The Center for Translational Research is a campus-wide resource for faculty, researchers and staff who are seeking non-dilutive funding, including SBIR/STTR awards, to translate their university inventions into a startup company. 

The Center for Translational Research advises teams on best practices for seeking non-dilutive capital for their startup companies, provides market research and industry analysis, and offers proposal editing and critique. The goal of the Center for Translational Research is to secure funding for the translation of university technologies, thereby bolstering the impact of the inventions made on our campus.

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CTR Services

SBIR/STTR Proposal Development and Strategy

  • Locating appropriate grant mechanisms for given technology and principal investigator
  • Advising on team formation, company formation, and proposal topic strategy
  • Coordinating proposal preparation schedule, materials, preliminary work, and market research

Market Research and Industry Analysis

  • Coaching research teams in customer discovery and value proposition generation
  • Researching market sectors and differentiating factors of inventions
  • Detailing overarching industry trends and forces
  • Providing market research and industry analysis

Proposal Writing Support

  • Aligning the draft proposal with solicitation requirements
  • Copyediting the draft proposal for grammatical suggestions and edits
  • Advising on proposal structure and arguments 

Eligibility for Services

The Center for Translational Research's mission is to translate CU Boulder innovations to the market through non-dilutive funding, including SBIR/STTR federal solicitations. This effort inherently involves both public (CU Boulder) and private (startup companies) entities. 

The requirements to receive services through the Center for Translational Research are the following:

  • The technology being translated to the private entity must be rooted in intellectual property which was filed by Venture Partners at CU Boulder, 
    OR
  • The SBIR/STTR award must have a sub-award contract with the university to perform substantial research activity on the CU Boulder campus.

If these requirements are met, then the following processes must be completed during or after the proposal submission:

Process for Services

Step 1:

Request Support from the Center for Translational Research

Step 2: Initial Consultation

A meeting is conducted between key research personnel and the Managing Director of the Center for Translational Research. The scope of support and types of services required are detailed and scheduled based upon the proposal and deadlines.

Step 3: Implementation

The research personnel are connected with services through the Center for Translational Research. 

Iterative consultations and research activities take place by both the research personnel and the Center.  

Step 4: Submission

A SBIR/STTR proposal is crafted and submitted to a federal agency. 

The research team agrees to respond to a Center for Translational Research survey detailing the experience and services provided.

Questions?

Contact Jeanne Barthold  CTRhelp@colorado.edu.

CTR Partners

Venture Partners at CU Boulder

Lab Venture Challenge

New Venture Challenge

 

RIO Proposal Writing Support

Leeds School of Business (Business Research Division)

Entrepreneurial Solutions

Office of Contracts and Grants

Office of Conflicts of Interest and Commitment

CU Innovations (Anschutz Medical Campus)

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