Newsletter - Community News 6-15-23
Special Announcement
University of Colorado soars into top five for launching startups
The University of Colorado is a national leader in startup creation with a growing suite of entrepreneurial resources giving innovative researchers opportunities to spin ideas into businesses.
Innovation Buffs
These tiny, medical robots could one day travel through your body
A team of engineers at CU Boulder has designed a new class of tiny, self-propelled robots that can zip through liquid at incredible speeds—and may one day even deliver prescription drugs to hard-to-reach places inside the human body.
University of Colorado engineering team takes big win in national wind competition
CBS Colorado—In the final event of the 10th annual Collegiate Wind Competition, 13 teams tested their prototype wind turbines and presented their work to panels of wind energy experts.
Commercialization News
New seed grants bring quantum out of the lab, into the marketplace
New seed grants available for Colorado research institutions and industry partners aim to incentivize innovation and develop the quantum workforce of the future.
In second year, deep tech accelerator advances CU startups
As the deep tech startup scene rapidly grows, the Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator, created by Venture Partners at CU Boulder, helps founders move past sticking points to hit critical milestones in transitioning their technologies from lab to marketplace.
Academic Innovation
Professor Brad Bernthal named executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center
The University of Colorado Law School and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship are pleased to announce that Professor Brad Bernthal (Colorado Law, JD ’01) has been named the new executive director of Silicon Flatirons.