CU Startup News
Led by professors Jianliang Xiao and Wei Zhang, researchers are developing a wearable electronic device that’s “really wearable”—a stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board that’s inspired by, and sticks onto, human skin.
The company was co-founded by CTO Dana Anderson, who is also a fellow of JILA and professor in the department of physics and electrical & computer engineering.
MyoKardia was co-founded by Leslie Leinwand, Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and developmental Biology at ñ's BioFrontiers Institute, in 2012. Leinwand and her research lab continue to collaborate with the company, currently on finding new treatments for rare genetic diseases.
Researchers at ñ and CU Anschutz have developed a new way to diagnose diseases of the blood like sickle cell disease with sensitivity and precision and in only one minute.
The company was recently awarded $225,000 through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and $310,000 through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These awards will allow the company to further technologies in the field of gastroenterology, specifically their C-Tube product line that incorporates proprietary Pillar™ micro-texture technology.
Colorado State University chemistry professor Garrett Miyake began his work on these processes when he was on the faculty at the ñ where Chern-Hooi Lim (now New Iridium CEO) was a post-doctoral researcher in his lab. The technology being used now is jointly owned by CSU and CU and is undergoing review for a patent.
Wieman, a former 25-year physics professor at ñ and current Stanford physics professor, was the founder of ñ’s award-winning PhET Interactive Simulations project. Working with Kathy Perkins, director of PhET and a faculty member in ñ’s Department of Physics, Wieman will use the prize money to support PhET’s mission to advance STEM education globally.
"We are humbled to receive this recognition from an esteemed research firm such as Frost & Sullivan," said Michael Hurowitz, chief executive officer and chief technology officer for OMS, a ñ spinoff. "Our passion and vision is to develop earth observation technology that can have a tremendous impact on humanity in terms of safety, security, and prosperity."
ASTRAlite, a spinout of ñ, developed the world's first small-scale topographic and bathymetric scanning LiDAR that can detect small underwater objects, measure shallow water depth and survey critical underwater infrastructure from a small UAV platform.
Donning a Colorado flag-themed face mask and safety glasses, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, toured Solid Power in Louisville in late August 2020 to learn how the startup hopes to power electric vehicles sustainably.