30, 2024

Colorado Leadership Stories鈥擬eet Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan, a Boettcher Scholar and tech entrepreneur who solves large-scale problems leveraging frontier technology. Maithreyi talks about how her academic experiences in engineering physics and industrial management at CU 麻豆影院 and Stanford fueled her passion to innovate. Today she is the co-founder of two companies that actively promote gender diversity in STEM entrepreneurship, including PrecisionTerra, part of the 2023 CU 麻豆影院 Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator.

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Gov. Jared Polis signs quantum industry bill on CU 麻豆影院 campus

May 30, 2024

CU 麻豆影院 Today鈥擟olorado Gov. Jared Polis ushered in a new bill to support the state鈥檚 rapidly growing quantum industry. Polis signed the bill from the top floor of the JILA Tower, one of the epicenters of quantum research on campus, with a view of the Flatirons in the background.

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