Stories by CoMotion staff and friends sharing inspiration and encouragement along the innovation journey.
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May 01, 2024
Imagine New Heights during UW Innovation Month
UW's first-ever Innovation Month is a campus-wide celebration of the innovation that happens everywhere at UW, every day, from STEM to the humanities and beyond. -
March 19, 2024
Curiosity, Resilience, and the Greater Good
We're celebrating disclosures of UW innovations, a new partnership with Montana State University, and our recently launched spinoffs. -
March 07, 2024
A Stone’s Throw from Recovery
A mother-daughter team of physicists is advancing therapeutic ultrasound to break up tissue like kidney stones and tumors. -
February 21, 2024
Spinoff News Roundup: February 2024
Since July 1, the beginning of the University of Washington’s fiscal year, CoMotion has supported the launch of several startups, each spinning out of or licensing... -
February 20, 2024
The Spark of Intention
In a marketplace transformed by emerging technology and plagued by systemic underrepresentation, three academic entrepreneurs share how personal experiences and perspectives guide their work to build... -
December 09, 2023
2023 School of Medicine Inventor of the Year event celebrates Ricky Wang, brings together UW entrepreneurial community
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November 15, 2023
The Sticking Point
Mechanical engineering professor Eric Seibel has developed a medical adhesive designed to detach from the skin more easily than standard solutions. His team recently completed a... -
September 19, 2023
Happy birthday, Startup Hall!
Startup Hall, home of CoMotion Labs and its technology incubator, celebrates nine years as a bridge between academia and industry and fertile ground for game-changing ideas. -
September 13, 2023
Washington Research Foundation commits more than $1.2 million to Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Program at UW and WSU
Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded more than $1.2 million to expand a University of Washington (UW) training program for entrepreneurs, and to partner with Washington... -
September 01, 2023
Certara acquires Drug Interaction Database
UW-developed research tool joins biosimulation company Certara and expands its reach. -
August 15, 2023
Introducing Copyright Resource
We're excited to debut UW's newly redesigned guide to copyright policies, featuring a refreshed look and feel, streamlined organization, and new content on emerging topics in... -
July 26, 2023
At the ready for innovations to come
This past year will go down in the history of U.S. innovation for a massive commitment of federal funds toward technological competitiveness and national resilience. -
July 18, 2023
What can Fenwick do for you?
Fenwick represents >1,500 VC-backed companies and acts as primary legal counsel to 80 VC-backed companies with valuations over $1 billion. -
July 06, 2023
BECU and CoMotion announce the 2023 BECU FinTech Incubator cohort
BECU has selected this year’s winners of the BECU FinTech Incubator competition: My Financial Therapist, Nickels, and Stakana. -
June 16, 2023
2023 CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholars announced
The CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholars program offers entrepreneurial opportunities and scholarships to 10 outstanding undergraduates. -
June 16, 2023
When to start working with CoMotion
We sat down with CoMotion innovation manager Judy Bridges to talk through frequently-asked questions for early-stage innovators. -
March 27, 2023
Changemaker: Nora Disis
Nora Disis spoke with CoMotion about her three-decade career in cancer research and what she’s learned about gender equity in the innovation landscape. -
March 16, 2023
The results are in! How commuting and travel is shaping up in the next normal
The results of the latest Seattle Commute Survey offer a clearer understanding of how people are traveling into downtown Seattle. -
February 13, 2023
Changemaker: Joe Lott
Brotherhood Initiative founder Joe Lott spoke with CoMotion about inequities in higher education and entrepreneurship and the project’s partnership with the new social impact incubator with... -
February 08, 2023
CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund awardee, mentor take startup to the next level
Since receiving a CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund award in 2020, UW Tacoma associate professor Weichao Yuwen has taken steps to help grow her startup