A new report indicates that over five years the University of Colorado's commercialization projects contributed nearly $2 billion to the economy, validating a shift toward entrepreneurial support and business partnerships.
Brian Lewandowski, an associate director in the business research division at the Leeds School of Business, found that from 2014 through 2018 CU contributed $1.9 billion to the economy, $1.2 billion of which stayed in the state.
Image: An attendee makes a pitch at the 2018 Lab Venture Challenge at the University of Colorado. The challenge is presented by Venture Partners at CU, formerly known as the Technology Transfer Office, which a new reports contributed $1.9 billion to the economy from 2014 to 2018. (Courtesy photo / Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado))
