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September 28, 2023  |  U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

SBA Announces 15 Appointees to New Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Federal Advisory Committee

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2023 News

September 28, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF awards $250,000 to the University of Washington in support of Derrick Hicks’ minibinder-drug conjugates for targeted cancer therapies

September 21, 2023  |  2Morrow

Revolutionizing Employee Wellbeing: 2Morrow and FIT HR Join Forces to Empower Small to Midsize Employers

September 18, 2023  |  KayoThera, Inc.

KayoThera, Inc. Nominates First-in-Class, Oral Inhibitor of the Retinoid Pathway in Genetically Defined Oncology Indications as a Development Candidate

September 13, 2023  |  GeekWire

Washington Research Foundation gives $1.2M to help UW, WSU researchers commercialize their tech

September 13, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF commits $1.2 million to collaborative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Program at UW and WSU

September 7, 2023  |  WSU Insider

Team Mentoring Program boosts student success

September 5, 2023  |  American Battery Factory

American Battery Factory names award-winning Dr. Jun Liu chief scientist

August 16, 2023  |  WSU Insider

WSU undergraduate research presents awards to 41 students

August 11, 2023  |  GeekWire

Olis Robotics raises $4M to take systems for remote robot management to next level

August 10, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation & Pacific Northwest Research Institute

WRF awards $100,000 to Pacific Northwest Research Institute in honor of David J. Galas, Ph.D.

August 8, 2023  |  GeekWire

Washington state backs AI-driven cancer diagnostics and other startup projects

August 2, 2023  |  GeekWire

Seattle startups move into growing science cluster in South Lake Union

August 1, 2023  |  Alpenglow Biosciences

Alpenglow Biosciences awarded $1.6M grant to develop AI-enabled smart microscopy and 3D database of cancer biopsies

July 27, 2023  |  Institute for Systems Biology

Three Collaborative Projects Announced for ISB’s 2023 Innovator Award Program

July 25, 2023  |  GeekWire

Battery materials company Group14 gets a European foothold via acquisition in Germany

July 25, 2023  |  GeekWire

A-Alpha Bio, a biotech startup that measures and predicts protein interactions, raises $22.4M

July 19, 2023  |  KayoThera

KayoThera, Inc. Strengthens Financial Position with $5.2 Million in Grant and Expanded Series A Funding, Bringing Total Financial Support to $14 Million

July 12, 2023  |  GeekWire

Wavely Diagnostics raises $1.35M for its tech to detect ear infections with a smartphone

July 11, 2023  |  Pharma's Almanac

Accelerating Drug Development with AI-Enabled 3D Spatial Biology

July 10, 2023  |  American Chemical Society

These lollipops could ‘sweeten’ diagnostic testing for kids and adults alike

July 10, 2023  |  GeekWire

How AI is changing the way scientists make drugs, biosensors, enzymes and more

July 5, 2023  |  GeekWire

University of Washington researchers develop smaller, cheaper form of LiDAR technology

June 26, 2023  |  UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs Features

Washington Research Foundation awards Undergraduate Research Program $500,000 grant

June 21, 2023  |  Business Wire

Ozette Technologies Announces New Collaboration with Umoja Biopharma to Accelerate Biomarker Discovery in Preclinical Studies

June 19, 2023  |  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Liver-humanized mice to study hepatis B virus infection

June 7, 2023  |  GeekWire

Tech Moves: Ex-Philips CEO joins Absci board; AWS exec departs; and more

June 1, 2023  |  University of Washington Perspectives

STEM and the Symphony

May 31, 2023  |  425 Business

The Washington Research Foundation Awards $500K Grant to UW Undergrad Research Program

May 31, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF Announces $500,000 Grant to Continue Support for University of Washington Undergraduate Research Program

