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Despite well-controlled production and purification processes, protein particulates in therapeutic protein formulations may still arise from protein adsorption to the surfaces of containers such as vials and pre-filled syringes, as well as the mechanical stresses resulting from these containers being agitated, dropped, or roughly handled. Researchers at the University of Colorado have shown that hydrogel coatings are able to protect the protein formulation against mechanical stresses responsible for subsequent protein aggregation and particle formation.

Say hello to Director of Licensing Marta Zgagacz, who has been a member of the Venture Partners team for the past seven years. While studying physics in grad school, she started a company with university researchers, took it public, then later returned to the university to help researchers commercialize their inventions—just as she had done years before.

This phased array radar device is easy to produce, cheaper, and more efficient. It has a modular nature that makes swapping liquid crystal cells and printed circut boards easy.

This technology is a patent-pending method and process to utilize tantala material for nonlinear photonics. Tantala offers superior material properties for integrated nonlinear photonics compared to other materials such as silicon nitride.

Say hello to Licensing Manager Joshua Bennett, who has been a member of the Venture Partners team for the past two years. He helps manage the intellectual property portfolio (patents and copyrights) for CU Boulder physical science inventions.

Developed by Dr. Wei Tan, associate professor of mechanical engineering, this technology controls the elasticity, composition, and structure of fibrous matrices to inhibit in-stent thrombosis and in-stent restenosis.

Developed by CU Boulder researcher Nick Singstock, this novel process for producing sulfuric acid shows early signs of increased efficiency, reduced emissions and reduced CapEx.

Say hello to Director of Venture Development Stephen Miller, who has been a member of the Venture Partners team for the past three years. He helps accelerate our faculty startups by connecting them with mentors, resources and capital and and launched Destination Startup, a regional event that showcases the best companies from our innovation ecosystem to investors.

Born out of the Neu Soft Tissue Bioengineering Lab at CU Boulder, TissueForm supplies natural replacement biomaterials to the next generation of implantable medical devices to positively impact patients suffering from tissue loss due to disease, damage, or aging. The biomedical technology company is focusing on the pathway to commercialize its first product, NatruDerme, looking to raise seed financing alongside non-dilutive federal and state grants to enable critical FDA-pathway defined manufacturing and pre-clinical studies.

Researchers in the lab of Aerospace Engineering Professor Dr. Hanspeter Schaub, led by second year aerospace PhD Álvaro Romero-Calvo, have effectively utilized magnetic buoyancy to enhance electrolysis, boiling, and phase separation technologies in space. This team won a grant from Blue Origin wherein their apparatus will be sent into Space on a Blue Origin rocket for testing.