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Joint CU Ƶ-CSU spinoff company New Iridium seeks to build a better way to make COVID-19 drug, using light

Sept. 25, 2020

Colorado State University chemistry professor Garrett Miyake began his work on these processes when he was on the faculty at the CU Ƶ where Chern-Hooi Lim (now New Iridium CEO) was a post-doctoral researcher in his lab. The technology being used now is jointly owned by CSU and CU and is undergoing review for a patent.

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PhET founder and Nobel laureate Carl Wieman awarded $4 million Yidan Prize for Education Research

Sept. 25, 2020

Wieman, a former 25-year physics professor at CU Ƶ and current Stanford physics professor, was the founder of CU Ƶ’s award-winning PhET Interactive Simulations project. Working with Kathy Perkins, director of PhET and a faculty member in CU Ƶ’s Department of Physics, Wieman will use the prize money to support PhET’s mission to advance STEM education globally.

GEMS - Proprietary microwave sensor satellites

Frost & Sullivan Selects Orbital Micro Systems for its 2020 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award in Environmental Monitoring Systems

Sept. 24, 2020

"We are humbled to receive this recognition from an esteemed research firm such as Frost & Sullivan," said Michael Hurowitz, chief executive officer and chief technology officer for OMS, a CU Ƶ spinoff. "Our passion and vision is to develop earth observation technology that can have a tremendous impact on humanity in terms of safety, security, and prosperity."

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ASTRAlite Edge™ Topo-Bathy Lidar System wins Outdoor Commercial Innovation in LiDAR Magazine

Aug. 31, 2020

ASTRAlite, a spinout of CU Ƶ, developed the world's first small-scale topographic and bathymetric scanning LiDAR that can detect small underwater objects, measure shallow water depth and survey critical underwater infrastructure from a small UAV platform.

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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet tours Solid Power's battery research facility

Aug. 30, 2020

Donning a Colorado flag-themed face mask and safety glasses, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, toured Solid Power in Louisville in late August 2020 to learn how the startup hopes to power electric vehicles sustainably.

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Artimus Robotics closes series seed investment round from Heroic Ventures and Hunt Technology Ventures

Aug. 30, 2020

“This investment and grant capital is critical for our operations through 2021 and will allow us to further develop and harden our HASEL technology while demonstrating intelligent motion solutions in customer driven applications,” said CEO Dr. Tim Morrissey.

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Venture Partners' flagship Research-to-Market program helps innovators create go-to-market strategies for technologies

Aug. 19, 2020

This customer discovery program helps any innovating researcher from CU Ƶ or a partnering institution, not just those wanting to create a startup, learn how to commercialize their technology.

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New COVID-19 test returns results in 45 minutes, without nasal swab

July 27, 2020

Darwin Biosciences, CU Ƶ spinoff and creator of the Sick Stick, have developed a rapid, portable, saliva-based COVID-19 test able to return results in 45 minutes. Such a test might eventually be deployable in community settings like schools and factories, and efforts are underway to conduct further validation tests and seek regulatory approval.

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CU Ƶ spinoff New Iridium accelerating global production of potential COVID-19 treatment using light-driven chemistry

July 8, 2020

New Iridium, a company developing commercialized photocatalysis technologies to accelerate drug development and manufacturing, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant for $256,000 to conduct research and development work on facilitating timely availability of Remdesivir, a potential life-saving drug in the global fight against COVID-19.

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CU Ƶ spinout Artimus Robotics wins $225,000 NSF SBIR grant

June 16, 2020

This award will enable further research into the unique electromechanical failure mechanism in HASEL actuators, a new class of smart, soft, high-speed robotic hardware.

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