Innovators, entrepreneurs share inspiration at CU Showcase
Pioneering solutions with the potential to impact health, climate, education, technology and lifestyle, among other areas, were on full display at the inaugural CU Showcase – Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Impact: Celebrating Four Campuses.
The Oct. 4 event at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus featured an expo of more than 35 CU innovators and their groundbreaking work; in-depth presentations from each campus; a panel about how innovation is shaping Colorado’s future; and smaller breakout discussions about quantum, AI, community resilience, aging, health care, workforce development and higher education, among other topics.
The showcase resulted from the President’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, an effort to leverage work happening systemwide in innovation and entrepreneurship, research, immersive education, and private and public collaborations, and to generate substantial real-world impact.
“CU is deeply embedded in Colorado’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem as well as the nation’s ecosystem,” President Todd Saliman said in his keynote address at the showcase. “We’re uniquely positioned to connect with Colorado’s labs, startups and industries – serving as an innovation hub in the state. Our ability to build partnerships across these sectors is key to strengthening Colorado’s role as a national leader in innovation.”
The event drew hundreds of attendees from the CU and broader communities, as well as U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez and Colorado state Rep. Eliza Hamrick.
For more information about the showcase and the President’s I&E Initiative, visit cu.edu/impact-cu.
