Six startup teams will vie for up to $100K in prizes at the 12th annual New Venture Challenge (NVC), CU Boulder鈥檚 premier entrepreneurial startup competition. Because of COVID-19, the NVC 12 Championships will be hosted in a virtual format.
ALD NanoSolutions, a CU Boulder spinout company and one of the leading experts on atomic layer deposition (ALD), has merged with Louisville, CO-based Forge Nano to commercialize its cutting edge surface engineering techniques.
Wil Srubar, an assistant professor in CU Boulder鈥檚 Materials Science and Engineering Program, plans to use his NSF CAREER Award to create new types of 鈥渓iving鈥 building materials, such as concrete that sequesters and stores more carbon dioxide.
Professor Cora Randall and Associate Professor David Brain will lead the LASP centers, each of which will receive $1.3 million over two years. At the end of that time, both projects will also be eligible to apply for additional funding of up to $15 million.
In hopes of securing investments to advance their companies, 18 university ventures spun out of Colorado research institutions and federal laboratories pitched to local and out-of-state investors at the state's second annual Destination Startup showcase.
Last night, the City of Boulder issued a Stay at Home Order to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health, safety and welfare of all city residents. The order takes effect at 5 p.m. this afternoon and continues through 5 p.m. on April 10.
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