The Insider: Researchers, Inventors and Creators Edition—March 2025
This monthly edition of The Insider from Venture Partners at CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ delivers upcoming events, opportunities and top headlines for researchers, inventors and creators at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, Denver (Physical Sciences) and Colorado Springs.ÌýView past editionsÌýorÌýchange your subscription.
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CU Engineering announces inaugural Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellows
CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ College of Engineering and Applied Science—The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) has announced the recipients of its inaugural class of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Fellows, a new program designed to support faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students in advancing cutting-edge research with commercial potential. The fellowships are supported by the CEAS I&E initiative and Venture Partners at CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ.
Grad student innovators among winners of Lab Venture Challenge
CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Graduate School—Since its inception, the Lab Venture Challenge has funded more than 117 projects through 64 new companies that provide technology solutions to scientific or engineering challenges, or deep-tech start-ups. In turn, these companies have raised over $349 million to date in follow-on financing.
Expanded opportunities for innovation and partnerships at CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ
The CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Research & Innovation Office (RIO) announced aÌýtargeted realignment in November to enhance strategic integration across key areas and best position RIO to serve the university's growing research and innovation needs. The shift focused on RIO’s internal organization and operations and was designed to support long-term growth, collaboration and impact.
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- ‘A broader impact’: CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ startup culture brings life-changing technology to Colorado
- Rentschler, Aspero Medical awarded $4.5M for endoscopy advancement
- Wil Srubar’s lab is full of living materials
- 5 CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ startups to watch in 2025
- New quantum incubator in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ to propel innovations for real-world impact
- Local tech startup ExoPower aims to power commercial robots
- Venture Partners annual report highlights a record year for innovation
- CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ shines with record-breaking year for startups
- A vaccine against weight gain? It’s on the horizon
- Former CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ professor awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- Rising Startup Stars: Sristy Agrawal, co-founder and CEO of Mesa Quantum