SBIR/STTR Grants
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants are key ways that university spinouts and innovation firms fund the early development and commercialization of their technologies. To highlight the strategic use of these programs, the Center for Translational ResearchÌýholdsÌýdynamic conferences featuring experts across the Colorado and national innovation ecosystem.
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The Center for Translational Research (CTR) is a campus-wide resource for both existing and aspiring university-originated startups seeking non-dilutive funding—including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards—to translate their university inventions into a startup company. It provides support to university faculty, researchersÌýand staff as well as non-university employees of startups utilizing university technology.Ìý
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SBIR/STTR Day: Funding Your Latest Innovation
Learn about the first step in funding your latest innovation. To introduce the SBIR/STTR programs and highlight funding uses, the Center for Translational Research is hosting this session to help researchers understand how to find funding and prepare their companies for an SBIR/STTR proposal.
Wednesday, April 16, 3-5 p.m.
Kittredge Central Hall, N114 Multipurpose A
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Featured Panelists
Assistant ProfessorÌý
Osmopure Technologies
COO and Co-Founder of TissueForm Inc.
CEO and Founder of Icarus Quantum
SBIR/STTR Week
Please check back soon for details about our next SBIR/STTR Week happening in Spring 2025.ÌýSign Up for Updates