May 26, 2023  |  UW Foster Blog

AI Wins Big at 2023 Dempsey Startup Competition

May 24, 2023  |  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

The best kind of fishing expedition

May 22, 2023  |  Genetic Engineering & Biotech News

Epigenetic Editing in Non-Human Primates Presented by Tune at ASGCT

May 22, 2023  |  Outpace Bio

Outpace Bio Expands Seattle Presence with Cell Therapy Research Hub & Collaborations with Leading Experts in Protein Design & Cancer Immunotherapy

May 17, 2023  |  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Du Appointed Associate Editor of Frontiers for Young Minds

May 16, 2023  |  Puget Sound Business Journal

A-Alpha Bio lands $2.4M from DOD for antibody discovery project

May 10, 2023  |  GeekWire

Allen Institute for AI raises $30M fund for incubator to boost more startups amid AI gold rush

May 9, 2023  |  UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Undergraduates at the intersections of research: from blueprints to breakthroughs and visual arts to virtual reality

May 6, 2023  |  GeekWire

Don’t spin out too early, and get out of the way: Advice for biotech founders from Dr. Jim Olson

May 4, 2023  |  Robotics 24/7

WiBotic Introduces PowerPad Pro to Provide Wireless Charging, Data Transfer for Industrial UAVs

May 2, 2023  |  The Seattle Times

The U.S. government should close funding gaps in pediatric cancer research

May 2, 2023  |  GenomeWeb

Mayo Clinic, Alpenglow Aim to Predict Cancer Therapy Response via Spatial Transcriptomics

May 1, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF Opens Application for 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowships

April 28, 2023  |  The Daily Evergreen

Program awarded grant to help undergraduate STEM students

April 20, 2023  |  GeekWire

How this Ukrainian-born CEO created a biotech startup ‘where curious scientists thrive’

April 18, 2023  |  WSU Insider

Team Mentoring Program receives grant to support underrepresented students in STEM

April 18, 2023  |  WSU Insider

Researchers develop carbon-negative concrete

April 17, 2023  |  UW Medicine Newsroom

SpyLigation uses light to switch on proteins

April 14, 2023  |  Phase Genomics

Phase Genomics Collaborates with Element Biosciences to Optimize Cytogenomics for Liquid and Solid Tumor Samples

April 13, 2023  |  UW Department of Bioengineering

BioE undergraduate, Zoe Chau, receives scholarship to study breast cancer therapeutics in Japan

April 12, 2023  |  Alpenglow Biosciences

Alpenglow Biosciences and Mayo Clinic enter collaboration agreement to advance pathology and drug development through 3D spatial biology

April 11, 2023  |  WSU Insider

WSU researcher awarded fellowship for plastic recycling research

April 11, 2023  |  GeekWire

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more

April 6, 2023  |  UW Medicine Newsroom

Researchers tackle major obstacle to stem-cell heart repair

April 5, 2023  |  GeekWire

Tech Moves: Payscale adds president and CTO; Factor appoints CEO; and more

April 5, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF Honors Former Board Member Adriane Brown with $100,000 Grant to Pacific Science Center

April 4, 2023  |  Puget Sound Business Journal

Group14 begins construction on Moses Lake factory campus

April 3, 2023  |  GeekWire

The inspiration behind a new diversity program for biotech in Seattle

March 31, 2023  |  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Du Wins Distinguished Student Award

March 30, 2023  |  Medical Xpress

Prototype taps into the sensing capabilities of any smartphone to screen for prediabetes

March 29, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF Awards $208,500 over Three Years to Washington State University Team Mentoring Program

March 28, 2023  |  AdaptX

Kittitas Valley Healthcare Goes Live with AdaptX for Adaptive Clinical Management™ Solution

March 21, 2023  |  Arzeda

Arzeda, the Protein Design Company™, Announces Collaboration with Takeda to Accelerate Protein Biologics Optimization

March 21, 2023  |  Somalytics, Inc.

