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November 23, 2021 |
Washington Research Foundation
Washington Research Foundation awards $245,000 to Shiri Levy to develop de novo protein technology
2021 News
November 16, 2021 |
GeekWire
Tech Moves: Payscale CEO steps down; Clio adds execs; Madrona hires investor; and more
November 16, 2021 |
EurekAlert!
Artificial intelligence successfully predicts protein interactions
November 12, 2021 |
WSU Insider
Through the camas plant, archaeologist bridges the past, present, and future
November 12, 2021 |
Washington Research Foundation
Washington Research Foundation announces 2022 cohort of WRF Postdoctoral Fellows
November 10, 2021 |
SEngine Precision Medicine, Inc.
SEngine Precision Medicine Announces New Collaboration to Bring PARIS Test to Patients with CNS Cancers
November 8, 2021 |
Technology Record
Northdoor and Skytap help firms move business applications to the cloud
November 7, 2021 |
The Seattle Times
Obituary: Dr. George I. Thomas (1925-2021)
November 4, 2021 |
Clinical Leader
Rare Disease Clinical Trials: 3 Areas We Could Improve On
November 3, 2021 |
GeekWire
Biotech company Absci, which recently went public, cuts ribbon on new HQ in Vancouver, Wash.
November 3, 2021 |
WSU Insider
WSU undergraduate research fellowship applications now open
November 1, 2021 |
WSU Fundraising News
Through the Camas Plant, Archaeologist Bridges the Past, Present, and Future
October 29, 2021 |
UW Foster Blog
Washington Research Foundation awards $300,000 to support new startup accelerator at UW Foster School of Business
October 19, 2021 |
UW Medicine Newsroom
Nudging cells to repair damaged retinas
October 18, 2021 |
UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Spotlights
Azadeh Yazdan receives $3.2M grant to investigate ways neurotechnology could induce targeted changes in the brain, leading to better treatments for stroke
October 15, 2021 |
Puget Sound Business Journal
WRF ninth among PSBJ's largest Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms [paywall]
October 13, 2021 |
HIStalk
HIStalk Interviews Shawn DeWane, CEO, TransformativeMed
October 9, 2021 |
InsideEVs
Farasis Batteries With Silicon-Carbon Anode Get 25% Energy Boost
October 6, 2021 |
GeekWire
Icosavax co-founder and UW researcher Neil King talks vaccine development in the ‘digital era’
October 5, 2021 |
SEngine Precision Medicine
SEngine Precision Medicine and Gustave Roussy Announce Plan to Launch PARIS® Test in Europe
September 27, 2021 |
WRF press release
Washington Research Foundation awards $700,000 in further support of Stephanie Berger’s oral biologic for IBD
September 24, 2021 |
UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Spotlight
Transforming the nation’s electrical grid to better support renewable energy
September 21, 2021 |
Data Centre Dynamics
Migrating business-critical software from IBM Power to the cloud is easier than you think
September 21, 2021 |
PR Newswire
Battery Materials Manufacturer Group14 Technologies Commits to Expansive Hiring to Accelerate Clean Energy Economy
September 20, 2021 |
University of Washington
Video: WRF named Regental Laureate after reaching $100M in grants paid to UW
September 20, 2021 |
GeekWire
Membrion raises $3M for wastewater treatment tech and plans to double size of Seattle facility
September 18, 2021 |
GeekWire
Life sciences startups in Eastern Washington find a welcoming ecosystem away from big cities
September 17, 2021 |
UW Medicine Newsroom
Gut bacteria might be an indicator of colon cancer risk
September 17, 2021 |
WRF press release
Washington Research Foundation recruits five new venture analysts to assist with grant-making and investment activities
September 14, 2021 |
UW News
Sean Carr named Executive Director and CEO of Global Innovation Exchange
September 10, 2021 |
Science in Seattle
Discovery of Synthetic Lethal and Tumor Suppressor Paralog Pairs in the Human Genome
September 9, 2021 |
GeekWire
Seattle startup Cyrus inks protein-design deal with immune biotech Selecta worth up to $1.5 billion
September 8, 2021 |
GeekWire
University of Washington spinout A-Alpha Bio snags $20M for protein-discovery platform
September 7, 2021 |
PR Newswire
EPRI, NREL, and the University of Washington to Advance Electric Grid Decarbonization
September 2, 2021 |
Chemical & Engineering News
A solid opportunity for lithium-ion batteries
