OEDIT awards $2.9M to Advanced Industry Accelerator Grantees

By: InnovatioNews Friday May 15, 2015 0 comments Tags: Denver, OEDIT, Advanced Industries , CardioNXT, Special Aerospace Se, Agribotix, ProTechSure Scientif, VAIREX Air Systems, Prieto Battery, Katasi, Blackswift Technolog, AMP Robotics, Ocugen, Fluonic, Evolutionary Genomic

DENVER -- The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the latest grantees for the Advanced Industry Accelerator Grant program.

A total of $2,931,851 will be awarded for Proof-of-Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants to support Colorado’s advanced industries.

Proof-of-Concept grants, awarded to Colorado research universities and federal labs in Colorado and other labs with valid tech transfer offices, went to:

• University of Colorado-Denver—Six awards totaling $184,999
• University of Colorado-Boulder—One award for $90,902
• Colorado School of Mines—Four awards totaling $223,900
• National Jewish Health, Denver—Industry Partner award for $25,000

Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants, funding companies commercializing innovative technologies to create viable products that meet a market need and be created or made in Colorado and exported globally, went to:

• CardioNXT Inc., Westminster--$250,000
• Special Aerospace Services, Boulder--$225,000
• Agribotix, Boulder--$250,000
• ProTechSure Scientific Inc., Aurora--$160,000
• VAIREX Air Systems, Boulder--$150,000
• Prieto Battery, Fort Collins--$100,000
• Katasi LLC, Boulder--$250,000
• Blackswift Technologies LLC, Boulder--$240,000
• AMP Robotics, Golden--$98,250
• Ocugen Inc., Aurora--$183,800
• Fluonic Inc., Boulder--$250,000
• Evolutionary Genomics Inc., Longmont--$250,000

The next application cycle for the grants is now open with a deadline of July 1.

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