CU Technology and Discovery News

Venture Partners annual report highlights a record year for innovation

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:06:32 +0000

Venture Partners annual report highlights a record year for innovation Daniel Corbin … Thu, 01/09/2025 - 06:06

FY 2023-24 was another tremendous year for innovation and entrepreneurship at the CU. University researchers, inventors and creators began working with Venture Partners at CU �鶹ӰԺ to advance 144 breakthrough innovations, and 36 CU startups were launched through Venture Partners based on campus discoveries.

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A vaccine against weight gain? It’s on the horizon

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:53:52 +0000

A vaccine against weight gain? It’s on the horizon Daniel Corbin … Tue, 01/07/2025 - 11:53

New CU �鶹ӰԺ research suggests a surprising tool that could help with weight loss: Exposure to beneficial bacteria. With assistance from Venture Partners, a new startup Kioga will pursue new microbe-based ingredients for preventing weight gain and promoting health.

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Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem raised $1.47 billion in 2023

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:22:37 +0000

Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem raised $1.47 billion in 2023 Daniel Corbin … Sat, 12/21/2024 - 13:22

Colorado Bioscience Association—Colorado's life sciences ecosystem raised $1.47 billion in 2023, demonstrating the resilience of life sciences companies and organizations in the state during a challenging year for U.S. life sciences fundraising.

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Innovative Wind Turbine Control Earns Lucy Pao Prestigious IEEE Award

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:46:42 +0000

Innovative Wind Turbine Control Earns Lucy Pao Prestigious IEEE Award Daniel Corbin … Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:46

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute—Model Predictive Control (MPC) is an established control technique that is popular in the general control systems community. The MPC approach could have significant impacts on how wind turbines are controlled, not only improving their efficiency, but also reducing structural stress on the turbines and extending their lifetimes.

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Building a safer and more affordable nuclear clock

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:43:12 +0000

Building a safer and more affordable nuclear clock Daniel Corbin … Wed, 12/18/2024 - 12:43

EurekAlert!—Reported recently in a new study published in Nature, a team of researchers, led by JILA and NIST Fellow and �鶹ӰԺ Physics professor Jun Ye, in collaboration with Professor Eric Hudson’s team at UCLA’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, have found a way to make nuclear clocks a thousand times less radioactive and more cost-effective, thanks to a method creating thin films of thorium tetrafluoride.

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New project aims to advance secure communications through quantum technology

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:34:16 +0000

New project aims to advance secure communications through quantum technology Daniel Corbin … Wed, 12/18/2024 - 12:34

CU �鶹ӰԺ Today—The U.S. National Science Foundation has named CU �鶹ӰԺ a collaborator on newly announced pilot projects supported by the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) initiative. This groundbreaking effort seeks to accelerate the development of quantum technologies and make cutting-edge quantum tools accessible to researchers nationwide. To do this, the NSF has funded 11 pilot projects (with six announced Dec. 16) to overcome the current engineering challenges facing the development of quantum devices.

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Why does the COVID-19 virus sicken some more than others? Discovery sheds light

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:05:04 +0000

Why does the COVID-19 virus sicken some more than others? Discovery sheds light Daniel Corbin … Thu, 12/12/2024 - 13:05

CU �鶹ӰԺ Today—Why does the COVID-19 virus make some people sicker than others? A new CU �鶹ӰԺ study, published in the journal Cell, sheds light on the subject by identifying what the authors describe as an “immune system tuning dial,” which originated as a bug in the genetic code tens of millions of years ago.

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CU Engineering advances innovation through startup success

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:37:51 +0000

CU Engineering advances innovation through startup success Daniel Corbin … Mon, 12/02/2024 - 11:37

CU �鶹ӰԺ College of Engineering & Applied Science—The College of Engineering and Applied Science continues to establish itself as a leader in innovation, with 22 startups emerging from its research labs in the past fiscal year. This achievement reflects the college's commitment to translating transformative research into solutions that address real-world challenges.

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New PhD research area allows students, faculty to explore engineering design in a wider context

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:50:03 +0000

New PhD research area allows students, faculty to explore engineering design in a wider context Daniel Corbin … Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:50

CU �鶹ӰԺ College of Engineering and Applied Science—Students are constantly designing tools and technologies. Faculty members are launching successful startups on the backs of their own designs. In just the past two years, Venture Partners at CU �鶹ӰԺ has supported ten new startups featuring inventions designed by Mechanical Engineering faculty and students.

