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Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation • Managing Director of Venture Partners at CU Boulder
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brynmor.rees@colorado.edu
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Bryn is Associate vice chancellor for research and innovation and managing director of Venture Partners at CU Boulder.听Together with his team, he works with university researchers and the extended innovation ecosystem to commercialize innovations created at the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver (Physical Sciences) campuses.听Bryn oversees all Venture Partners听functions, including entrepreneurship training and mentorship, programming and partnership in the听NSF I-Corps Hub: West Region, Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator, Lab Venture Challenge and other founder听funding opportunities, intellectual property management, licensing听and strategic partnerships.听Venture Partners also directly supports larger campus goals of innovation, positive societal impact听and faculty and student development.听

Bryn is a Co-Principal Investigator in the , a regional economic development and innovation initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Engine builds innovative solutions, ventures听and partnerships that support communities to monitor, mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Within the larger Colorado community, Bryn serves on the Investment Advisory Board of the Buff Venture Fund, the board of the , and the Boulder Subcommittee of the board.

Bryn has been with听CU since 2009 and prior to that was with the industry liaison office at the .听He began his career in research innovation in the private sector, managing disease genetics and pharmacogenetics research at a leading pharmaceutical company.听He holds an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the , a master's in biotechnology from the , and a second master鈥檚 degree in counseling psychology.

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Bryn's Blog

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Venture Partners Update: Startups Surge

The University of Colorado is a star in the constellation of the U.S. innovation ecosystem... Read more
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More goals, not just more shots: how universities can skate toward better innovation metrics

The National Academy of Inventors recently released a list of the top 100 US universities... Read more
The image shows a fast-paced moment during a CU Buffs hockey game, with a player in a black and gold jersey gliding swiftly across the ice. The player has the puck on their stick, closely pursued by a member of the opposing team in a white and blue jersey. Both players are focused on the action, surrounded by the bright rink lighting and the distant blur of the crowd in the background. The CU Buffs logo is visible on the player's jersey, symbolizing the team's energy and intensity during the game.

An Engine for Climate Resilience

A regional partnership dubbed the " Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine 鈥� is one of ten... Read more