September 2025
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ ranked No. 1 for launching startups based on university discoveries
The university reached a historic milestone, launching 35 new companies based on university intellectual property during fiscal year 2024, more than any other U.S. campus that year.
LASP welcomes Director Bethany Ehlmann to lead space science institute into new era
Ehlmann, a planetary scientist whose research focuses on habitable worlds and remote sensing techniques, will be only the third director of LASP since the institute took its current name in the mid-1960s.
Inside the Colorado Quantum Incubator with Quantum Rings
Quantum Rings, which focuses on simulation tools and scalable quantum software frameworks, moved into the Colorado Quantum Incubator in July, a ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ-led facility at BioMed Realty's Flatiron Park.
Space instrument launching this week to collect stardust
On Sept. 24, a scientific instrument from Colorado is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida—beginning its search for very small visitors to our solar system from the galaxy beyond.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ advancing artificial intelligence research for real-world applications
Researchers are collaborating across disciplines to develop trustworthy systems that work alongside humans to address challenges in emergency response, space exploration, medical diagnosis, education and more.
Infleqtion to go public with $1.8B valuation making it ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s 10th unicorn spinout
Infleqtion’s star continues to rise as Colorado’s quantum hub grows. The company of firsts, spun out of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ as ColdQuanta, seems to be everywhere these days, including outer space.
New single-dose, temperature-stable rabies vaccines could expand global access
Professor Ted Randolph (ChemBio) and his colleague Robert Garcea (Professor Emeritus, MCDB) have formed a startup company called VitriVax to bring the technology—decades in the making—to market.
$750,000 grant to advance naval aviation materials research
Maryam Shakiba (Aerospace Engineering) is studying complex composite materials with machine learning to make stronger and lighter aircraft for the Navy.