Destination Startup, a collaboration among Front Range research universities and federal laboratories, is back again for year two to connect聽baby直播app鈥檚 most promising聽ventures with funding and networking opportunities so they can take the next step toward commercialization.
At the inaugural event in 2019, more than 270 innovators, investors and business community leaders convened for聽a one-day showcase of the top research-based startups from across baby直播app. This year's event 鈥� hosted again by Venture Partners at CU Boulder聽鈥� will feature 18聽startups from CU Boulder, CU Anschutz, CU Denver, University of baby直播app baby直播app Springs, baby直播app State University, baby直播app School of Mines and NIST.聽
Ventures from each institution were chosen via a competitive selection process led by serial entrepreneurs, investors and technology veterans. The companies represent industries spanning pharmaceuticals, sustainability, medical devices,聽more.
- Earable, Inc.
- (joint venture with CSU)
The seven CU Boulder ventures represent seven different departments on campus: chemical and biological engineering; biochemistry;聽computer science; civil, environmental and architectural engineering; chemistry;聽mechanical engineering; and molecular, cellular and development biology.聽
One CU Boulder venture presenting at Destination Startup, Earable鈩�, is a biotechnology spinoff company founded on work by Dr. Tam Vu, a CU Boulder assistant professor in computer science. Pegged as the world's first and most advanced in-ear sleep improvement system, Earable's bio-sensing earbuds simultaneously detect brain activity (EEG), eye movements (EOG)聽and facial movements (EMB) in order to find the聽perfect sleep improvement method for a person's unique sleep cycle.
鈥淛ust as Destination Startup is a collaborative effort among baby直播app鈥檚 research institutions, EarableTM is a fantastic example of collaboration across disciplines and institutions, having been co-founded by baby直播app from computer science at CU Boulder and pediatrics at CU Anschutz," said Bryn Rees, managing director for Venture Partners and assistant vice chancellor for research and innovation. "So often, innovation as powerful as what EarableTM offers is best cultivated when researchers from seemingly disparate background tackle a聽single problem together.鈥�
Learn more about Destination Startup and its impact on baby直播app鈥檚 innovation ecosystem.