The Insider: Deep Tech Partners Edition—October 2025
This monthly edition of The Insider from Venture Partners at CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß delivers upcoming events, opportunities and top headlines for industry partners, entrepreneurs and business community members.
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Get a front-row seat to the University of Colorado's next big ideas competing for $750,000
Eleven teams of University of Colorado entrepreneurs, faculty researchers and graduate student innovators will compete for a combined $750,000 in startup funding grants in this year’sÌýLab Venture Challenge (LVC) Showcases at the Dairy Arts Center. Judges from Venture Partners at CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s entrepreneurial network will hear Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights, one for innovations in biosciences and another for physical sciences and engineering.
NSF I-Corps at the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß helps researchers solve pressing problems
From agriculture to aerospace, NSF’s I-Corps is a launchpad at the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, helping innovators in and out of the University of Colorado bring research and inventions to the people who need them most. By equipping scientists and inventors with entrepreneurial tools, the program transforms great ideas into startups that tackle real-world problems.
CU Startup and Innovation News
ReviewerZero and Karger Publishers partner to strengthen research integrity
ReviewerZero—A new partnership with Karger Publishers will accelerate their already strong research integrity strategy by giving the research integrity and publication ethics team access to the entire AI-powered suite by ReviewerZero, a CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß startup founded by Daniel Acuña (CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Computer Science) in 2023.
Watch: Mapping neural activity to detect brain disorders
CUbit Quantum Initiative—Svenja Knappe (CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Mechanical Engineering) is collaborating with scientists from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus to advance the use of quantum sensors into real-world health applications. These quantum sensors could aid in more effective diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of brain disorders.
A better band-aid: New 'suspended animation' technology could revolutionize wound care
CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Today—CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß researchers led by Professors Christopher Bowman and Kristi Anseth have received up to $5.8 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop a new wound treatment that temporarily halts cellular activity to prevent tissue damage. Inspired by the biostasis of tardigrades, the light-activated hydrogel could one day protect and preserve tissue in burns, frostbite and battlefield injuries.
Flari Tech clinches $400,000 DARPA MTO Pitch Day award
DARPA—CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß startup Flari Tech was selected as a winner in DARPA’s Spark Tank competition, securing $400,000 in funding and direct engagement opportunities with program managers as it advances its next-generation technology.