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• CU Boulder commercialization drives $8 billion impact nationwide

Activities led by Venture Partners at CU Boulder, the university’s commercialization arm, generated an economic impact of $8 billion nationally and $5.2 billion in the state of Colorado over the last five years, according to a report from the Leeds School of Business, reflecting a four-fold increase in impact since the previous report published in 2019. 

• Notable findings from the report on fiscal years 2018-2022 include: 
• The economic impact on the national economy included an estimated 39,000 jobs. 
• Commercialization of licenses and startups spanned 36 states and 26 countries. 
• Agreements generated $20.1 million in revenue for CU Boulder in licensing technology. 
• CU Boulder inventors and researchers received $45.4 million in commercialization-specific grants. 
• Startups founded on CU Boulder technology generated $3 billion in capital funding.

Photo: Inscripta, Inc., a CU Boulder spinout company, is a global leader in automated, CRISPR-based gene editing.