Ordering Up Some Better Sense: Somalytics opens online sales for unique sensor Test Kits

March 14, 2023  |  Arzeda

Arzeda's New Portfolio of ProSweet Enzymes™ Unlocks the Potential of Stevia by Efficiently Producing Reb D and M from Stevia Leaf Extract

March 14, 2023  |  WSU Insider

Commercialization Gap Funding awards for 2023

March 13, 2023  |  GeekWire

How Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen could impact the biotech industry in Seattle

March 12, 2023  |  GeekWire

Investor on SVB collapse: ‘A crisis of confidence isn’t necessarily a crisis of fundamentals’

March 11, 2023  |  GeekWire

Lessons from WaMu: Historic financial failure offers clues to what’s next for Silicon Valley Bank

March 9, 2023  |  425 Business

Washington Research Foundation Awards Grant to UW Institute for Protein Design

March 8, 2023  |  GeekWire

Tech Moves: WRF appoints Carol Dahl and Desney Tan to its board of directors

March 8, 2023  |  Osage University Partners

A conversation with Claire Watts, CEO and Co-Founder of ThruWave

March 4, 2023  |  GeekWire

Endometriosis test wins top prize at Univ. of Washington health innovation competition

March 3, 2023  |  UW Foster Blog

2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge Reaches New Heights

March 2, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF Welcomes Carol Dahl and Desney Tan as New Board Members

February 28, 2023  |  University of Washington SPH Blog

Olivia Brandon on the big and the small of health care

February 28, 2023  |  Washington Research Foundation

WRF Awards $498,804 Technology Commercialization Grant to Researchers at University of Washington Institute for Protein Design

February 27, 2023  |  UW Department of Bioengineering

Seven BioE teams to compete in the 2023 Health Innovation Challenge finals

February 22, 2023  |  Monod Bio

Monod Bio Announces Publication in Nature Highlighting De Novo Protein Technology Platform for the Creation of Novel Luciferases

February 13, 2023  |  Washington State Magazine: Spring 2023

Looking early for autism

February 13, 2023  |  Washington State Magazine: Spring 2023

Investing in invention

February 9, 2023  |  GeekWire

GeekWire 200 update: Here’s who is moving up our list of top PNW startups

February 7, 2023  |  The Conversation

How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the challenges, and how mRNA could offer a promising solution

February 7, 2023  |  GeekWire

Seagen vets land $4.4M for Univ. of Washington spinout using fresh approach for cancer vaccines

January 26, 2023  |  GeekWire

Go inside Group14, the $3B startup with a secret tech for better batteries

January 25, 2023  |  The Conversation

Fossil teeth reveal how brains developed in utero over millions of years of human evolution – new research

January 24, 2023  |  UW Foster Blog

Potential On Display at Science & Technology Showcase (STS)

January 23, 2023  |  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

A (literally) multi-pronged viral vaccine approach

January 18, 2023  |  GeekWire

Membrion, a startup building ceramic membranes for wastewater treatment, raises $7M

January 17, 2023  |  UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Spotlights

UW-led team receives $4.2M grant to develop AI-guided brain stimulation methods aimed at treating mental health disorders

January 10, 2023  |  2Morrow, Inc.

2Morrow is Awarded $1.9 Million NIH Grant to Develop a Digital Therapeutic for Patients with Chronic Pain

January 10, 2023  |  Seattle Inno

These are Seattle Inno's 23 startups to watch in 2023

January 9, 2023  |  UW News

Warming oceans have decimated marine parasites — but that’s not a good thing

January 8, 2023  |  GeekWire

Startup making sensors out of paper unveils eye-tracking sleep mask

January 7, 2023  |  Android Authority

Best of CES 2023 Awards: The best products from the show

January 4, 2023  |  Madrona: Founded & Funded

A-Alpha Bio’s David Younger on machine learning in biotech, building cross-functional teams

January 4, 2023  |  The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Grants Roundup

January 3, 2023  |  GeekWire

CES 2023: A list of Washington state companies showing off their latest tech gadgets and services

January 1, 2023  |  GeekWire

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