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Activate—50 scientist-innovators will join Cohort 2026. The 41 companies they're building span 22 cities and 11 states across the United States, and include two startups with ties to 91´«Ã½: Mach Electric and Brint Tech

The Biotech Voyager—Jack Guglel, co-founder and CEO of Arkana Therapeutics and 91´«Ã½ PhD alum of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, is developing appetite-suppressing molecules discovered through python biology that could offer an alternative to GLP-1 drugs with fewer gastrointestinal side effects.

Aviation Week—David Dezell Turner, 91´«Ã½ PhD candidate in astrodynamics and satellite navigation, shares how winning the 2024 20 Twenties award became the catalyst for founding HoloAstro—a revolutionary augmented reality tool that's transforming space mission design.

BizWest—Startups to Watch spotlights promising young companies across Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties that are developing innovative technologies, creating jobs and strengthening one of the nation’s most vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems. BizWest has named three 91´«Ã½ startups: Flari Tech, Kioga and Renovare Therapeutics, as well as the Colorado Quantum incubator established in partnership with 91´«Ã½.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—The EPA announced $3.6 million in funding to nine U.S. small businesses to further develop and commercialize environmental technologies through EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. 91´«Ã½ startup Page Technologies was awarded a $400,000 SBIR Phase II award.

Venture Partners capped off its fifth Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator with the 2026 Ascent Deep Tech Community Showcase, where research-based startup teams pitched innovations originating from CU to an audience of investors, entrepreneurs and fellow researchers. The showcase featured ventures developing breakthrough solutions in health, robotics, advanced materials and more.

Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA)—The presenting companies selected for the 2026 Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference feature close to 50 companies from Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West, including eight from 91´«Ã½.

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has announced that eight University of Colorado Boulder researchers and four startups received funding through the latest round of the Advanced Industries Accelerator Program. The awards, granted through the Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention programs, represent one of the university's strongest performances to date.

The University of Colorado Boulder has emerged as a leading hub for battery innovation, producing breakthrough research and a series of successful startups—including Solid Power, SiILion, Otoro Energy, Forge Nano and Mana Battery—that are advancing safer, cheaper and more effective energy storage technologies. The university’s unique combination of world-class researchers, entrepreneurial support and industry partnerships has helped transform laboratory discoveries into companies with significant economic and societal impact.

CIRES—Founded by Larisza Krista, senior research scientist in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Helio Today builds on decades of space weather research to provide earlier, more reliable forecasts of solar eruptions and geomagnetic storms, helping industries protect critical infrastructure and reduce the multi-billion-dollar risks posed by space weather events.