Colorado Office of Economic Develop (OEDIT) Awards $142k for Biomedical Tattoo R&D

The Advanced Industries Accelerator Proof-of-Concept Grant supports R&D and business development expenses to accelerate the commercialization of laboratory technology. The OEDIT grant awarded to Dr. Bruns will support the development of biomedical tattoo pigments that help reduce skin cancer risk. The Bruns lab will collaborate with the laboratory of Professor Rajesh Agarwal at the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the inks in mammalian models.