Tag: University of Washington

WCTA’s Inaugural Annual Meeting hosted several hundred attendees from diverse industries and companies invested in clean technology. UW President Michael Young, and WSU President Elson Floyd participated in a discussion on innovation and commercialization in the field of clean tech. The panel was led by McKinstry’s vice president of energy and facility solutions, Ash Awad, […]

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The University of Washington 2012 Business Plan Competition had a record 101 student teams representing colleges and universities across Washington State. Over 100 judges, sponsors, volunteers, and faculty came from Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Eastern Washington, Evergreen, Gonzaga, Northwest University, Seattle Pacific, Seattle University, University of Washington, University of Washington Bothell, Walla Walla Community College, and […]

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Twenty-three student teams from Washington pitched their innovations at the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge addressing today’s energy, urban agriculture, recycling, built environment and water-related problems with novel solutions. Now in its fourth year, the Challenge focuses on the development of prototypes that solve some of today’s biggest problems AND have market impact. The 2012 winners […]

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University of Washington President Michael Young has announced a three-part initiative focused on “Ideas to Impact,” or “i2i.” The key components from President Young’s communication are: Drive our economic future.  Our first area of focus is on accelerating our research commercialization efforts. Overall, more than 260 companies have been founded based on UW research. But […]

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Source:  Seattle Business, April 2012. The UW Center for Commercialization has created a New Ventures Facility as part of a new effort to spin out more companies.  The facility will eventually have space for 25 startup companies including 11,500 square feet of lab space and 11,500 square feet of office space.

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Source:  Seattle Business, April 2012. A startup company launched by University of Washington students, Carbon Cultures, won a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.  The company has devised a way to turn slash piles into a biochar product that increases soil fertility.

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The Washington State Department of Commerce has announced that “…a potential state level visit may take place in April.”  Governor Gregoire has been asked to visit South Korea as the leader of a trade mission during April of this year.  The timing of the mission is yet to be confirmed.  The mission will likely cover […]

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Source:  Curt Woodward, Xconomy, February 14, 2012. Seattle-based EnerG2 is opening a factory in Albany, Oregon.  The company says it chose the location due to its work with Oregon Freeze Dry. EnerG2 was founded in 2003 and spun out of the University of Washington.  It received a $21.3 million stimulus grant from the federal government. […]

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Source: University of Washington Center for Commercialization press release, February 8, 2012. The UW Center for Commercialization is opening a new incubator facility designed to accelerate the number of businesses started from UW technology.  The goal of the endeavor is to double the number of startups (from an average of ten per year) to twenty […]

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By Tom Ranken, Washington Clean Technology Alliance Hours after the President’s State of the Union Address, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson came to Seattle to talk about the economy, cleantech, and the environment. Since being named President Obama’s cabinet member in charge of environmental protection, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson leads federal efforts to protect the […]

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