Innovation Hub: Resources to Advance Your Innovation
Find information on the many resources CU Innovations provides including funding, patenting, startup formation and IP management.
Powered by CU Innovations, the Innovation Hub provides a database of preferred service providers listed below, organized by specialty.
- Law Firms
- Corporate Accountants, Banks, & HR
- Business Development & Website Design
- Regulatory Consultants
- Prototyping & Software Development
- Grant Support, Funds & Investors
- Accelerators & Incubator Spaces
- Industry Partners (CROs)
Preferred Service Providers
Law firms can support matters related to intellectual property (freedom to operate analysis, patentability assessments, and patent portfolio strategy development) and corporate formation.
Company | Specialties | Set up as a Vendor with CU |
Law Firms | ||
Smith & Hopen Contact: Nick Pfeifer (np@smithhopen.com) www.smithhopen.com
| Smith & Hopen is an Intellectual Property boutique law firm exclusively focused on IP. The team specializes in all aspects of intellectual property with specific expertise in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software, Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Immunotherapies. |
Ready to go |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR)
Corporate Legal Contact: Brent Fassett (bfassett@wsgr.com) Intellectual Property Contact: Bill Barrett (wbarrett@wsgr.com) | WSGR is a global law firm with a new local office in Boulder, CO. The team specializes in Life Sciences Innovation, including Intellectual Property, Patenting, and Corporate Formation, and offers special packages for emerging startup companies. |
Ready to go |
Setter Roche Primary Contact: Steve Roche steve@setterroche.com | Setter Roche is a global law firm with a strong relationship to the CU ecosystem, specializing in intellectual property and corporate law. Free consultations offered for Startup Toolbox clients. |
Ready to go |
Dorsey & Whitney
| Dorsey is a global firm with offices in Colorado, specializing in Corporate Formation and Intellectual Property law. |
Ready to go |
Hogan Lovells
| Hogan Lovells is a global law firm with local team members in Colorado, experienced in navigating complex Intellectual Property, Corporate Formation & Partnership Negotiation law. |
Ready to go
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Cooley
| Cooley is a global law firm with offices in Colorado that specializes in Corporate Formation,
Intellectual Property, and Freedom to Operate Analysis (FOA).
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Ready to go |
Polsinelli & Whitney LLP
| Polsinelli specializes in Life Sciences Intellectual Property and Corporate Formation law. |
Ready to go |
Sheridan Ross
| Sheridan Ross specializes in Life Sciences Innovation law, including Intellectual Property and Corporate Formation. |
Ready to go |
Regulatory consultants can guide your product or platform through FDA processes and assist with a successful launch into the clinic.
Company | Specialties | Set up as a Vendor with CU |
Regulatory Consultants | ||
Proxima Clinical Research
Contact: Hello@ProximaCRO.com
| Proxima is focused on helping startups and innovative technologies in the medtech and biotech spaces navigate their regulatory, quality, and clinical milestones to get to market smoothly and efficiently. |
Need to establish with CU
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Hartsough Consulting
Contact: Melanie Hartsough melanie@hartsoconsult.com | Hartsough Consulting specializes in FDA approval pathways for cell and stem cell biologics and therapeutics. |
Ready to go |
Streamline Regulatory
http://www.streamlineregulatory.com/
Contact: Stephen Rhodes stephen.rhodes@streamlineregulatory.com | Streamline Regulatory offers expertise in regulatory support for devices and combination products, and nonclinical and clinical study design and evaluation. |
Ready to go |
Jenniss Research
| Jenniss is a national company with expertise in regulatory affairs and clinical development plans, experienced with both Pharmaceutical and Medical Device platforms. |
Ready to go |
Regulatory Compliance Associates
| Expert FDA regulatory consultants experienced in both Medical Device and Pharmaceutical platforms with a local Boulder, CO Office. |
Need to establish with CU |
Boulder IQ
| Boulder IQ is a local company based in Boulder, CO with expertise in contract engineering and regulatory services for medical device companies, high technology, and consumer products. |
Ready to go |
Corporate accountants (CPAs) and banks assist innovators in financial, equity planning, and banking needs for establishing a startup company, as well as the insurance, HR and accounting services needed after the startup is founded.
