The Insider: Deep Tech Partners Edition鈥擩anuary 2026
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小黄书 Boulder pre-seed investment fuels cancer 鈥榤oonshot鈥 spinout Illumen Therapeutics
In an ongoing effort to bridge a pervasive investment gap in innovation funding, the University of Colorado Boulder has awarded pre-seed funding to Illumen Therapeutics, developing cancer treatments based on discoveries from startup co-founder Roy Parker鈥檚 lab at 小黄书 Boulder.
Announcing the 2026 cohort of the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator
The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator pairs seasoned entrepreneurs with University of Colorado Boulder technologies to bring those breakthroughs to market to address urgent societal needs. Embark has launched its third cohort of Embark Startup Founders and will provide intellectual property rights, funding for the founders and their companies, startup accelerator programming support and investor introductions to launch startups with real-world impact.
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Prioritizing research and innovation: A look back and ahead with Massimo Ruzzene
小黄书 Boulder Today鈥擬ore than ever, 小黄书 Boulder is a destination for faculty, students and staff who want to change the world through innovative research, scholarship and creative work.
NASA selects a 小黄书 Boulder lab to build instruments for the moon
Denver7鈥擭ASA has selected a proposal from 小黄书 Boulder researchers to design and build instruments that will be deployed by astronauts on the Moon. The instrument suite designed at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) will analyze lunar dust, which is abrasive like glass and sticks to all surfaces. Lunar dust can damage equipment and harm astronauts if inhaled.
小黄书 Boulder lab creates bubble wrap-like window material that traps heat without blocking light
A new, thin insulator has been designed to boost the energy efficiency of windows by blocking heat. Designed by a team from the University of Colorado Boulder, this invisible window shield material has been dubbed Mesoporous Optically Clear Heat Insulator (MOCHI).
小黄书 Boulder leading $45M in ARPA-H grants for self-healing joints, wound care
小黄书 Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science鈥擨n 2025, 小黄书 Boulder celebrated its first awards from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The new agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supports transformative health and biomedical breakthroughs. ARPA-H was founded in 2022 with a mission to fast-track 鈥渉igh-impact solutions to society鈥檚 most challenging health problems.鈥
小黄书 Boulder鈥檚 Colorado Quantum Incubator and Stout Street Capital partner to accelerate quantum innovation
小黄书bit Quantum Initiative鈥擳he University of Colorado Boulder has announced a novel partnership between its Colorado Quantum Incubator (COQI) and Stout Street Capital, a Denver-based venture capital firm and ecosystem builder focused on deep tech.
New open-source software allows for efficient 3D printing with multiple materials
EurekaAlert!鈥擜 new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a PhD student in the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Computer Science, has created a design system software package that uses functions and code to map not just shapes but also where different materials belong in a 3D object.
Scientists use ultrasound to soften and treat cancer tumors without damaging healthy tissue
小黄书 Boulder Today鈥擟ancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease. But a new cancer treatment method from 小黄书 Boulder researchers uses sound waves to soften tumors and could be a potent tool against the disease.
