NSF ASCEND Engine to support the Colorado Whole-of-State Homeland Defense and Resilience Working Group Fort Collins, CO – August 20, 2025 — The NSF ASCEND Engine in Colorado and Wyoming (the Engine), led by Innosphere will collaborate with the Colorado National Guard to co-lead the Environmental Resilience Pillar of a [...]
Onconaut Therapeutics Awarded a Fast-Track STTR Grant to Develop a Targeted Inhibitor to Address Unmet Needs of Colorectal Cancer Treatment Onconaut Therapeutics, a privately-held therapeutics company and prior Innosphere client company, announced today that it has received $2.5M in funding through a Fast-Track Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from [...]
Frog Creek Partners Launches Water Replenishment Initiative with Support from Microsoft Cheyenne,Wyoming, Aug 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- August 7, 2025 – Frog Creek Partners, an NSF ASCEND Engine-funded company powered by Innosphere, is collaborating with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming to launch a stormwater initiative to protect Crow Creek from pollution. Funded by [...]
NSF ASCEND Engine and NVIDIA Host Workshop on AI-Driven Physics Modeling The NSF ASCEND Engine (Engine) in Colorado and Wyoming, in collaboration with NVIDIA, hosted the PhysicsNemo/E2Studio Workshop on July 21–22. Designed for ASCEND Engine grantees, accelerator companies, partners, and other members of our innovation ecosystem, the workshop introduced participants [...]
Innosphere Launches Earth and Space Systems Accelerator Innosphere, Colorado’s leading non-profit accelerator for science and tech companies has launched its new Earth and Space Systems Accelerator. This initiative will support the growth of approximately 15 startups working in Earth and Space technologies, with the goal of driving economic growth and [...]
Gener8tor and ASCEND Engine Celebrate Graduation of First Wyoming Workforce Cohort Statewide program reached 62 percent of enrollment goal; early graduates landed jobs with Microsoft, Avid Corp, and 225 BBQ CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Gener8tor and the ASCEND Engine, powered by Innosphere, hosted an in-person graduation ceremony celebrating 23 graduates from [...]
GelSana Selected for Prestigious MedTech Innovator 2025 Accelerator Cohort —One of 65 startups chosen from nearly 1,500 global applicants — Selected to participate in the world’s leading medtech accelerator GelSana Therapeutics, an Innosphere Client Company focused on commercializing novel polymers for wound healing, announced today that it has been selected [...]
NSF ASCEND Engine in Colorado and Wyoming Launches Request for Information to Shape Emergent Phase The NSF ASCEND Engine, led by Innosphere, has released a Request for Information (RFI) to identify prospective partners and performers for its upcoming Emergent phase of funding from the National Science Foundation (2026-2028). The ASCEND [...]
Innosphere Life Sciences Companies Secure Over $1.5M in Colorado Advanced Industry Grant Awards Fort Collins, CO - In a major win for innovation and the life sciences ecosystem in Colorado, Innosphere announces that its current and alumni Life Sciences cohort companies have been awarded a combined $1,502,000 in the latest [...]
Innosphere Launches 2025 Life Sciences Accelerator with 33 High-Impact Startups Innosphere is proud to announce the 2025 cohort of its Life Sciences Accelerator, featuring 33 startups advancing solutions in biopharma, digital health, diagnostics, medical devices, and more. Selected from across the country, these ventures are working on innovations ranging from [...]