August 25, 2021 |
Center for Microbiome Informatics & Therapeutics News and Events
CMIT Alumni Profile: Sean Gibbons, PhD
August 20, 2021 |
WRF press release
Washington Research Foundation awards $230,052 to Center for Dialysis Innovation researchers to improve in-home dialysis
August 17, 2021 |
Robotics 24/7
WiBotic Releases New Chargers and Transmitters for Drones and Autonomous Mobile Robots
August 11, 2021 |
Puget Sound Business Journal
People on the Move: Jeff Eby retires after 19 years with Washington Research Foundation
August 3, 2021 |
WRF press release
Robert Bradley receives $250,000 from Washington Research Foundation to develop small molecules to boost immunotherapies
August 1, 2021 |
The Seattle Times
In Washington’s life sciences sector, a streak of companies going public
July 29, 2021 |
GeekWire
Icosavax stock skyrockets 200% on first day of trading for newly public Seattle biotech company
July 28, 2021 |
GeekWire
AdaptX raises $6M, changes name from MDMetrix, expands quest for healthcare data insights
July 22, 2021 |
GeekWire
How Sean McClain founded Absci at just 22 — and now leads a newly public biotech worth nearly $2B
July 22, 2021 |
GeekWire
Absci shares spike 30% in IPO debut, valuing Washington state biotech company at nearly $2B
July 20, 2021 |
UW Foster Blog
Commercialization Fellowship Seeks Product Market Fit
July 16, 2021 |
Pulmonary Fibrosis News
Grant Supports Miniprotein Binder as Potential IPF Therapy
July 15, 2021 |
UW Medicine Newsroom
Accurate protein structure prediction now accessible to all
July 13, 2021 |
Unilever
Unilever partners with Arzeda, harnessing the power of computer-designed enzymes
July 8, 2021 |
Puget Sound Business Journal
People on the Move: Susan M. Coliton, Interim President and CEO at Washington Research Foundation
July 8, 2021 |
GeekWire
Absci’s IPO reflects booming biotech market and growing PNW life sciences industry
July 7, 2021 |
WRF press release
Anindya Roy receives $250,000 from Washington Research Foundation to develop inhaled protein therapeutic for IPF
July 1, 2021 |
UW Medicine Newsroom
Spatially resolved cellular model built of developing mouse
June 30, 2021 |
GeekWire
Vancouver, Wash. biotech company Absci files to go public
June 24, 2021 |
Hutch News Stories
How RNA-altering drugs might improve anticancer immunotherapies
June 23, 2021 |
Newswise
Computers Design Precise Genetic Programs
June 22, 2021 |
Business Wire
Cardiac Insight Announces 4th Generation of Its Cardea SOLO ECG Monitoring System
June 21, 2021 |
UW Medicine Newsroom
Gene edits quell rhythm problem from heart stem-cell grafts
June 18, 2021 |
GeekWire
Immunotherapy startup Umoja lands $210M, less than a year after raising $53M
June 18, 2021 |
GeekWire
Tech Moves: Adriane Brown joins KKR board; AI2 adds HR exec; Ossia and LevelTen hire CFOs; more
June 17, 2021 |
WRF press release
Xiaohu Gao receives $250,000 phase 2 grant from Washington Research Foundation for intracellular delivery of proteins
June 15, 2021 |
Business Wire
Phase Genomics Releases Platform for Discovering New Viruses in Microbiome Samples
June 15, 2021 |
PR Newswire
Lightspeed Microscopy, Inc. raises $4M in Series A Financing Round with Plans to Revolutionize Pathology
June 14, 2021 |
WSU Fundraising News
Ron Howell: A Life of Service to Others
June 14, 2021 |
PR Newswire
AbSci Announces Acquisition of Target Discovery Company Totient
June 11, 2021 |
UW News
Smartphone camera can illuminate bacteria causing acne, dental plaques
June 9, 2021 |
UW Medicine Advancement
How RNA Vaccines Can Help Defeat the Next Pandemic
June 8, 2021 |
Icosavax
Icosavax Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial of COVID-19 VLP Vaccine Candidate
June 8, 2021 |
WRF press release
Susan M. Coliton named interim president and CEO of Washington Research Foundation
June 2, 2021 |
WSU Insider
Researchers develop cell-growing technology to help cancer treatments
May 28, 2021 |
UW Foster Blog
2021 Dempsey Startup Competition Prizes Awarded
May 26, 2021 |
UW Allen School News
Shyam Gollakota wins ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award
May 25, 2021 |
PR Newswire
VoLo Earth Ventures leads series seed financing for disruptive perovskite company BlueDot Photonics
May 21, 2021 |
Puget Sound Business Journal
WRF 12th on PSBJ's list of largest foundations [paywall]
May 17, 2021 |
EurekAlert!
