Oct 16, 2015 | Innovation, Why Washington?
X-Ray vision may be coming to your next generation smartphone. The University of Washington and Microsoft Research division have been working in collaboration on technology that is applying hyperspectral technology, which is already used in satellite imaging, to see...
Oct 2, 2015 | Innovation, Technology
Washington State has long been the epicenter of pioneering technologies. Now several major venture capitalists and tech pioneers have pooled their expertise and resources to create Pioneer Square Labs. This unique concept for nurturing tech ideas will give creative...
Sep 18, 2015 | Innovation
Washington State has a proven history of pioneering new innovations whether it’s giving birth to the commercial aircraft industry or inventing life saving devices that become the standard in healthcare. Washington’s research universities have been at the...
Aug 31, 2015 | Innovation
The University of Washington has been ranked one of the 50 most entrepreneurial schools in the country by AffordableSchools.net The report sites the UW Center for Commercialization – CoMotion – which is a collaborative hub that supports bringing new ideas...
Jul 28, 2015 | Innovation
Getting a product to market can be a tough road to go for many startups. But Amazon thinks it has a better way, creating a new initiative called Amazon Launchpad. The company is working with some of the top startup programs and investors in the country to source...
May 28, 2015 | Innovation
Washington State has a long history of being at the forefront of innovation and successfully bringing revolutionary ideas to the marketplace. Whether it’s new protocols to improve health care and cure diseases to next-generation composite materials and robotics...
Apr 30, 2015 | Innovation, Made In Washington
Washington State is dotted with an abundance of technology incubators that give a visionary software developer the supporting infrastructure they need to become successful. Now that same concept is being developed to take locally grown fashion designers and help them...
Mar 24, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Innovation
WISErg has perfected a process for cost-effectively harvesting food scraps and converting it to organic fertilizer. The company’s message is “there is no such thing as waste.” Their Harvester technology captures urban generated food scraps and...
Mar 23, 2015 | Innovation, Technology, Why Washington?
One important element in growing healthy plants is photosynthesis. However, in many parts of the world, there isn’t enough daylight to have a long growing season all year round. A recent University of Washington graduate, Adam Greenberg, is producing a light...
Feb 24, 2015 | Innovation, Life Science/Global Health
Two Washington companies are working to make football and other contact sports safer for players. Redmond-based Physio-Control and Kirkland-based i 1 Biometrics are tackling the problems of on-field cardiac arrest and impact sport concussions. Physio-Control will be...
