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Startup company founders who commercialize CU Boulder鈥檚 research innovations will be getting a boost in 2022. Ascent, a startup accelerator specifically created for CU Boulder innovators, will help founders launch their companies, raise investment capital, and gain market and partnership traction.

With a new, $15 million dollar award announced by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on August 25, engineers and scientists from top research universities across the Western United States鈥攊ncluding CU Boulder鈥攚ill form a new consortium, the I-Corps Hub West Region, to help advance new technologies and incubate emergent companies that can move breakthrough discoveries from the lab to the marketplace.

A detailed article on Venture Partners' 鈥渉yper-accelerator鈥� program鈥擯andemic Hyper-Accelerator for Science and Technology (PHAST)鈥攁ppears in the July issue of Technology Transfer Tactics. PHAST leverages Economic Development Administration (EDA) funding while also rapidly bringing innovative solutions to market. That program is now beginning to bear fruit, with a first cohort of startups preparing for an inaugural Demo Day scheduled for January 2022.

SBIR and STTR grants are highly competitive programs that encourage research by small U.S. businesses with the aim of putting innovative, profitable products on the market. The STTR program also requires small businesses to collaborate with nonprofit research institutions such as CU Boulder.

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the 乐播传媒 Boulder (CU Boulder) as one of six university finalists for its ninth annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University Awards.

Venture Partners at CU Boulder鈥攖he university's commercialization arm鈥攈as launched the Pandemic Hyper Accelerator for Science and Technology (PHAST) to support the translation of CU-developed, COVID-19 innovations into new businesses. Crucial to PHAST's programming is the partnership formed with local angel investing group Rockies Venture Club (RVC), as the program requires participants to complete RVC's 1-week HyperAccelerator. PHAST is taking applications through May 21.

Register now to attend the biggest Destination Startup庐 yet, from February 16-18, 2021. Twenty-five startups from 10 different universities across six states in the Rocky Mountain region will showcase their technologies, drawing investors from around the world.

Dipika Singh got her first taste of commercialization in 2012鈥�13 when she and her supervisor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center developed a proprietary medium for freezing neurons. At the time of her invention, Singh was 25 and deciding whether to pursue a PhD or explore the business side of biotech. She earned an MBA at the 乐播传媒 Boulder. While there, she did an internship at the university鈥檚 tech transfer office. Seven years later she is a senior licensing officer at the university.

As we wind down for the holidays, the Venture Partners team wants to celebrate the accomplishments of our resilient community of world-class innovators, business partners and dedicated mentors. We鈥檙e excited to share our highlights of this year.

From February 16-18, 2021, Venture Partners will host the biggest Destination Startup庐 yet, showcasing 26 startups from 10 different universities across six states in the Rocky Mountain region鈥攏ot just Colorado鈥攁nd drawing investors from around the world. Registration is now open!