The Insider: Researchers, Inventors and Creators Edition—February 2025
This monthly edition of The Insider from Venture Partners at Boulder delivers upcoming events, opportunities and top headlines for researchers, inventors and creators at the University of Colorado Boulder, Denver (Physical Sciences) and Colorado Springs.View past editionsorchange your subscription.
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Venture Partners annual report highlights a record year for innovation
FY 2023-24 was another tremendous year for innovation and entrepreneurship at the . University researchers, inventors and creators began working with Venture Partners at Boulder to advance 144 breakthrough innovations, and 36 startups were launched through Venture Partners based on campus discoveries.
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New quantum incubator in Boulder to propel innovations for real-world impact
Boulder Today—To kick off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, three Colorado universities, in collaboration with Elevate Quantum, have announced that a new facility for fostering quantum technologies is coming to Boulder, Colorado.
Rising Startup Stars: Sristy Agrawal, co-founder and CEO of Mesa Quantum
ColoradoBiz—Agrawal, 29, moved from India to Colorado to study quantum computation at in 2019. “Boulder, in general, has the most thriving quantum ecosystem in the world,” she says. The overwhelming focus on quantum computing, however, paved the way for Agrawal to co-found Boulder Startup Mesa Quantum with Wale Lawal in early 2024.
A vaccine against weight gain? It’s on the horizon
New Boulder research suggests a surprising tool that could help with weight loss: Exposure to beneficial bacteria. With assistance from Venture Partners, a new startup Kioga will pursue new microbe-based ingredients for preventing weight gain and promoting health.
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- 5 Boulder startups to watch in 2025
- Local tech startup ExoPower aims to power commercial robots
- Boulder shines with record-breaking year for startups
- A vaccine against weight gain? It’s on the horizon
- Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem raised $1.47 billion in 2023
- Innovative Wind Turbine Control Earns Lucy Pao Prestigious IEEE Award
- Building a safer and more affordable nuclear clock
- New project aims to advance secure communications through quantum technology
- Why does the COVID-19 virus sicken some more than others? Discovery sheds light
- OEDIT announces grants to University of Colorado startups and researchers in the advanced industries
- Pioneering sodium-ion batteries: a sustainable energy alternative
- SomaLogic, spun out of the Gold Lab at Boulder, revolutionized protein discovery methods to provide insights into disease discovery and treatment