Quantum & Photonics
- The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator pairs seasoned entrepreneurs with university technologies to bring those breakthroughs to market in response to urgent societal needs. Embark has launched its second Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort and will provide Intellectual Property rights, salary support, grant funds and investor introductions to launch startups with real-world impact.聽
- CNBC鈥擟U Boulder startup Mesa Quantum has raised $3.7 million in seed funding on top of a $1.7 million Space Force grant to develop chip-scale quantum sensors.
The startup鈥檚 quantum sensors could bring navigation, timing and positioning data to electronic devices of every kind, alleviating their need to pick up distant GPS satellite signals. Many GPS satellites covering the U.S. have aged beyond their initially intended lifespan. - CU Boulder Today鈥擡levate Quantum, of which CU Boulder is a key partner, announced today that it has received a Tech Hub Phase 2 implementation award from the Department of Commerce, unlocking more than $127 million in new federal and state funding.
- Activate is a nonprofit organization that empowers scientists to transform their research into market-ready products and services through a two-year fellowship that provides funding, mentorship and access to a robust network of experts and resources.聽Three Cohort 2024 fellows join Activate聽from companies spun up at CU Boulder with Venture Partners at CU Boulder.
- College of Arts and Sciences鈥擳he Infleqtion Graduate Fellowships, awarded to outstanding first-year physics graduate students at CU Boulder, support the development of future quantum scientists. These prestigious fellowships, established by the quantum tech company Infleqtion, a CU Boulder spinout, help attract top talent and provide significant financial aid, enabling students to focus on their research and career development in quantum technology.
- CU Boulder Today鈥擱esearchers at CU Boulder will soon begin working on what they call the 鈥渜uantum machine shop鈥 of the 21st century. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a $20 million grant to CU Boulder to launch a facility known as the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN). In this facility, Colorado researchers and quantum specialists from around the country will be able to design and build incredibly small devices that tap into the world of atoms and photons鈥攖he tiny packets of energy that make up light.