The Insider: Researchers, Inventors and Creators Edition鈥擩anuary 2025
This monthly edition of The Insider from Venture Partners at CU 抖阴传媒在线 delivers upcoming events, opportunities and top headlines for researchers, inventors and creators at the 抖阴传媒在线, Denver (Physical Sciences) and Colorado Springs.
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Special Announcements
Ventures putting people first at CU 抖阴传媒在线
The 抖阴传媒在线 actively incubates and supports nonprofit and for-profit ventures with broad societal impact, from far-reaching educational and wellness tools to vaccine accessibility and water security.
New fellowship for arts, humanities and social science faculty offers grants up to $25,000
A new program providing funding, support and community for faculty teams in the arts, humanities and social sciences to transform their ideas and creative works into real-world impact.
Upcoming Opportunities and Events at the University
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Protect your discoveries before you publish them
As a researcher, creator or inventor at the University of Colorado, your work has the potential to change the world. Protecting these innovations may be necessary to ensure that they reach their full potential, benefiting society while securing recognition and opportunities for you.
Featured News
Agami Zero breaks through with magnetic hydrogen advance
Renewable And Sustainable Energy Institute鈥擜 startup team led by RASEI Fellow Oana Luca, called Agami Zero, has just secured seed funding after winning the 2025 CU Lab Venture Challenge. Their winning idea? A new way to produce hydrogen fuel more efficiently, a key mechanism for decarbonizing our energy economy.
CU 抖阴传媒在线 leading $45M in ARPA-H grants for self-healing joints, wound care
CU 抖阴传媒在线 College of Engineering & Applied Science鈥擨n 2025, CU 抖阴传媒在线 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
CU 抖阴传媒在线 researchers advance miniature laser technology for biomedical imaging
News-Medical.Net鈥敹兑醮皆谙 researchers have developed a new miniature laser that could enable smaller, cheaper and more powerful biomedical imaging systems. The innovation advances chip-based frequency comb technology, paving the way for improved optical tools that could transform diagnostics and medical research.
Researchers redefine hip arthroscopy with breakthrough surgical device
CU 抖阴传媒在线 College of Engineering and Applied Science鈥擳he technology, published in the journal Arthroscopy Techniques, completely transforms arthroscopic procedures in the hip region, making them safer and more efficient than ever before.