Company | Specialties | Set up as a Vendor with CU |
Accountants, Banks & Financial Advisors | ||
Richtr Financial Studio
| Richtr's business advisors and CPAs specialize in financial planning and accounting for startups in life sciences.
Offices located in Colorado and California. |
Ready to go |
| JPM accountants specialize in corporate banking, access to investors, equity strategy, and financial planning. This national bank offers free consultations and discounted commercial accounts. |
Ready to go |
Donnelly & Boland
| D&B is a women-owned CPA and consulting firm focused on helping early-stage companies coming out of university or accelerator programs establish their accounting infrastructure for growth. |
Ready to go |
Executive Hiring, HR & Insurance Agencies | ||
BiotechExec
| BiotechExec is a network of 300+ very experienced and successful life science executives ready to help accelerate your business. Hire a fractional (part-time) CxO, get guidance and leadership for a C-Suite project, or just consult with our team of executives knowledgeable in your life science sector. |
Need to establish with CU |
Moody Insurance Agency
| Moody Insurance is a local Colorado company offering all lines of insurance for Life Science companies with experience in assembling custom insurance programs including Human Clinical Trials and Directors & Officers liability insurance. |
Ready to go |
Aerotek Scientific
| Aerotek Scientific provides qualified professionals to fill contract, contract-to-hire and permanent positions for companies serving the Pharmaceutical and Scientific industries. |
Ready to go |
Website and logo designers create content to help inventors connect with the right clients and investors. Business advisors and market analysts develop business and marketing plans for a successful startup launch.
Company | Specialties | Set up as a Vendor with CU |
Logo Design & Website Creation | ||
CCTSI (Dissemination & Implementation)
Contact: Justin Shrader justin.shrader@ucdenver.edu or | The CU-Anschutz CCTSI's D&I team can help you:
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Ready to go |
Avocet Strategic Communications
Contact: Lori Jones (President & CEO) lori@avocetcommunications.com | Avocet Strategic Communications helps visionaries, innovators, and disruptors realize their vision through integrated marketing communications. We provide a suite of solutions for early-stage companies, including strategic analysis, name development, brand architecture, logo design, messaging, pitch deck creation, sales aids, website development, and more. Avocet is WOSB certified and is locally based in Longmont, Colorado. |
Ready to go |
99 Designs by Vista
| This national, U.S.-based firm specializes in crowdsourced logo design, allowing clients to choose their favorite designs with a competitive pricing model. |
Need to establish with CU |
Market Analysis & Business Advisement | ||
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR)
Business Advisory Contact: Matthew Meyer (mjmeyer@wsgr.com)
https://www.wsgr.com/en/life-sciences-business-advisory-practice.html | WSGR provides emerging as well as more established life sciences companies support starting with how to craft a winning business plan to raising capital, hiring an operating team, and executing a partnering or similar deal transaction process. Not only do these services help companies thrive, they also address companies’ most challenging issues. |
Ready to go |
CaliberOne Solutions, LLC
Contact: Amy Wedeking-Shannon aws@caliber1solutions.com | CaliberOne Solutions can:
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Ready to go |
Watson-Capps & Associates
| W-C&A is woman-owned consulting firm specializing in strategic partnership development and bridging the divide between academia and industry. Dr. Watson-Capps brings expertise in grantwriting (SBIR/STTR) and fundraising through alternate streams (venture, philanthropic). |
Ready to go |
BioMarketing Insight
| BMI is a woman-owned marketing firm specializing in biotechnology. Services include market analysis and strategy development. |
Need to establish with CU |
Explore a range of expert partners ready to help with technology development, platform design and prototyping via university core services, contract research organizations, and software implementation specialists.