New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour
May 17, 2021 |
Fred Hutch Science Spotlight
The gut factor: associations between the microbiome and Ace2 expression
May 12, 2021 |
Medium
Founder Spotlight #18: David Younger @ A-Alpha Bio
May 11, 2021 |
UW School of Pharmacy News
SOP Receives Gift From Washington Research Foundation For BRAMS Program
May 10, 2021 |
WRF press release
Morgan Hellar promoted to chief financial officer of Washington Research Foundation
May 7, 2021 |
Charged Electric Vehicles Magazine
Group14 launches factory to onshore domestic battery supply chain in the US
May 6, 2021 |
ISB News
Three Collaborative Projects Announced for ISB’s 2021 Innovator Award Program
May 5, 2021 |
Neoleukin Therapeutics
Neoleukin Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Phase 1 NL-201 Trial
May 3, 2021 |
WRF press release
Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship application now open
April 29, 2021 |
UW News
Five UW faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences
April 28, 2021 |
UW News
Report: UW No. 4 in country for economic impact as a result of federal research investments
April 26, 2021 |
IPWatchdog
World IP Day 2021 Roundup: Spotlight on SMEs in Commercializing Innovation and Creativity
April 14, 2021 |
WSU Insider
Learn more about the Commercialization Gap Fund
April 14, 2021 |
2Morrow, Inc.
2Morrow Raises $1.5M to Increase Access to Evidence-Based Digital Health
April 13, 2021 |
UW Medicine Newsroom
Student advocate on race and medicine wins Soros award
April 13, 2021 |
Puget Sound Business Journal
Group14 opens Woodinville factory to scale up its battery-enhancing technology
April 12, 2021 |
UW Medicine Newsroom
New test better detects reservoir of virus in HIV patients
April 12, 2021 |
Business Wire
Cardiac Insight Remains Committed to Serving Seniors and Medically Underserved in ECG Wearable Market
April 12, 2021 |
OneRadio Corp.
OneRadio Announces a Major Development with the new OneRadio V1.0 System
April 9, 2021 |
GeekWire
Tech Moves: Rad Power Bikes co-founder resigns; WRF CEO Ron Howell to retire; and more
April 9, 2021 |
WRF press release
Ron Howell announces retirement after 29 years as CEO of Washington Research Foundation
April 8, 2021 |
WRF announcement
Message from our chairman on Ron Howell's retirement
April 6, 2021 |
GeekWire
WiBotic wins European seals of approval for its wireless robot charging systems
March 31, 2021 |
GeekWire
Amgen to acquire Seattle biotech company Rodeo Therapeutics for $55M
March 31, 2021 |
GeekWire
Seattle biotech startup Outpace Bio raises $30M to fight cancer with custom-designed proteins
March 25, 2021 |
UW Be Boundless — For Washington, For the World
6 UW apps that put health care in your hands
March 23, 2021 |
GeekWire
Biotech startup AbSci raises $125M for ‘Protein Printing’ tech; total funding up to $230M
March 12, 2021 |
UW Center for Neurotechnology News
A larger, clearer window into the brain
March 10, 2021 |
GeekWire
UW scientists turn Amazon’s Alexa into heart monitoring device using sound waves
March 4, 2021 |
UW Foster Blog
Prizes Awarded at 2021 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
March 4, 2021 |
WRF press release
Aimée Dudley receives $123,338 from Washington Research Foundation to develop antifungal adjuvants at PNRI
February 24, 2021 |
Washington State Magazine
Circling back to hydrogen
February 24, 2021 |
WRF press release
Meher Antia, Ph.D., joins Washington Research Foundation staff as director of grant programs
February 23, 2021 |
Business Wire
Phase Genomics to Develop Commercial Platform for the Discovery of New Viruses with $1.7 Million Grant
February 22, 2021 |
UW News
UW launches Faculty Diversity Initiative
February 22, 2021 |
American Airlines Newsroom
American Airlines Names Adriane M. Brown To Its Board of Directors
February 22, 2021 |
PR Newswire
AbSci Announces Strategic Investment by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
February 19, 2021 |
EurekAlert!
