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UW Bioengineering Researcher Paul Yager developing paper-based lab-on-a-chip
Posted on November 21, 2011
Paul Yager, chair of the Bioengineering Department at the University of Washington, leads several subcontractors in two major grants totaling up to $26 million...
Players of Foldit Solve Problem in AIDS Research That Had Eluded Researchers for Years
Posted on October 07, 2011
Players of an online collaborative video game designed at the University of Washington – called Foldit – have solved a molecular puzzle that had...
C4C’s Tom Clement Talks to NPR About the Role Innovation Plays in Boosting US Economy
Posted on July 22, 2011
In a sluggish economy with slow growth and high unemployment, innovation may be part of the solution. Tom Clement, Special Assistant to the Vice...
Seattle Times on Michael Young's Commercialization Track Record
Posted on June 13, 2011
University of Washington President-designate Michael K. Young has drawn national attention to his current employer, the University of Utah, thanks to the stunning progress...
Incoming UW president arrives with tech transfer chops
Posted on April 27, 2011
Could newly-appointed University of Washington president Michael Young spark a wave of innovation and commercialization at the state’s largest research institution? If his track...
Ed Lazowska on the engineering talent crunch
Posted on April 27, 2011
The featured guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Ed Lazowska, the longtime computer science professor who holds the Bill & Melinda...
Puget Sound Business Journal: "Hot New Start-up: UW"
Posted on April 01, 2011
(Excerpt from Puget Sound Business Journal) Rodney Ho remembers when it took the University of Washington 15 years just to license one of his...
University of Washington Announces New Entrepreneurial Fellows Program
Posted on April 01, 2011
SEATTLE – A new program initiated by Interim President Dr. Phyllis Wise recognizes the University of Washington’s most entrepreneurial faculty researchers. Eight UW faculty...
UW's Center for Commercialization Announces New Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
Posted on April 01, 2011
SEATTLE — The University of Washington’s Center for Commercialization (C4C), has recruited five additional industry experts as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs). The C4C launched the EIR...
Life Sciences Discovery Fund Announces Latest Commercialization Grant Awards
Posted on March 25, 2011
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) recently announced nearly $600,000 in awards to support commercial development of technologies to improve the diagnosis and management...