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  • January 03, 2022

    Meet a CoMotion Labs Member: Fresh Grease

    Fresh Grease helps cycling retailers convert and retain customers with software tools that help cyclists find compatible parts in seconds, using their bikes’ make, model, and...
  • December 20, 2021

    A foot in both worlds

    At first blush, the roles of academic researcher and entrepreneur may seem quite different. I believe there are more similarities than differences. One could even argue...
    Francois Baneyx headshot
  • November 17, 2021

    The Mission Acceleration Center – Where innovation meets action

    On October 29th, Impact Washington and the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition launched the Mission Acceleration Center (MAC) program to create an interconnected and collaborative innovation network in the Pacific Northwest. Headlining the...
    Mission Acceleration Center
  • November 12, 2021

    Spring 2021 CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund winners making a difference

    Teams deliver parent education and support programs, TB treatment adherence solutions, AI-powered surgery video editing software, and a platform to help prevent hereditary cancer.
    Strive Materials
  • October 18, 2021

    Meet a CoMotion Labs Member: Modulus Therapeutics

    Modulus is using high throughput experimentation and machine learning to design new anti-cancer cell therapies.
    Max Darnell Co-founder CEO Modulus Therapeutics
  • October 18, 2021

    Summer ’21 I-Corps cohort included 40 project teams representing 11 institutions

    This past summer, 40 teams of entrepreneurs participated in the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program offered by CoMotion. For six intensive weeks, the teams...
  • September 27, 2021

    CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund winners making strides in detecting critical water leaks, improving 3D printing, and developing drugs and vaccines

    CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund winners making strides in detecting critical water leaks, improving 3D printing, and developing drugs and vaccines.
  • September 01, 2021

    Meet a CoMotion Labs Member: Equalize Health

    Equalize Health is a not-for-profit medical technology company with a global team of award-winning designers, engineers, medical professionals, and business minds. We have offices in India,...
    Krista Donaldson, CEO Equalize Health
  • August 23, 2021

    UW Researcher Spotlight: Naja Ferjan Ramírez

    Welcome to our blog series, “UW Researcher Spotlight.” These posts highlight University of Washington researchers who, as principal investigators—or “PIs”—lead their teams on the path from...
    Photo of Naja Ferjan Ramirez
  • July 14, 2021

    BECU and CoMotion announce winners of third FinTech Incubator competition

    In its ongoing commitment to help grow the fintech community and drive innovation in the financial services space, BECU has selected the winners of the third...
    CoMotion Labs Startup Hall
  • June 29, 2021

    Investing in the Endless Frontier for the 21st Century

    While the pandemic quieted the buzz of tens of thousands of students on our campuses, the UW research engine continued to roar. Our talented faculty won...
    UW Virology Lab
  • June 24, 2021

    University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab (UFL) collaborates with Seattle Department of Transportation, REEF, BrightDrop, Coaster Cycles, and AxleHire to pioneer shared sustainable last-mile neighborhood delivery hub

    University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab (UFL) has launched and deployed one of the nation’s first zero operating-emissions, last-mile delivery pilots in the Uptown neighborhood of...
    Urban Freight Lab
  • June 17, 2021

    CoMotion announces Spring 2021 Innovation Gap Fund winners, including a joint award with Population Health

    CoMotion announces Spring 2021 Innovation Gap Fund winners, including a joint award with Population Health.
  • June 14, 2021

    CoMotion’s Spring 2021 DubPitch Brings Together UW Startups and Investors

    The power of innovation was on full display at the Spring ‘21 CoMotion DubPitch event on Wednesday, May 19th. Nine startups from the University of Washington...
  • June 04, 2021

    Meet a CoMotion Labs Member: Cozera

    Cozera offers a user controlled, verified digital identity for remote and in-person identity authentication to improve user experience, protect privacy, deter fraud and provide operational savings...
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  • May 24, 2021

    Groundbreaking prosthetic foot designed by University of Washington inter-disciplinary team is launched by WillowWood

    Stepping over a raised curb, navigating a dark room at night, or taking a walk at the beach are activities most people do without giving them...
  • April 26, 2021

    UW students help solve national security challenges in NSIN hackathons

    When you hear the term “national security,” what does it conjure up? My guess is that your first thoughts would include fighter jets flying overhead, tanks...
    NSIN Mad Hacks: Fury Code
  • April 23, 2021

    CoMotion announces winners of I-Corps winter cohort

    The Winter ’21 teams recently completed the intensive six-week program, working closely with mentors and making tremendous strides in their ventures, with awards totaling $47,800.
  • April 22, 2021

    University of Washington spinoff, Zap Energy, on track to power the planet

    Under the roofs of two unremarkable warehouses just north of Seattle lies a solution to clean, safe, renewable, affordable energy. Enter University of Washington fusion technology...
  • March 30, 2021

    Celebrating UW women innovators

    In 1854, Arthur Denny, a representative of the Washington Territorial Legislature, proposed that a pending voting bill be amended to allow “all white females over the...