New technology enables predictive design of engineered human cells
February 19, 2021 |
Western Today
Andrew Weitz secures WRF fellowship to research climate change’s impact on local forests
February 15, 2021 |
Fred Hutch Science Spotlight
Modeling the kinetics of an HIV cure
February 10, 2021 |
GeekWire
Charge! WiBotic’s Commander software plots the power plan for fleets of robots
February 9, 2021 |
UW BioE e-News
Smartphone can show bacteria, plaque
February 9, 2021 |
WSU Insider
Cellulose nanocrystals insulate crops against frost damage
February 8, 2021 |
WRF press release
Washington Research Foundation provides $250,000 to support Stephanie Berger's development of oral biologic for IBD
February 5, 2021 |
Pulmonary Fibrosis News
Award Advances Screening Method for New IPF Therapies
February 5, 2021 |
Frontiers for Young Minds
What Are Poop Transplants and How Do They Work?
February 4, 2021 |
UW Clean Energy Institute News
Bridging the gap to clean energy research
February 4, 2021 |
UW News
‘Audeo’ teaches artificial intelligence to play the piano
February 4, 2021 |
GeekWire
Sana joins Nasdaq with blockbuster $587M IPO
February 3, 2021 |
AbSci
AbSci Enters Biologics Development Collaboration with Xyphos Biosciences, an Astellas Company
February 3, 2021 |
GeekWire
Sana Biotechnology boosts IPO range, looks to raise $517 million
February 1, 2021 |
University of Washington News & Events
Department of Medicine announces inaugural Diversity Academic Development Scholar Awards
February 1, 2021 |
Hutch News Stories
New awards to spur innovation, commercialization in life sciences research
January 29, 2021 |
WSU Insider
WSU researchers receive the 2021 Commercialization Gap Fund
January 28, 2021 |
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle life science funding expected to be big in 2021
January 28, 2021 |
Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington
New sensors detect coronavirus proteins and antibodies
January 27, 2021 |
Perspectives Newsletter
Supporting Equity in STEM Research and Teaching
January 27, 2021 |
ITProPortal
What multi-cloud means in 2021 and how to manage it
January 21, 2021 |
Puget Sound Business Journal
Biotech real estate needs in Seattle area remain high despite pandemic
January 18, 2021 |
Life Science Washington
Life Science Washington Announces New Board Members
January 15, 2021 |
WiBotic
WiBotic Selected to Compete in AFWERX Energy Showcase
January 14, 2021 |
UW News
Astronomers document the rise and fall of a rarely observed stellar dance
January 13, 2021 |
GeekWire
Sana Biotechnology files to go public, looks to cure disease by modifying genes in the body
January 13, 2021 |
WRF press release
Washington Research Foundation announces Brooks Simpson as new chairman of its board of directors
January 12, 2021 |
GeekWire
AbSci acquires AI startup Denovium to boost synthetic biology platform
January 8, 2021 |
WRF press release
Washington Research Foundation pledges $100,000 to support early-career researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology
January 1, 2021 |
HIStalk