Venture Partners News
The Colorado Sun—Before Colorado was named a quantum Tech Hub, an ecosystem existed with roots dating back to the 1950s. Now, a push to commercialize quantum.
Daily Camera—Commercializing innovations from Boulder has had an $8 billion impact on the U.S. economy and a $5.2 billion impact on the Colorado economy—and the university doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon.
Boulder and Ball Aerospace have been collaborating for decades to solve mysteries of the universe. That partnership was also the university’s first commercial spin-off and it greased the gears of an entrepreneurial engine that continues to power innovation within the university and far beyond.
Boulder Today—While Buffs and Rams gear up for the best in-state football rivalry going, the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 16, it’s a good time to reflect on the incredible work both institutions do to solve an array of global and local challenges.
National Academy of Inventors (NAI)—The Top 100 U.S. Universities List is an annual ranking created to highlight and celebrate US universities that play a large role in advancing innovation and invention in the nation.
Research & Innovation Office— Boulder is a founding partner of the CO-WY Engine, one of 16 finalists for the National Science Foundation’s inaugural “NSF Regional Innovation Engines” competition, which could net winners $160 million over 10 years.
The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator at Venture Partners at Boulder has officially launched its first Embark Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort. Embark aims to connect business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions emerging from Boulder's research labs to bring them to market and unleash the full impact of Boulder's research into the world.
Talking Tech Transfer—In this weekly interview series featuring global thought leaders in technology transfer, host Thierry Heles, editor of Global University Venturing, interviews Bryn Rees, associate vice chancellor for research and innovation and managing director for Venture Partners at Boulder.
Innosphere Ventures— Boulder is one of the partner universities in the Colorado-Wyoming Engine proposal, a finalist in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines competition. The proposal aims to address climate solutions and community resiliency, competing for up to $160 million in funding over the next ten years.
Tech Transfer Central— Boulder has developed the Embark Deep Tech Start-Up Creator to provide an alternate mechanism for forming a new business: their founders are not the inventor but rather outside entrepreneurs who are matched with existing