• University of Washington Projects Selected for Recent LSDF Commercialization Grants

    The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) announced awards to three Washington non-profits, two of which involve UW research teams focusing on infectious disease. The UW winners will receive in total approximately $300,000 in LSDF Commercialization Grants. Winners were chosen from 13 proposals reviewed in the competition and will support the commercial development of new health-related products across Washington State. The two UW-affiliated teams include UW… View More

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    C4C’s Angela Loihl speaks about her career in Nature magazine

    In April’s volume of Nature magazine, C4C’s Associate Director of Technology Licensing, Angela Loihl, discusses her career in technology transfer.… View More

  • UW’s Center for Commercialization Announces New Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

    SEATTLE ― The University of Washington’s Center for Commercialization (C4C) welcomes four additional industry experts to its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) program. Since the program launched three years ago, these experts have helped build a pipeline of over 50 potential UW start-up companies. The newest EIRs are: Rob Arnold, former president and CEO of Geospiza, Inc., chairman and CEO of Crossport Systems, and co-founder and chairman and… View More

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    UW Researchers Develop Ultrasound Technology That Detects and Treats Kidney Stones in Space

    Researchers at the University of Washington are developing an ultrasound technology that will reimagine kidney stone detection and treatment. Dr. Lawrence Crum and Dr. Michael Bailey are using equipment currently available today, and repurposing it to move kidney stones that develop in astronauts who would otherwise have to return to Earth for treatment. The research is funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, with… View More

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    C4C Managers Receive Accolades at King County CFD Volunteer Appreciation Event

    At the King County CFD Volunteer Appreciation Event held at the Mount Baker Community Club on March 14th, UW Vice Provost for Commercialization Linden Rhoads was awarded one of three Manager of the Year awards for her invaluable support of the Combined Fund Drive. C4C Human Resources Manager Hope Friedlander received one of four Spirit of Service Awards as an outstanding CFD coordinator. The Combined… View More

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    Faculty Member’s Spin-Off Looks to Improve Mass Spectrometry

    Last year, the director of the UW School of Pharmacy Mass Spectrometry Center, Dave Goodlett, developed a method to make mass spectrometry research easier. The method, known as Surface Acoustic Wave Nebulization (SAWN), simplifies how researchers introduce nonvolatile compounds — such as proteins, lipids and small molecules like caffeine — into a mass spectrometer for analysis. Historically, researchers working with nonvolatile samples had to choose… View More

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    US Patent and Trademark Office director visits C4C

    David Kappos, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office visited the Center for Commercialization on Friday to discuss the effects the America Invents Act will have on both the USPTO and C4C.… View More

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    Puget Sound Business Journal dives deep into UW Commercialization

    The Puget Sound Business Journal’s March 2 edition features a front page story, “UW slashes red tape in bid to spin off more businesses,” and then dedicates the majority of its Education Insert to commercialization at UW. Reporter Emily Parkhurst provides perspectives from leadership and researchers about the push to spin-out companies at UW. Stories include: UW slashes red tape in bid to spin off… View More

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    UW Launches Technology Start-up Incubator, aims to double start-ups over three years

    The University of Washington today unveiled a new business incubator that will provide startup businesses access to critical lab and office space on the UW campus for their work. The incubator is one key element in a larger commercialization initiative announced by President Michael Young today that will double the number of startups produced by the UW – from an average of 10 a year to 20 – during the next three years.… View More

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    UW Start-up Helps Doctors Manage Increasingly Complex Hand-off and Care of Hospitalized Patients

    A new University of Washington start-up company TransformativeMed, LLC has licensed proven technology from the university that significantly improves communication across the team of physicians caring for a patient, in response to the increasingly complex care transition that resulted from the 2003 regulation of resident work hours. The digital management technology lets physicians coordinate and streamline care transitions during the physician sign-out and handoff process in hospitals, all from within the hospital’s existing electronic medical record (EMR) system.… View More