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The Innosphere Fund announced their second investment in Boulder-based medical device startup company, Aspero Medical, Inc. Aspero has developed the AP^TM Balloon Overtube for use in gastrointestinal (GI) balloon endoscopy procedures.

On August 17, eight University of Colorado startups founded on faculty research traveled to Silicon Valley for a day-long retreat with CU Boulder alumni investors and friends.

A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by CU Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy that could help electrical utilities reduce their dependency on fossil fuels. Venture Partners helped to file the patent on the innovation.