Company | Specialties | Set up as a Vendor with CU |
University of Colorado Core Facilities
http://researchcores.cuanschutz.edu/
Click here for a full list of services offered by CU Core Facilities | CU-AMC Core Facilities include:
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Ready to go |
Software & App Developers | ||
Ingenious Agency
Kevin Jones kjones@ingsw.com | Ingenious is an Uruguay-based company specializing in behavioral design to inform software and app development strategy. They offer contract engineering or dedicated in-team support for design and building of apps, platforms and networks. |
Ready to go |
Woodridge Software
| Local Colorado based company focusing on software development, app creation, and connectivity build-outs. Can contract work to a team or request an engineer/developer to embed in the startup team, or request training for in-house team members. |  Need to establish with CU |
Prototype Development & Contract Engineering | ||
InWorks - CU Denver/Anschutz
| InWorks is a CU affiliate group offering rapid prototyping for device development including 3D printing, Woodworking, Electronics, Metalwork, Laser cutting, and Synthetic Biology. |
Ready to go |
Phoenix DeVentures
| PDV is a California-based engineering firm specializing in medical device development and manufacturing with experience in prototyping, 3D printing, injection molding, and product design. |
Ready to go |
Phase Three Product Development
| Phase Three Product Development is a local company based in Fort Collins, CO, with expertise in product design and development in the medical diagnostics and devices space. They offer on-site 3D printing, injection molding, laser cutting, welding, thermal and solvent bonding, and other related services, specializing in microfluidics. | Need to establish with CU |
BoulderIQ
| Boulder IQ is a local company based in Boulder, CO offering contract engineering and regulatory services for medical device companies, high technology and consumer products. |
Ready to go |
Gates Bio-Manufacturing Facility
| A Gates Regenerative Medicine Center affiliate group providing cell therapy and protein product process development, consultation and support. | Need to establish with CU |
K1C Consulting
| K1C is a local Colorado Engineering consulting firm specializing in early stage product development. |
Ready to go |
Neuma Engineering
| Neuma is a medical device prototype/development company offering contract engineering services. | Need to establish with CU |
IO Life Science
| IOLS is a medical device prototype/development company offering contract engineering services. | Need to establish with CU |
Azzur
| Azzur offers GxP and compliance consulting and advising to help startups get new products to market. | Need to establish with CU |
Learn from SBIR / STTR grant writing workshops and consulting. Gain access to external partnerships by engaging industry and investors.
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Set up as a Vendor with CU |
Grant-writing Agencies |
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BBC Entrepreneurial Training and Consulting (BBCetc)
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BBCetc supports SBIR/STTR grant applicants and programs and assists clients ranging from individual companies and entrepreneurs to universities, SBDCs and tech-based economic development organizations. |
Ready to go |
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Grant Engine
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Grant Engine specializes in SBIR/STTR support, grant writing, training, and compliance for a variety of life science projects. |
Need to establish with CU
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Small Business Development Center (SBDC Colorado)
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SBDC CO provides no-cost consulting and low-cost training and workshops to entrepreneurs in every county across Colorado. |
Need to establish with CU |
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Richtr Financial Studio
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Richtr specializes in financials for startups in life sciences, helping with grant application support, supporting the functions of Office of Grants & Contracts for non-university applications. |
Need to establish with CU
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Non-Governmental Organization Funding |
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Cures Within Reach
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CWR is a national nonprofit group focused on drug repurposing, de-risking projects and supporting projects entering into accelerators. |
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Gates Family Foundation
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Gates is a Colorado-based Family Foundation with longstanding relationship to CU Anschutz Medical community, offering multiple types of grant funding as well as fellowship opportunities and more. |
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Venture Capital & Investment Firms |
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Rockies Venture Club |
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| Life Science Partners |
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| ArchVentures | ||
| EPIC VC | ||
| Osage University Partners | ||
| Boehringer Ingelheim | ||
| Third Rock Ventures | ||
| AngelMD | ||
| Sante Ventures | ||
| Excellere Partners | ||
| Sequel Venture Partners | ||
| First Mile Ventures | ||
| Blackstone Entrepreneur Network (Colorado) | ||
| Social Capital | ||
| Boulder Ventures | ||
| Calico Labs | ||
Access accelerator programs, incubator spaces, and facility support services to advance the development of your innovation.
