# Colorado AMC REACH Hub

> **NIH NIH U01** · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2020 · $995,236

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The goal of this project is to increase the speed and success rate of translating biomedical academic
discoveries into products improving human health. To achieve this, we propose establishing a research
evaluation and commercialization hub (Colorado REACH) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical
Campus (CU Anschutz), which will build programming that incorporates industry expertise, mentorship, skills
development, and access to funding and relevant resources to guide inventors from ideation through proof-of-
concept studies to early stages of product development.
The Colorado REACH hub is designed to fulfill the goals of the FOA (RFA-OD- 19-014), but is tailored to
leverage CU Anschutz’s existing assets and meet its specific needs. The university, with over 1000 active
research labs, provides a robust pipeline of diverse technologies and the scientific infrastructure required for
translational research. The Colorado REACH hub will build upon pre-existing REACH-like structures that
incorporate industry mentorship, and which rely on and provide the necessary funding, education, and access
to business and product development expertise to bridge the gap between innovative scientific ideas and the
marketplace. The REACH Hub has three major aims: (1) identify the most promising technologies and provide
funding for product definition studies, (2) promote commercialization of selected products, enable access to
technology development resources and facilitate formation of strong spinout companies, and (3) expand
educational, experiential, and networking opportunities for stakeholders.
The Colorado REACH hub will not only encourage and facilitate innovation, but itself will include innovative
characteristics: 1) an innovative governance structure to integrate the three main goals and avoid silos; 2) a
geographically focused program to expedite operations and maximize impact on the local ecosystem, but
building in ways to share resources and lessons learned with IDeA states; 3) a proactive, rather than passive,
approach to education; 4) a mentored technology development grant program that requires early interactions
between scientists, tech transfer staff, and industry consultants; and 5) an emphasis on improving academia-
industry relationships by increasing mutual understanding, ensuring robust technologies, and being responsive
to industry needs. Institutional and regional commitment to the Colorado REACH Hub is evident from the
matching funds and numerous letters of support.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10022337
- **Project number:** 5U01HL152405-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
- **Principal Investigator:** RICHARD C DUKE
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $995,236
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-09-23 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10022337

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10022337, Colorado AMC REACH Hub (5U01HL152405-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10022337. Licensed CC0.

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