Steve Albers is the Associate Director for Launchpad, the startup program at CSU Ventures, which is the technology transfer office for Colorado State University. Steve leads all the startup programming for Launchpad, and engages daily with CSUV startup companies to ensure the best chance of success. Steve is also the co-director of the ambassador program at CSUV, a training program that helps grad students and post-doctorals better understand the process of commercializing innovative technology originating from CSU.

Steve is also Co-founder and CTO of Living Ink Technologies, a tech startup that generates renewable pigments from algae and other microbes capable of replacing petroleum-derived pigments. This interview focuses on Steve's work at CSU.