University of Washington Center for Commercialization

C4C’s Industry Relations team facilitates engagement between UW researchers and their counterparts in industry.

YOUR PERSONAL GUIDES FOR NAVIGATING THE UW

The UW Industry Relations Team works closely with all segments of the campus community to broker and facilitate positive and productive relationships with business and industry partners.

C4C Industry Relations Officers, well acquainted with the body of ongoing research at the University and the capabilities of UW researchers, are here to help companies identify research collaborators and programs of interest.

There are many ways, beyond licensing and sponsored research, that industry can benefit from engaging with the University. Our team can help you navigate the opportunities—from corporate affiliate programs and professional development to recruiting and use of UW facilities.

Meet our Industry Relations team

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  Terry Grant, Arts & Sciences, Environment and Sustainability
  Email: tgrant7@uw.edu
  Phone: 206-543-2072
  
  Over a 22-year career at Weyerhaeuser Company, Terry Grant built an impressive record of achievement in new product development, technology commercialization, strategic partnership and business development, and management.

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  Todd Cleland, Industry Relations Officer, Engineering
  Email: tcleland@uw.edu
  Phone: 206-543-9852
  
  Todd Cleland is focused on supporting and growing strategic relationships between the College of Engineering and technology companies. Todd comes to the UW from 20+ years at Hewlett-Packard, where he worked in R&D and management roles in its semiconductor and inkjet printing businesses and led strategic new business programs to commercialize HP technologies. Todd’s technical experience includes digital printing, displays, microfabrication, and microfluidics; he is an inventor on 20 issued patents.

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  Chris Igielski, Industry Relations Officer, Economic Development
  Email: cti2@uw.edu
  Phone: 206-543-9522
  
  Chris has been with the UW Center for Commercialization since February 2008. His responsibilities include evaluating, patenting, and licensing biomedical devices and diagnostic technologies. He also manages a large portfolio of patents out-licensed to a medical imaging company, and has worked to foster several UW startups. Prior to joining C4C, Chris was a sole practitioner attorney in Washington State with experience in both litigation and transactional law.

C4C Internal Partners

• UW Bothell
• UW School of Medicine
• UW School of Law
• UW Advancement
• College of Engineering
• College of the Environment
• Foster School of Business
• College of Arts & Sciences

Resources

• Career Center
• Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
• UW Education Outreach

Areas of Excellence – Centers and Institutes

• Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS)
• W. H. Coulter Foundation Translational Research Partnership Program
• Bioengineering Department Affiliates Program (BioE-AP)
• Center for Process Analysis and Control (CPAC)
• Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Industrial Affiliates Program
• Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) Corporate Affiliates Program
• Information School iAffiliates Program
• Institute for Advanced Materials & Technology (i-AMT)
• Optoelectronic Systems Integration in Silicon (OpSIS)
• University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB21)
• uWAMIT, The Ultrasound-based Washington Molecular Imaging and Therapy center