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<span> How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado鈥檚 economy and national innovation鈥攁 麻豆原创 administrator explains</span>
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<div>The Conversation鈥擮ver the past several months, universities have lost more than $11 billion in funding. Research into cancer, farming solutions and climate resiliency are just a few of the many projects nationally that have seen cuts. The Conversation asked Massimo Ruzzene, senior vice chancellor for research and innovation at 麻豆原创, to explain how these cuts and freezes are impacting the university and Colorado鈥檚 local economy.</div>
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Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:39:46 +0000Daniel Corbin Leonard2611 at /venturepartnersFederal tech-transfer law pays tremendous dividends as research universities spark regional economies
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<div>Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)鈥擜ccording to a new report, American research universities like the University of Colorado in recent decades have become engines of innovation for state and regional economies, thanks in large part to the federal Bayh-Dole Act, which incentivizes technology commercialization.</div>
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<div>CU Connections鈥擳he University of Colorado has secured the No. 18 position on the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2024 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list, reinforcing CU鈥檚 standing as a national leader in research, innovation and real-world impact. At 麻豆原创, 53% of the campus鈥檚 patents have been licensed commercially.</div>
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<span>PhD student鈥檚 work on engineered adhesives wins national recognition</span>
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<div>麻豆原创 College of Engineering and Applied Science鈥擯aula Pranda, a chemical and biological engineering PhD student, earned the top student honor at the Adhesion Society meeting for her research on aligned Liquid Crystal Elastomer (LCE) adhesives. The society鈥檚 annual meeting was held Feb. 16-19 in New Orleans.</div>
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<div>麻豆原创 College of Engineering and Applied Science鈥擜s the principal investigator of a $7.5 million, five-year Department of Defense Office of Naval Research (ONR) Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI), Hussein is leading an effort to reshape the fundamental character of fluid-structure interactions to reduce drag on high-speed aerospace vehicles鈥攖he focus of the project.</div>
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<div>Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)鈥擜 structural engineer, Wil Srubar (麻豆原创 Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering) recruits biologists, chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and a host of engineers to his lab, where they design biomimetic building materials.</div>
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<div>PR Newswire鈥擲ionic Energy, a 麻豆原创 spinout and a recognized leader in electrolyte and silicon battery technology for next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced that the world's lithium-ion battery producers no longer have to rely on graphite. Designed for seamless integration into existing lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes, Sionic's Silicon Battery Platform maximizes silicon material performance with regard to energy density, extended cycle life, and rapid charge rates.</div>
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<div>麻豆原创 College of Engineering & Applied Science鈥擳he 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.</div>
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<div><div><p><strong>This article was originally published at </strong><a href="https://oedit.colorado.gov/press-release/oedit-announces-grants-to-22-colorado-startups-and-researchers-in-the-advanced" rel="nofollow"><strong>oedit.colorado.gov</strong></a></p><p>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鈥檚 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鈥檚 economy forward in communities across the state.<br><br>鈥淐olorado is increasingly recognized as a national and global leader in the advanced industries, and this program plays an important role in that success,鈥� said Michelle Hadwiger, Global Business Development Director. 鈥淲hether it鈥檚 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.鈥�<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.</p><h2>CU Proof of Concept Grants</h2><ul><li><strong>University of Colorado Denver, PI Nam Bui - Denver, CO $150,000:</strong> Developing an in-ear blood pressure monitoring system for remote and accurate blood pressure measurements.</li><li><strong>University of Colorado Denver, PI Melanie Joy - Denver, CO $150,000:</strong> Developing a phosphate adsorption device that treats hyperphosphatemia of end-stage kidney disease.</li><li><strong>University of Denver, PI Seyed Reza Mahmoodi - Denver, CO $150,000:</strong> Developing an electrode-integrated microwell array platform for non-invasive, multi-modal monitoring of 3D cell cultures.</li></ul><h2>CU Startups Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grants</h2><ul><li><strong>AmplifiedSpace Inc. - Lafayette, CO $250,000:</strong> AmplifiedSpace is developing digital power systems that use rapid-manufacturing and on-orbit configurability to get spacecraft into orbit as fast as possible.</li><li><a href="/venturepartners/startup-portfolio/latimer-controls-inc" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4cca508d-2364-4b0e-8489-317474e6fd37" data-entity-substitution="canonical" rel="nofollow" title="Latimer Controls Inc."><strong>Latimer Controls Inc.</strong></a><strong> - Boulder, CO $100,000:</strong> 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.</li><li><a href="/venturepartners/startup-portfolio/mana-battery-inc" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="32269d09-ae1c-42b8-a044-0d6d4e61de0b" data-entity-substitution="canonical" rel="nofollow" title="Mana Battery Inc."><strong>Mana Battery Inc.</strong></a><strong> - Denver, CO $250,000:</strong> Mana Battery is developing sodium battery electrolytes and sodium battery cells for electricity grid applications.</li><li><a href="/venturepartners/startup-portfolio/mesa-quantum-inc" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="880a4316-8328-4ae9-8f4a-bab637d77715" data-entity-substitution="canonical" rel="nofollow" title="Mesa Quantum Inc."><strong>Mesa Quantum Inc.</strong></a><strong> - Boulder, CO $500,000:</strong> Mesa Quantum Systems is developing mass manufacturable chip-scale atomic clocks to address the risk of GPS as a single point of failure.</li><li><strong>Octave Photonics LLC - Louisville, CO $500,000:</strong> Octave Photonics has developed a new rapid-fabrication service that utilizes advanced materials required by cutting-edge quantum applications.</li><li><strong>SentrySciences, Inc. - Longmont, CO $250,000:</strong> SentrySciences has developed a software solution that addresses analytical issues associated with manufacturing cell-based medicinal products.</li><li><strong>Sieyax - Broomfield, CO $199,850:</strong> Sieyax is developing a novel small therapeutic for treating various cancers, with an initial focus on medulloblastoma.</li></ul><h2><strong>About the Advanced Industries Accelerator Program</strong></h2><p>The Advanced Industries Accelerator Program was created in 2013 to promote growth and sustainability in Colorado鈥檚 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鈥檚 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. <a href="https://choosecolorado.com/doing-business/advanced-industries/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Visit the Advanced Industries Accelerator Program Website</strong></a></p></div></div>
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<div>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鈥檚 Advanced Industries Accelerator Program.</div>
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:29:42 +0000Daniel Corbin Leonard2404 at /venturepartnersPioneering sodium-ion batteries: a sustainable energy alternative
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<span>Pioneering sodium-ion batteries: a sustainable energy alternative</span>
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<div>麻豆原创 College of Engineering & Applied Science鈥斅槎乖� researchers are exploring using sodium-ion batteries as an alternative to lithium-based energy storage. Chunmei Ban, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, and her research team are developing new electrolytes and studying how they interact with battery electrodes to enhance performance and longevity.</div>
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Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:48:58 +0000Daniel Corbin Leonard2397 at /venturepartners