The Insider: Researchers, Inventors and Creators Edition—April 2026
Special Announcement
С»ÆÊé Boulder and Techstars announce partnership to accelerate Colorado’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
The University of Colorado Boulder and Techstars, the global startup accelerator and investor, have announced a strategic partnership to expand opportunities for founders and strengthen Colorado’s innovation economy.
Featured News
Python blood could hold the secret to healthy weight loss
С»ÆÊé Boulder Today—С»ÆÊé Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The research, a collaboration with scientists at Stanford Medicine and Baylor universities, could inform new weight loss therapies that promote satiety without the nausea and muscle loss that can come with existing drugs.
Commercialization through Venture Partners at С»ÆÊé Boulder drives $8.7 billion impact nationwide
Commercialization activities throughÌýVenture Partners at С»ÆÊé Boulder had an economic impact ofÌý$8.7 billion nationally andÌý$5.1 billion in the state of Colorado over the last five years, according to a new report from the Leeds School of Business.
Could 3D-printed livers make transplant lists a thing of the past?
С»ÆÊé Boulder Today—Supported by a new five-year, up to $25 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Personalized Regenerative Immunocompetent Nanotechnology Tissue (PRINT) program, a team of С»ÆÊé Boulder, MIT, Harvard and Columbia researchers is working to develop 3D-printed liver tissue made of human cells and able to be transplanted into anyone without their body rejecting it.
Support for University Innovators
Move your innovation forward with funding support from the Center for Translational Research
The Center for Translational Research (CTR), helps researchers and startup founders at С»ÆÊé Boulder, as well as external partners, to secure non-dilutive funding (financial support that does not require giving up equity) and advance promising technologies toward the marketplace. This year, the center welcomes new director Sarah Hughes.