Rohit Shukla
Rohit Shukla
Caprice Young, Ed.D
Larta Institute Releases 2025 Impact Report, Documenting How LA’s Innovation Infrastructure Held Under Pressure

33-year-old nonprofit absorbed $3M in overnight federal contract cuts and kept 300 companies moving forward Los Angeles, CA — Larta Institute today released its 2025 Impact Report, a frank account of how one of Los Angeles’ longest-standing science commercialization organizations navigated a year of simultaneous shocks: the Palisades and Altadena wildfires, continuing post-pandemic strain on […]
Timothy J. Cooley
Elliot Gordon
Larta Institute Announces 2026 Venture Fellows Cohort to Drive Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience

Los Angeles, CA — Larta Institute, based in Los Angeles, advances science and technology solutions from discovery to real-world deployment in communities. Today, the nonprofit organization announced its 2026 Venture Fellows cohort. As climate volatility becomes a persistent structural challenge, the program supports essential resilience solutions moving from the laboratory to the frontlines. Now in […]
Shezad Rokerya
Rachel Costello
SBIR/STTR Reauthorized Through 2031, Expanding Commercialization Support for U.S. Innovators

SBIR/STTR Reauthorized Through 2031, Expanding Commercialization Support for U.S. Innovators April 9, 2026 – 01:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time Larta Institute Highlights Expanded Role for Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Following Congressional Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Larta Institute, a national nonprofit advancing the translation of federally funded research into real-world deployment, today welcomed Congressional passage of […]