Technology Transfer
In 1997, Professor Alan Weimer of chemical and biological engineering heard a campus talk by Professor Steven George of chemistry about a novel process of coating surfaces with the thinnest of materials possible, known as atomic layer deposition (
A Broomfield company that emerged from University of Colorado Boulder research labs is reporting a “banner year” marked by new patents, an expanded customer base and doubled manufacturing space.
Balaji Sridhar is a CU Boulder Chemical Engineering PhD candidate halfway through two years of the Medical Scientist Training Program, a joint effort between CU campuses in Denver and Boulder. After receiving his PhD degree, he will head back
A research team led by ChBE Gillespie Professor Ted Randolph, John Carpenter (CU School of Pharmacy), and the CU-based company BaroFold, Inc. has been awarded a patent for improving protein-based drug formulations used to treat
An advanced polymer technology developed by a team led by ChBE Distinguished Professor Christopher Bowman was recently licensed to 3M, a diversified technology company based in St. Paul, Minn. The licensed technology enables
BaroFold Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the patented Pressure Enabled Protein Manufacturing (PreEMT) technology invented in the labs of ChBE Professor Theodore Randolph and Dr. John Carpenter, has recently licensed its technology to both
Ten active companies have been created since 1997 based on technologies invented wholly or in part by CU chemical and biological engineering students and their faculty supervisors. Chemical and biological engineering spinoff companies from CU-
Recognizing the revenue potential of CU-licensed science moving to the commercial market, CU is looking at how to best maximize proceeds from technology transfer. The university plans to soon seek bids from consultants to help with this
Christopher Bowman was one of ten to receive a 2012 Tech Commercialization Grant from the state of Colorado for developing inexpensive, highly-efficient synthetic nucleic acids for use in nano-assembly, bio-detection and other bio-
OPX Biotechnologies was recognized as Bioscience Company of the Year in 2012 by the University of Colorado’s Technology Transfer Office. OPXBIO (Boulder, CO) is a venture-backed company making renewable bio-based chemicals and