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CU Boulder researchers and the CU spinoff VitriVax Inc., are focused on finding a way to get vaccines to 7.8 billion people. The research team is able to do so with funding, licensing and startup support from Venture Partners at CU Boulder, the university’s commercialization arm.

Venture Partners at CU Boulder is identifying new innovations that address problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers are fast-tracking a new CU-born technology, SickStick, in hopes of not only helping to curb the current pandemic but also radically change the way we track disease in the future.

The next businesses to make a splash will come out of Colorado’s research institutions, including CU Boulder. Venture Partners' Managing Director Bryn Rees is featured in the article.

In hopes of securing investments to advance their companies, 18 university ventures spun out of Colorado research institutions and federal labs pitched to local and out-of-state investors at the state's Destination Startup showcase on Feb. 27.

Wil Srubar, an assistant professor in civil, environmental and architectural engineering and CU Boulder’s Materials Science and Engineering Program, has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award – one of the most prestigious awards for young faculty.

The company was cofounded in 2001 by professor Alan "Al" Weimer of chemical and biological engineering and professor Steven George of chemistry and biochemistry, along with CU alumni Mike Masterson and Karen Buechler.

Venture Partners at CU Boulder is partnering with BridgeBio to advance novel drug discovery with an underlying genetic basis. Apply by Monday, March 16, 2020.

Vu, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, is improving human cognitive functions using an ear-worn device. To bring the technology to customers worldwide later in 2020, he founded Earable Inc., which now has more than 15 employees.

This year's event — hosted again by Venture Partners at CU Boulder on Feb. 27 — will feature 18 startups from CU Boulder, CU Anschutz, CU Denver, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and NIST.