/venturepartners/ en /venturepartners/2025/06/16/external-news/federal-tech-transfer-law-pays-tremendous-dividends-research-universities-spark-regional <span>Federal tech-transfer law pays tremendous dividends as research universities spark regional economies</span> <span><span>Daniel Corbin …</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-06-16T09:52:19-06:00" title="Monday, June 16, 2025 - 09:52">Mon, 06/16/2025 - 09:52</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/venturepartners/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-01/CU%20Boulder%20aerial%20photo.jpeg?h=2cf6e654&amp;itok=Ci7vLQrI" width="1200" height="800" alt="An aerial photo of the iconic ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø campus with the Boulder flatirons in the background"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/251"> Advanced Materials </a> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/309"> Aerospace </a> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/85"> Biosciences </a> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/525"> Climate, Energy &amp; 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</script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:52:19 +0000 Daniel Corbin Leonard 2603 at /venturepartners /venturepartners/2025/05/15/internal-news/oedit-announces-grants-cu-boulder-and-cu-denver-startups-and-researchers <span>Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announces grants to ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø and CU Denver startups and researchers</span> <span><span>Daniel Corbin …</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-29T13:02:59-06:00" title="Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 13:02">Thu, 05/29/2025 - 13:02</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/venturepartners/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-11/Colorado%20mountains%20112224.png?h=b42cb850&amp;itok=VVs37kKF" width="1200" height="800" alt="Rock mountains overlooking a dirt road and creek"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/397"> CU Innovators News </a> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/12"> CU Startup News </a> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/247"> Hardware &amp; Instrumentation </a> <a href="/venturepartners/taxonomy/term/315"> Software and Information Technology </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><em>This article was originally published by the </em><a href="https://oedit.colorado.gov/press-release/oedit-announces-grants-to-35-colorado-startups-and-researchers-in-the-advanced" rel="nofollow"><em><strong>Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)</strong></em></a>.</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-left ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-lightgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">Interested in securing non-dilutive funding to translate your invention into real-world impact?</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p>The Center for Translational Research (CTR) is a campus-wide resource for both existing and aspiring university-originated startups seeking non-dilutive funding to translate their university inventions into a startup company. It provides support to university faculty, researchers&nbsp;and staff as well as non-university employees of startups utilizing university technology.&nbsp;</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/venturepartners/university-innovators/funding-opportunities-and-support/center-translational-research" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Learn More</span></a></p></div></div></div><p>The Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that 22 Colorado companies and 13 researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Ca