Columbia Technology Ventures

Tech Ventures is Columbia University's technology transfer office. We license patents and help launch startups based on Columbia inventions & discoveries.

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Join CTV on Wednesday for a talk and networking with Wolf Greenfield, offering a practical, startup-focused introduction to intellectual property for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students interested in translating university research into new ventures.
https://t.co/E1QMDL7Ymn

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Join the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change tomorrow to explore the role of policy in shaping climate entrepreneurship. You will hear firsthand from the founders of a variety of energy and climate related solutions
https://t.co/Dijtr6cUR2

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Congratulations to XL Batteries, a startup founded by Dr. Colin Nuckolls developing grid-scale flow batteries for the alternative energy grid, on winning BloombergNEF's Pioneers award! https://t.co/8KEMdYqdKr

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

This Thursday, join physicist, innovator, and venture capitalist Tom Chi on April 9 for an eye-opening conversation on how we can design a livable future by aligning human systems with the laws of nature.
Register here: https://t.co/dzK6NZUoay

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

To accelerate this breakthrough technology's path to patients, NOVAJoint Orthopedics has been established as an independent company committed to commercializing the NOVAKnee implant and extending the technology across orthopedic applications.

[Columbia Engineering @CUSEAS]

A team led by @columbiabme @ColumbiaMed @NadeenChahine @thehunglab has hit aggressive preclinical milestones by ARPA-H to advance NOVAKnee— their biological “living knee” implant — to the second phase of development.
https://t.co/7208R2Z9ve

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Congratulations to Vidrovr on its acquisition by @CesiumAstro! Vidrovr uses technology developed in Dr. Shih-Fu Chang's Digital Video and Multimedia Lab at Columbia University.
https://t.co/6d1j2tqftU

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Congratulations to Columbia's Dr. Zev Williams on being included in Time100 Health 2026. Dr. Williams found a way to address one of the most common causes of male infertility using AI.  https://t.co/0RZtxZssXW

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic will lead Columbia’s efforts to cultivate functional liver organoids with bioreactor technology — a crucial step in producing large-scale liver tissues and organs for clinical use. https://t.co/TP62qoa6i6

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Applications to the Carbontech Development Initiative close tomorrow!

https://t.co/00uOgTUMFQ

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Congratulations to Columbia's Dr. Elisa Konofagou and Dr. Louis Brus!

[National Academy of Inventors @AcadofInventors]

The National Academy of Inventors is proud to announce the 2025 Class of Fellow inductees!

This distinguished group includes 169 U.S. Fellows and 16 International Fellows, representing 127 research universities, government agencies, and non-profit institutions around the world.

Together, they hold more than 5,300 U.S. patents, with their groundbreaking work spanning fields such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, regenerative medicine, and more.

They join a global community of NAI Fellows — now 2,253 strong — who collectively hold over 86,000 U.S. patents and 20,000 licensed technologies.

These exceptional inventors will be honored at the 15th Annual Conference of the National Academy of Inventors, taking place June 1-4, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.

Join us in celebrating these trailblazing innovators.

Learn more about the NAI Fellows Class of 2025 here: https://t.co/1kc85P7I64

#NAI #NAIFellow

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Great feature on Columbia's Dr. Azra Raza and her approach to research that seeks to prevent the first cancer cell instead of trying to eliminate the last.

https://t.co/lhtKt2prSt

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

MetaEdit technology, developed by Columbia's Dr. Samuel Sternberg and Dr. Harris Wang, opens new doors for microbiome research and therapeutic strategies targeting individual bacterial species.
@ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/1h0YZKW9gE

[JLABS @JLABS]

At our recent CEO roundtable, leaders from across the JLABS East North America community gathered with @ColumbiaCancer and @Columbia_Tech to build relationships, ask questions, and discuss new paths forward in cancer innovation. Read more here: https://t.co/EfP3GGAUmF

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Congratulations to UCB on receiving FDA approval! The TK2d nucleoside therapy was developed by Columbia's Dr. Michio Hirano.

https://t.co/pPETyAmZa9

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Dr. Kristin Myers is developing advanced tools to help doctors better predict and prevent serious pregnancy complications, like preterm birth. https://t.co/8DB2VMMg2B

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Professor Shree Nayar’s work has changed the way visual information is captured and used by both machines and humans.
https://t.co/gh6cqMI2F9

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Congratulations to Nilo Therapeutics on its Series A! The startup was cofounded by Columbia's Dr. Charles Zuker. https://t.co/i3QMfMoWmX

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

For the second year in a row, @Columbia received a top 5 spot in @Inc. Magazine's list of Ignition Schools, institutions "shaping the next generation of entrepreneurs and business innovators." https://t.co/iZS5ERJFM2

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

Congratulations to XL Batteries on its $7.5M raise! The startup is commercializing grid-scale flow batteries for the alternative energy grid, developed by Columbia's Dr. Colin Nuckolls. https://t.co/AV1MXgGhZ3

[Columbia Technology Ventures @Columbia_Tech]

On Sept. 24, join us for the 2025 Carbontech Summit, featuring discussions with leading scientists, entrepreneurs, policy experts, and investors. NYSERDA president and CEO Doreen Harris will provide opening remarks.
https://t.co/vRDdP7sUmJ