March 9, 2012

CSU bests top colleges in startup metric

Colorado State University establishes more startups per $100 million in research spending than the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Stanford University.
The stunning statistic came out during a CSU Ventures dinner late last month, where an audience in a Hilton conference room sat rapt as the organization’s president, Todd Headley, shared it during the meal. The group was gathered to honor CSU inventors and promising companies.
A technology-transfer office, CSU Ventures creates 1.5 startups per $100 million in research funding, Headley said. It formed five startups in 2010, when research spending topped $300 million,…

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