MicroRx - Global Health Solutions

Research Innovation Center

The Research Innovation Center (RIC) Incubator, under construction, will offer the opportunity for entrepreneurial scientists to rapidly convert novel biological insights into life-saving and life-changing diagnostic, therapeutic, vaccine, animal health and food-safety products. Startup companies will be co-located with leading research faculty labs and business support systems through MicroRx, the enterprise firm representing Colorado State University’s Infectious Disease Supercluster.

RIC-GMP Building Request for Information

The Incubator will be open to all bioscience ventures but will be particularly well-suited to those doing infectious disease research and product development.

Colorado State University is determined to leverage university research to solve global health challenges and the creation of the RIC Incubator is a tangible example of its commitment to this important mission. The expected outputs of this initiative are products that improve quality of life for millions of people around the world. In addition, the RIC Incubator will strengthen multidisciplinary research opportunities, develop the Northern Colorado bioscience industry, and bring economic prosperity to the University, Fort Collins, and Colorado.

RIC Incubator Attributes

•	Laboratory suites
		- 200, 400, and 600 sq ft turn-key labs
		- Core labs and lab support functions

•	Access to BSL-3 discovery suites, Animal Models, GLP and cGMP manufacturing, Imaging, Proteomics, and Genomics Cores

•	Co-location with Colorado State University infectious disease research programs, and close proximity to CDC and USDA infectious disease research labs

•	Business services and administrative support through MicroRx
		- Office suites
		- Conference Rooms
		- SBIR/STTR grant writing support
		- Business plan development
		- Networking with financial, biotech and pharma communities