Company | Specialties | Set up as a Vendor with CU |
Life Science Incubator Programs | ||
Fitzsimons Innovation Community (Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority)
| Incubator startup space in Bioscience Buildings near Anschutz Medical Campus. Special rates available through CU Innovations sublease. |
Ready to go |
Rocky Mountain Innosphere
| Incubator startup space focusing on digital health, medical device, & diagnostic startups. |
Ready to go |
Lab Facility Supplies | ||
Rocky Mountain Air Solutions
| Local provider for specialty, medical and industrial atmospheric gases, regulators and gas delivery equipment. High quality customer service. | Need to establish with CU |
Medical Systems of Denver, Inc (MSDI)
| A full service medical waste company. CDPHE compliant disposal of sharps, biohazard and pharmaceutical waste, OSHA compliance services. |
Ready to go |
Identify and partner with industry teams seeking to develop early stage technologies.
Company | Specialties | Set up as a Vendor with CU |
Agilent
| Specializes in:
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Ready to go |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
| Mid-size company with expertise in:
| Need to establish with CU |
Alta Biotech | Alta is a local Colorado company offering gene synthesis and siRNA development services. |
Ready to go |
Archer Diagnostics
| Local company focused on:
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Ready to go |
ArrayBiopharma (Phizer subsidiary)
| Global company with expertise in:
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Ready to go |
AstraZeneca
| Global company experienced with:
| Need to establish with CU |
Astellas
| Global company with experience in:
| Need to establish with CU |
Baxter
| Specializes in device development with access to engineers, co-development of drugs and devices, and connections to venture services. |
Ready to go |
Bolder BioPath
| BioPath is a local Boulder-based company with Disease focus in: RA, Osteoarthritis, Lupus, Anemia, IBS, and Cancer. They offer services in disease model development and toxicology. |
Ready to go |
Boston Scientific
| Experts in partnering with venture firms to support device development through funding partnerships as well as access to engineers for technical advancement. |
Ready to go |
Care Research
| Care is a local company experienced in small and large animal disease development, including PK/PD, Toxicity, Device efficacy, and Protocol development. |
Ready to go |
Chem Partner Corp. | An international company with multiple US offices, specializing in medicinal chemistry, drug development, and small molecule production. |
Ready to go |
ClearSight
| Local Colorado device development group with expertise in ophthalmology (intraocular lens applications). | Need to establish with CU |
Corgenix
| Local company specializing in:
| Need to establish with CU |
Eli Lily
| Global company focusing on:
| Need to establish with CU |
Flagship Biosciences | Flagship is a local company with expertise in immunohistochemistry, biomarker development, and pathology based biomarkers with studies ranging from pre-clinical to clinical trial Ph I, II, III endpoints. | Need to establish with CU |
Glaxo Smith Kline
| Global company with expertise in:
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Ready to go |
Illumina
| Specialized in:
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Ready to go |
Johnson & Johnson
| Global company with expertise in:
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Ready to go (multiple suppliers) |
LayerBio
| Specialized device development group with expertise in ophthalmology (intraocular lens applications). | Need to establish with CU |
Medtronic USA Inc
| Specializes in drug discovery with access to screening libraries, co-development of drugs and devices, and connections to venture services. |
Ready to go |
OXGENE
(A WuXi Advanced Therapies company)
| Oxgene is a U.K. (Oxford)-based company that offers custom supply manufacturing for cell- or gene-based therapies, including:
| Need to establish with CU |
Plato Biopharma (Inotiv subsidiary) | Plato is a locally-based company that designs pre-clinical studies for therapeutics, including pharmacology and disease model development. | Need to establish with CU |
PreClinical Research Services
(Inotiv subsidiary)
| Specializes in developing medical device pre-clinical animal models, MedTech device efficacy studies, and pharmacokinetic studies. |
Ready to go |
Qiagen North America
| Global company with expertise in:
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Ready to go |
Roche Diagnostics
| Global company with expertise in:
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Ready to go |
SomaLogic
| Local company specializing in:
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Ready to go |
Visusnano
| Specialized device development group with expertise in ophthalmology (intraocular lens drug elution applications). | Need to establish with CU |