Partnerships & Innovation at CU Boulder
Partnerships & Innovation
Through powerful collaborations with entrepreneurs, government and industry partners, our research and innovation community is equipped with the skills and support needed to accelerate ideas through the entire innovation lifecycle, from idea to impact.
Venture Partners at CU Boulder
Venture Partners translates groundbreaking solutions into economic and social impact by building new ventures from world-leading research and creative works.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship helps our 35,530 students, 4,400 faculty and 5,050 staff understand what it means to be an entrepreneur and innovator.
AB Nexus spurs innovation and economic development by expanding research collaborations between the CU Anschutz and CU Boulder campuses.
Partners with regional universities and laboratories, links closely with quantum-intensive companies, and serves a spectrum of local, regional and national interests.
Center for National Security Initiatives
Dedicated to providing high-impact national security research and workforce development enabled by world-class research scientists and essential infrastructure.
The Climate Innovation Collaboratory
A nationally competitive, convening body that enables climate action with global, real-world impact through technology and market development.
CU Boulder’s Workforce Development Hub provides inspiration, education and resources for staff, faculty and researchers to build and grow flexible and impactful learner programs.
National Laboratory Partnerships
Through partnerships with national labs, CU Boulder researchers conduct impactful science across a wide range of disciplines and train the workforce of the future.
Industry & Foundation Relations
IFR connects local, national and international companies to the people, services, projects and resources they need to support business growth and development.
CU Boulder's AeroSpace Ventures initiative empowers faculty, students and industrial researchers to envision and create the future for space and Earth systems.
CU Boulder's Grand Challenge Our Space. Our Future. addresses the pace and pattern of changes for our environment, our resources and our planet.
CU Boulder is the #2 most innovative tech hub in the U.S. (Forbes, 2015)
179 startup ventures spun out of university technology
#13 Top U.S. University Entrepreneurship Competitions
(Times of Entrepreneurship, 2020)
$8B economic impact nationally from CU Boulder commercializations, 2018–2022
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