Powered by Ƶ Boulder innovations, Ƶ system leaps to No. 20 in global university patent rankings
The University of Colorado in a 2019 global ranking of the top 100 universities granted U.S. utility patents.
All four campuses contributed to Ƶ’s total of more than 100 patents, with Ƶ Boulder contributing 60.
While an increase in patents is a good sign for a research institution’s ability to innovate, the real story is in the potential impact.
, a digital genome engineering company, is one example of a Ƶ-born high-growth startup. The spinoff was founded on an exclusive license to a portfolio of Ƶ patents, including “CRISPR-enabled multiplexed genome engineering” invented by chemical and biological engineering associate professor and Inscripta co-founder Ryan Gill. The innovation developed in the Gill lab accelerates the capabilities of CRISPR genome engineering to better understand diseases and improve the design of new therapeutics.