Advanced Materials
Fourteen teams of University of Colorado faculty, researchers and graduate student innovators competed for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge (LVC).
CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ College of Engineering & Applied Science—Anthony Straub is making major advances in water purification technology for industry and human consumption on Earth and in space, with his work on a nanotechnology membrane process taking a major step toward commercialization, thanks to a new NASA grant.
Daily Camera—Research funding at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has more than doubled in the last decade, increasing by about $391 million. There were 35 CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ-affiliated startup companies this last fiscal year compared to 10 the year before.
Leeds School of Business—CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ alum Nick Manuzak is one of the 2024 Entrepreneurs in Residence in the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator, leading an innovative venture focused on integrating carbon-storing hempcrete into modern construction to revolutionize sustainable building practices.