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OEDIT announces grants to University of Colorado startups and researchers in the advanced industries

Daniel Corbin Leonard — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:29:42 +0000

OEDIT announces grants to University of Colorado startups and researchers in the advanced industries Daniel Corbin … Thu, 11/21/2024 - 14:29

This article was originally published at oedit.colorado.gov

The Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that seven University of Colorado companies and three researchers are among the awardees of the Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants through OEDIT’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program. These grants help promote the growth and sustainability of advanced industries in Colorado by driving innovation, commercialization, and public-private partnerships that move this vital aspect of Colorado’s economy forward in communities across the state.

“Colorado is increasingly recognized as a national and global leader in the advanced industries, and this program plays an important role in that success,” said Michelle Hadwiger, Global Business Development Director. “Whether it’s in federally recognized innovative industries like quantum and space, or in areas like health that consistently reimagine solutions that improve the way healthcare is delivered, these disruptive technologies create valuable opportunities for our workforce.”

The Proof of Concept grant is intended to help Colorado research institutions speed up applied research in the advanced industries as well as commercialize products and services in partnership with the private sector. The Early-Stage Capital and Retention grant supports businesses commercializing innovative and disruptive technologies in the advanced industries that will be created or manufactured in Colorado.

The Advanced Industries Accelerator Program received 117 applications this grant cycle, which were reviewed in a multi-stage process by committees of business, technical and financial experts in the seven advanced industries. Final recommendations were approved by the Economic Development Commission on November 21, 2024, and the awards announced today represent a total of $5,438,734 in funding.

The next application cycle for Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grants will open on January 1, 2025 and applications will be due February 28, 2025.

CU Proof of Concept Grants

University of Colorado Denver, PI Nam Bui - Denver, CO $150,000: Developing an in-ear blood pressure monitoring system for remote and accurate blood pressure measurements.
University of Colorado Denver, PI Melanie Joy - Denver, CO $150,000: Developing a phosphate adsorption device that treats hyperphosphatemia of end-stage kidney disease.
University of Denver, PI Seyed Reza Mahmoodi - Denver, CO $150,000: Developing an electrode-integrated microwell array platform for non-invasive, multi-modal monitoring of 3D cell cultures.

CU Startups Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grants

AmplifiedSpace Inc. - Lafayette, CO $250,000: AmplifiedSpace is developing digital power systems that use rapid-manufacturing and on-orbit configurability to get spacecraft into orbit as fast as possible.
Latimer Controls Inc. - �鶹ӰԺ, CO $100,000: Latimer Controls has developed a utility-scale solar plant generation control software that integrates with existing hardware to control solar plant generation in real time.
Mana Battery Inc. - Denver, CO $250,000: Mana Battery is developing sodium battery electrolytes and sodium battery cells for electricity grid applications.
Mesa Quantum Inc. - �鶹ӰԺ, CO $500,000: Mesa Quantum Systems is developing mass manufacturable chip-scale atomic clocks to address the risk of GPS as a single point of failure.
Octave Photonics LLC - Louisville, CO $500,000: Octave Photonics has developed a new rapid-fabrication service that utilizes advanced materials required by cutting-edge quantum applications.
SentrySciences, Inc. - Longmont, CO $250,000: SentrySciences has developed a software solution that addresses analytical issues associated with manufacturing cell-based medicinal products.
Sieyax - Broomfield, CO $199,850: Sieyax is developing a novel small therapeutic for treating various cancers, with an initial focus on medulloblastoma.

�鶹ӰԺ the Advanced Industries Accelerator Program

The Advanced Industries Accelerator Program was created in 2013 to promote growth and sustainability in Colorado’s advanced industries by driving innovation, accelerating commercialization, encouraging public-private partnerships, increasing access to early stage capital and creating a strong infrastructure that increases the state’s capacity to be globally competitive. AIA encompasses five distinct grant programs: Proof of Concept, Early-Stage Capital and Retention, Collaborative Infrastructure, Export Accelerator, and Global Consultant Network. Visit the Advanced Industries Accelerator Program Website

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that seven University of Colorado companies and three researchers are among the awardees of the Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants through OEDIT’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program.

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