Flush With Nfl, State Grant Funding, Cu-denver Startup Set To Test New Helmet Padding Material

University of Colorado DenverAssociate Professor Chris Yakacki inspects a football helmet in a campus lab at the University of Colorado Denver. This spring, his firm Impressio relocated to the Fitzsimons Innovation Campus adjacent to the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. A startup company born in the halls of University of Colorado Denver has been awarded a $165,000 grant to fund testing of a new padding material its creators believe will improve safety in football helmets. The new company, Impressio Inc, was officially awarded the funding from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade on Thursday. It is the second major grant the company has received in as many months.