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Venture Partners provides faculty, research staff and graduate students with entrepreneurship tools, events, programs and training to learn how to leverage their intellectual property, start a company on campus, generate a licensing deal, assess product-market fit, develop successful commercialization strategies and generate options for increasing their technology's impact outside of the lab.

Applications open: —Promoting growth and sustainability in Colorado’s advanced industries that increase the state's global competitiveness.

Application open: â€”A two-day event that allows investors and innovators to source opportunities and build partnerships in the areas of medical device, diagnostics, biotech, pharmaceutical, ag bio, animal and digital health.

Rolling application: —Grants that support rural entrepreneurs who are eager to level up their businesses but need a financial boost to get there.

Wednesdays: —Every week, entrepreneurs present business ideas to the local community and learn how those around them can support their business's growth.

April 14 (deadline): —The world’s largest cleantech accelerator, providing entrepreneurs and corporate innovators the resources they need to launch and grow successful cleantech businesses.

April 15 (deadline): —Designed to showcase those who are making the biggest impact on the local ecosystem.

April 18 (deadline): —Honoring products and services that have demonstrated a high degree of innovation and strong market potential in Colorado.

May 1-3: —For climate tech and cleantech entrepreneurs, investors and experts from industry and the public sector to build relationships, showcase innovative technologies and identify disruptive business solutions.

Aug. 30: â€”The $2.25 million SiC Packaging Prize invites competitors to propose, design, build and test packaging prototypes that advance the industry.