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Tynt Technologies: Redefining the role of windows in a sustainable home

Oct. 31, 2023

Shoppe Black—Tynt Technologies, a CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø spinout, is a company on a mission to optimize human health and comfort within the home. Their innovative approach involves dynamic windows that intuitively control daylight and privacy, challenging the traditional notion of windows as mere openings to the outdoors.

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How Â鶹¹ÙÍø became a hub for quantum technology

Oct. 27, 2023

The Colorado Sun—Before Colorado was named a quantum Tech Hub, an ecosystem existed with roots dating back to the 1950s. Now, a push to commercialize quantum.

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CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø seeks to be a leader in innovation nationwide

Oct. 16, 2023

Daily Camera—Commercializing innovations from CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø has had an $8 billion impact on the U.S. economy and a $5.2 billion impact on the Colorado economy—and the university doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon.

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With CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø as hub, quantum leaders develop workforce roadmap

Oct. 6, 2023

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø Today—Leaders from Colorado’s growing quantum ecosystem convened on campus last week to roll up their sleeves and begin mapping out a roadmap for workforce development in this new and growing field.

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SomaLogic to merge with Standard BioTools in all-stock deal

Oct. 4, 2023

BizWest—SomaLogic Inc., a CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø spinout, and California-based Standard BioTools Inc. have agreed to an all-stock merger deal that is expected to result in a combined company valued at more than $1 billion.

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Is it possible to grow cement? Prometheus materials and the transformation of concrete

Oct. 3, 2023

ArchDaily—Prometheus Materials, a CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø spinout inspired by nature, aims to revolutionize the concrete industry by producing zero-carbon bio-cement and bio-concrete. This innovative approach harnesses microalgae to create sustainable building materials, reducing carbon emissions and addressing construction's environmental impact.

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Astronomical achievements: On its way to outer space Ball Aerospace launched CU’s entrepreneurial engine

Sept. 28, 2023

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø and Ball Aerospace have been collaborating for decades to solve mysteries of the universe. That partnership was also the university’s first commercial spin-off and it greased the gears of an entrepreneurial engine that continues to power innovation within the university and far beyond.

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CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø startup working with Microsoft to test low-carbon concrete for its data centers

Sept. 28, 2023

The Verge—To clean up some of the pollution stemming from its supply chain and data centers, Microsoft is experimenting with new kinds of concrete. In Quincy, Washington, they're working to reduce those emissions with CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø startup Minus Materials with a process using algae to make the limestone used and capture CO2.

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BioLoomics raises $8.7M to drive directed evolution of target degrading antibodies using human cells

Sept. 28, 2023

Pulse 2.0—CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø startup BioLoomics, the company pioneering the directed evolution of target degrading antibodies using human cells, recently announced it has raised $8.7 million in seed financing to advance its proprietary platform technology and antibody degrader programs.

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BioLoomics raises $8.7M in seed financing

Sept. 19, 2023

BizWest—BioLoomics Inc., a CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø spinout, has raised $8.7 million in seed financing. BioLoomics is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering directed evolution of target-degrading antibodies using human cells.

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