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Interactive art exhibit mimics virtual experience of social networks; uses UW technology to steer sound beams
Posted on May 23, 2013
Earlier this month, a new interactive art installation called Sanctum was unveiled on the outer facade of the Henry Art Gallery. For visitors, Sanctum...
Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. signs agreement to produce UW’s Seaglider™ technology.
Posted on May 22, 2013
Seaglider™ is an innovative underwater robot developed at UW’s School of Oceanography and Applied Physics Laboratory that has revolutionized ocean data collection. The UW...
Join us for a C4C Event, June 13: Navigating the Roadmap from Idea to Commercialization
Posted on May 21, 2013
Last year, UW researchers reported 462 innovations, filed for 409 patents, and spun out 9 companies (with 16 projected this year) based on UW...
CSE professor’s machine learning start-up, GraphLab, scores $6.75M in venture funding, joins C4C incubator
Posted on May 16, 2013
GraphLab Inc., a start-up company founded by UW professor Carlos Guestrin, announced this week a $6.75 million Series A funding led by Madrona Venture...
Medical Device Exec Steve Dimmer Joins C4C as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Posted on May 16, 2013
Steve Dimmer, an entrepreneur with 25 years of broad experience founding, building and growing medical device companies, is C4C’s newest Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Dimmer co-founded and...
UW spin-out LumiSands has a bright idea for powering LEDs
Posted on May 16, 2013
Chang-Ching Tu was not necessarily looking to start a business when he first contacted the UW Center for Commercialization (C4C). He wanted to continue...
White House Selects UW Spin-out Greenroads As A "Champion of Change" For Its Contribution to Sustainable Transportation
Posted on May 09, 2013
UW spin-out company Greenroads was honored on Wednesday, March 8, 2013 as a White House Champion of Change for Transportation Technology Solutions in recognition...
UW Spin-out NanoFacture Gives Researchers a Low-Cost Alternative to Purifying DNA Samples; Targets $3 Billion Device Market
Posted on May 06, 2013
More than 45,000 research laboratories worldwide, and 8,000 in the US alone, conduct research that requires DNA separation and purification, driving a $3 billion...
UW Medicine's interactive training arms physicians with knowledge to curb prescription drug abuse
Posted on April 23, 2013
Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Idaho now form the newest hub for the highest rates of painkiller abuse, according to data released earlier this year...
16th annual UW Biz Plan Competition is underway; 91 submissions whittled to 37 teams in first round
Posted on April 22, 2013
The UW Business Plan Competition, now celebrating its 16th year, brings student-entrepreneurs with the passion, acumen, and big ideas together with judges from the...