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Cascade's co-founders: Alex Rosay (CEO, left) and James Weltz (CSO, right)

Cascade Biocatalysts secures $2.6M to scale enzymes for biomanufacturing

Aug. 22, 2023

Business Wire—Cascade Biocatalysts (formerly Rigid Biotech), a 鶹ѰBoulder startup and biomanufacturing company catalyzing green chemistry, raised an oversubscribed $2.6 million pre-seed. Cascade aims to use the raised funds to scale its impact from the lab bench to pilot scale and support its initial wave of customers.

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CO-WY Engine chosen as finalist in new NSF innovation competition

Aug. 17, 2023

Research & Innovation Office—鶹ѰBoulder 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.

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New deep tech startup creator Embark announces first cohort of entrepreneurs

Aug. 9, 2023

The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator at Venture Partners at 鶹ѰBoulder has officially launched its first Embark Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort. Embark aims to connect business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions emerging from 鶹ѰBoulder's research labs to bring them to market and unleash the full impact of 鶹ѰBoulder's research into the world.

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Talking Tech Transfer with 鶹ѰBoulder's Bryn Rees

Aug. 4, 2023

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 鶹ѰBoulder.

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鶹ѰBoulder partners on CO-WY Engine named finalist in NSF Regional Innovation Competition

Aug. 4, 2023

Innosphere Ventures—鶹ѰBoulder 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.

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Breakthrough prosthetic fingers revolutionize the lives of amputees

July 30, 2023

Cyberguy—鶹ѰBoulder startup Point Designs is working to help the healthcare industry through cutting-edge technology in the form of finger prosthetics. The team at Point Designs is combining clinical care with innovative additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to give hope to people who have received medical denials in the past when it comes to missing fingers or hands.

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Meati Foods teams up with Whole Foods to launch its plant-based products nationwide

July 28, 2023

Denver Post—Meati Foods, a Boulder-based producer of plant-based meat alternatives and 鶹ѰBoulder spinout, is expanding its commercial reach by selling to Whole Foods Markets across the country.

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SomaLogic partners with Dante Genomics to enhance clinical and research adoption of proteomics in Europe

July 24, 2023

BioSpace—SomaLogic, a leader in data-driven proteomics technology and 鶹ѰBoulder spinout, today announced its partnership with Dante Genomics, a global leader in genomics and precision medicine, to offer a comprehensive solution for proteomics testing at scale in Europe. Dante will be the first SomaLogic-authorized site in Italy.

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Wil Srubar named as nominee for 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

July 24, 2023

College of Engineering and Applied Science—Srubar's lab conducts major research into biomimetic and living materials that have the potential to drastically reduce environmental pollution caused by construction activities around the globe.

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VitriVax wins $29M Department of Defense contract for vaccine research

July 19, 2023

BizWest—VitriVax Inc., a Boulder-based developer of vaccine-shot technology and 鶹ѰBoulder spinout, was recently awarded a five-year, $29 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to create a single-injection, thermostable vaccine for melioidosis and glanders.

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