From Taiwan to Los Angeles: Building Pathways for Global Innovation – Global Bridges Series
July 31, 2026 – 01:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time Taiwan is home to a dynamic technology and innovation ecosystem, with science-based companies increasingly looking to international markets to scale their impact. This July, Larta Institute, in partnership with A Team Hub Ventures and Mosaic Venture Lab, hosted LA Landing Taiwan at the Taiwan Tech Arena—bringing together founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders to explore actionable […]
Larta Institute Opens Round 2 of the Larta Impact Fund
Larta Institute Opens Round 2 of the Larta Impact Fund July 1, 2026 – 01:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time Los Angeles, CA — Larta Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accelerating science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet, today announced that the second round of the Larta Impact Fund is open for applications. The Larta Impact Fund is building the […]
Lessons from the Belgium Economic Mission to California: Smart & Resilient Cities Forum – Global Bridges Series
Los Angeles has always been a city that imagines the future, on film, in science, and now, in sustainability. That future took center stage at the Smart & Resilient Cities Forum, co-hosted by Larta Institute, Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency (AWEX), and Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) as part of the Belgian Economic Mission to California. […]
Larta Institute Opens Call for Fall Applicants to the 2026 Heal.LA Bioscience & Healthcare Accelerator
Program expands mission to advance community-rooted health innovation across Los Angeles County June 22, 2026 – 09:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time Los Angeles, CA.—Larta Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accelerating science- and technology-driven innovation, announced today that applications are officially open for its 2026 Fall Heal.LA Bioscience & Healthcare Accelerator, a program designed to improve health […]
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 […]
Larta Institute Announces 2026 Heal.LA Cohort: Advancing Community-Rooted Health Innovation Across Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, CA — Larta Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing science- and technology-driven innovation from discovery to community deployment, today announced its 2026 Heal.LA cohort. Now entering its sixth year, Heal.LA serves as a regional implementation platform helping bioscience and healthcare solutions move beyond clinical validation into real-world use across Los Angeles County. The 2026 cohort features 30 companies from across the country […]
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 […]
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 […]
Larta Institute Launches Larta Impact Fund
Los Angeles, CA — Larta Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accelerating science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet, today announced the launch of the Larta Impact Fund, a new catalytic capital platform designed to plug critical capital gaps and provide growth financing to science and technology companies developing and deploying life sciences and healthcare innovations in Los […]
Reimagining Downtown Santa Monica Forum
Revitalizing Downtown Santa Monica: Ideas from the “Future of Downtown” Panel March 06, 2026 – 01:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time Leaders from across entrepreneurship, finance, real estate, and innovation gathered in Santa Monica this week for the Future of Downtown Santa Monica forum, hosted by California Affordable Lodging Solutions (CALS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, in partnership […]