The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has awarded seven local firms grant funding as part of the Advanced Industries Accelerator program, according to a OEDIT news release.
The following companies were each given $250,000 grants: Advanced Space (Boulder), Evolutionary Genomics (Longmont), Hygge Power (Boulder), MFB Fertility Inc. (Boulder), Neuraptive Therapeutics Inc. (Lafayette), QalibreMD Inc. (Boulder), and Synthio Chemicals LLC (Boulder).
"Innovation drives economic growth and these grants expand Colorado's vital innovation ecosystem," OEDIT Deputy Director Michelle Hadwiger said in a statement. "Funding such a diverse cross-section of innovative Colorado companies continues to advance Colorado's key industries."