THE CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION’S MISSION is to make the University of Washington the best place in the world to do research by providing unparalleled commercialization support to our entrepreneurial researchers.
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    UW startup’s new football helmet innovation wins Head Health Challenge II

    Under Armour, GE and NFL’s Head Health Challenge II awards $500,000 to UW and startup VICIS, Inc.

    Read more. See additional coverage in KOMO, KING, PSBJ, GeekWire, and USA Today.
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    Rescuing marooned customers from ‘help island’

    UW startup AnswerDash enhances the ecommerce site experience by providing answers just a click away.
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  • Vice Provost of Innovation, Vikram Jandhyala

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    GeekWire Q&A

    Vice Provost of Innovation, Vikram Jandhyala, discusses how the University of Washington plans to become a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation.
    Read the story in GeekWire.
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    Nexgenia’s new CEO zeros in on immunotherapy

    UW startup Nexgenia is speeding up its work to find faster immunotherapy treatments.
    Read the PSBJ story.
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    Gamers helping UW in Ebola research

    Latest result of entrepreneurial spirit in David Baker lab: Players of computer game Foldit help UW researchers search for Ebola cure.
    Read more in The Seattle Times. See stories on NBC News, KOMO News, and Al Jazeera America.
  • University of Washington celebrates record 18 start-up companies in FY14

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    Celebrating our record 18 UW start-ups in FY14

    Washington Governor Jay Inslee, UW President Michael Young and UW Provost Ana Mari Cauce were among the 400+ guests at this year’s UW Start-Up Celebration, marking FY14 as the UW’s single most productive year for start-up formation.
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FOR RESEARCHERS

5 Things (You Might Not Know) We Can Do for You

  1. Protect your innovations
  2. Fund your commercialization efforts
  3. Introduce your research to industry
  4. Assess the opportunity for your innovation
  5. Start a business based on your research
FIND OUT MORE

Spotlight

Vikram Jandhyala named new Vice Provost for Innovation
The UW as Idea Factory:
Vice Provost for Innovation Vikram Jandhyala has a vision for turning UW into an entrepreneurship hub.
Read more. See video.

Get Funding

Researcher in a Lab
Explore funding opportunities for your commercialization efforts. Read more.

Meet Our EIRs

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C4C Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR), seasoned entrepreneurs and executives, are matched with UW teams. Learn more.

Report Your Innovation

Have you got an innovation to report? We look forward to working with you and encourage you to start with the innovation disclosure process. We’ve created a secure and easy-to-use on-line submittal form for you to get started. Begin here.