CU Anschutz neuroscientist joins collaborative community to accelerate the development, safety and accessibility of implantable devices that can help people living with neurologic diseases or injuries
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, affects several million people worldwide, with Colorado claiming one of the highest rates in the country. About one in 360 people in our state has MS, and women with the disease outnumber men by about three to one. Most often diagnosed between the ages 20 to 40, MS generally strikes patients…
The 2024 Toward a More Competitive Colorado (TMCC) report outlines how Colorado measures up in 35 key indicators, across seven sections: economic vitality, livability, education, innovation, infrastructure, health and taxes.
Nearly two dozen Colorado organizations hope to leverage the momentum of a growing life sciences sector in the state with a new campaign that recruits more companies to locate here. The effort, called the Colorado Hub for Health Impact, touts the state’s highly educated talent pool, central U.S. location, successful fundraising and more as reasons…
Colorado Hub for Health Impact, a new national economic development campaign elevating Colorado as America’s epicenter for life sciences innovation launches today. More than 20 life sciences organizations, economic development groups, local governments, developers, and builders invest to bring new, high-growth companies to Colorado.
Aurora’s A1 Boxing is helping kids get off the streets and into the ring, and a city initiative is helping to fund it. It’s all part of Aurora’s goal to put an end to youth violence. Also on this week’s show, the Aurora Police Department launches a new high-tech way for residents to track crime…
Colorado-based biomaterials company GelSana Therapeutics has received seed equity funding from Mines Venture Fund I, which invests in startups led by Colorado School of Mines faculty, staff, alumni, students and formal partners. It’s the Mines Venture Fund’s first investment since it launched in December 2023.
“There is a lot going on in Colorado right now because of the tech hub designation,” said Laura Buccini, DrPH, MPH, MA, assistant vice chancellor for research development and strategy at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “But quantum sensing and quantum computing are things we’ve been talking about in medicine for years.” CU…
Johannes Fruehauf recognized a need for co-working laboratories — flexible rental lab spaces with shared equipment and consumables — a few years before he sold his first biotechnology spin-out company, Cequent Pharmaceuticals, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2010. At the time, he had started providing wet-lab consulting services to venture capitalists, so they could see…
Dive into the forefront of bioscience at the Fitzsimons Innovation Community Showcase, where groundbreaking advancements redefine health and life sciences. Bioscience companies from across the region showcased their advancements and discoveries on Sept. 27 at an event held at the Benson Hotel and Faculty Club and hosted by Fitzsimons Innovation Community and Aimco.