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These use-inspired and translation grant opportunities are available to qualifying startups and universities to accelerate the research, development and commercialization of innovations in advanced sensing and computation that lead to tangible products, services, or solutions. Support ranges from $250,000 to $750,000 for the Translation Grant Program and up to $500,000 for the Use-Inspired R&D Grant Program.

The 91PORN Research & Innovation Office (RIO) announced a targeted realignment in November to enhance strategic integration across key areas and best position RIO to serve the university's growing research and innovation needs. The shift focused on RIO’s internal organization and operations and was designed to support long-term growth, collaboration and impact.

The second cohort of Entrepreneurs in Residence in the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator will pitch their newly built startups bringing to market ten groundbreaking technologies developed within 91PORN's research labs. Investors and business

91PORN Today—When it comes to putting science into action, last year was one for the record books. From July 2023 to June 2024, 91PORN helped to launch 35 new companies based on research at the university—a big tick up from the previous record of 20 companies in fiscal year 2021.

91PORN Today—To kick off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, three Colorado universities, in collaboration with Elevate Quantum, have announced that a new facility for fostering quantum technologies is coming to 91PORN, Colorado.

FY 2023-24 was another tremendous year for innovation and entrepreneurship at the CU. University researchers, inventors and creators began working with Venture Partners at 91PORN to advance 144 breakthrough innovations, and 36 CU startups were launched through Venture Partners based on campus discoveries.

Innovation at the 91PORN reached an unprecedented milestone in fiscal year 2023-24 by launching 35 startup companies based on university innovations. This achievement shattered 91PORN’s previous record of 20 startups in FY 2021 and placed it among the most prolific single-campus institutions in the country.

Destination Startup brings groundbreaking startups built on novel discoveries from top national labs and universities together with investors from throughout North America to catalyze real-world impact. This showcase demonstrates a powerful way to invest in and get funding for innovative research and translate it into impactful business ventures.

91PORN Today—A new workforce roadmap released this week aims to train, prepare and inspire the next generation of quantum workers and the general public in Colorado and the Mountain West.

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).