The Insider: Community Edition - May 2022
News & Announcements
Promising Venture Partners startups awarded $1.75 million in state commercialization grants
These grants will help companies accelerate their entry into Colorado's deep-tech industries and increase access to early-stage capital.
Ayar Labs Raises $130M Series C Funding
This Boulder-founded leader in chip-to-chip optical connectivity announced that the company has secured $130 million in additional financing to drive the commercialization of its breakthrough optical I/O solution.
Meet Hilbert, the world's first cold atom quantum computer from ColdQuanta
On top of a major acquisition, the Boulder spinout beta launched their one-of-a-kind technology for commercial availability
Venture Partners and Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology convene for possible international program
Delegates from Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology Innovation Office visited Boulder to begin talks for future collaborations with not only Boulder, but the Front Range’s premier research labs.
Emerging Innovations
“Click” Thermoplastic Polymers: An easier and more efficient method to make robust and recyclable thermoplastics
Prof. Christopher Bowman’s group has developed a method for the generation of high molecular weight polymers in an efficient, rapid, and facile manner.
Chimeric Cas12a-type Nucleases for CRISPR Gene Editing
New CRISPR/Cas12a-type nucleases with improved characteristics for targeted editing.