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Kelly Brough Shares Community’s Bold Vision on Visit Aurora Podcast
Fitzsimons Innovation Community President & CEO Kelly Brough was recently featured on Visit Aurora, Colorado’s The Gateway to the Rockies Podcast where she shared the bold vision behind the newly approved master plan and how the Fitzsimons campus is transforming into Aurora’s first true urban district. From cutting-edge research that’s reshaping patient care to green… -
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National Trial: Ketamine Raises Heart Risk, No Survival Advantage Over Etomidate in Emergency Intubation
CU Anschutz researchers help lead the largest U.S. randomized trial highlighting ketamine’s cardiovascular risks while guiding emergency and critical care practice. -
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New Study Finds Cystic Fibrosis Drug Allows Patients to Safely Scale Back Lung Therapies
A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who start the triple-drug therapy elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) can safely reduce many of their daily lung treatments while maintaining good health for years. -
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From Lab to Clinic: CU Anschutz Launches Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Promising Combination Therapy for Resistant Ovarian Cancer
A first-of-its-kind combination therapy could make treatment more effective by attacking hard-to-treat cancer from two angles. -
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Fitzsimons Innovation Community Members Receive OEDIT Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grants
The Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that 17 Colorado companies and eight researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants through OEDIT’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program. Congratulations to the Fitzsimons Innovation Community Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant Recipients: Onconaut… -
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UCHealth is First in Colorado to Offer Mammogram Technology that Better Detects Hidden Breast Cancer
UCHealth said it’s the first in Colorado to offer a kind of mammogram that could be a game changer when it comes to detecting breast cancer. Dr. Elizabeth Vorhis, a breast radiologist said she uses an IV contrast during a mammogram. It’s the same kind of process if you go to the emergency room and… -
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Fitzsimons Innovation Community Members Honored at CBSA 22nd Annual Awards Celebration
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) announced the winners of its 22nd Annual Awards Celebration, recognizing the people and organizations advancing Colorado’s position as a leading hub for health innovation. The awards spotlight leaders whose work accelerates breakthrough discoveries and delivers impact for patients in Colorado and around the world. Dr. Katherine Goodman, Associate Professor at the… -
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UCHealth Patient Pioneers Innovative Adaptive Brain Stimulation Device for Parkinson’s
Earlier this year, Kate Goes became the first patient in North America to use FDA-approved adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) technology for Parkinson’s. UCHealth Ph.D. clinical neuropsychologist John Thompson helped make the pathbreaking innovation possible. -
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CU Anschutz Researchers Make Drug Dosing Safer for Babies
Earlier this year, Kate Goes became the first patient in North America to use FDA-approved adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) technology for Parkinson’s. UCHealth Ph.D. clinical neuropsychologist John Thompson helped make the pathbreaking innovation possible. -
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Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Shows Long-Term Reduction in Inflammation
Earlier this year, Kate Goes became the first patient in North America to use FDA-approved adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) technology for Parkinson’s. UCHealth Ph.D. clinical neuropsychologist John Thompson helped make the pathbreaking innovation possible. -
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CU System Climbs to $12.2 Billion in Economic Impact Across State
The University of Colorado system generated $12.2 billion in economic impact across Colorado last year, highlighting CU’s growing role in the state’s economy through education, research, innovation and health care, according to a new economic study. This is growth of more than half a billion dollars over 2024. -
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What Researchers All Know: Location Matters
Colorado Real Estate Journal’s latest Health Care and Life Sciences Quarterly features an article from Dr. Terry Fry, Executive Director of the Gates Institute at University of Colorado Anschutz, about how the proximity between academia, biomanufacturing, and industry collaboration at Fitzsimons accelerates the development of life-changing cell and gene therapies.