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Stories in the news media about CoMotion and the UW spinoffs and innovations we’ve supported.

  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation to Fund Seven Cancer Consortium Researchers

    Diane Mapes
    three researchers headshots
  • Attacks on higher education risk social, economic benefits (subscription required)

    Jon Talton
    UW campus (aerial)
  • Experimental brain implant helps stroke survivor regain arm function

    Natalie Swaby
    clinician and patient with experiment
  • UW Nobel winner’s lab releases most powerful protein design tool yet

    Lisa Stiffler
    University of Washington biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate David Baker at his office in Seattle
  • Uncommon Thinkers: Brian Pinkard looks for impact, from flipping rocks to destroying ‘forever chemicals’

    Lisa Stiffler
    Brian Pinkard
  • Zap Energy exceeds Mariana Trench-level pressures in pursuit of limitless clean power

    Lisa Stiffler
    Zap Energy’s FuZE-3 reactor
  • Incisionless surgical robotic tech startup Petal Surgical emerges from stealth with $10M Series A

    Sean Whooley
    Petal Surgical team with device
  • Seattle startup Membrion raises $20M to deploy industrial wastewater treatment units

    Taylor Soper
    Greg Newbloom at pitching event
  • Fast-growing startups reshape the GeekWire 200 with innovations in AI, robotics, energy and more

    Taylor Soper
    GeekWire 200 Q4 2025
  • Inside Zap: Fusion pioneer tries to build ‘a star in a jar’ to unlock abundant clean energy

    Lisa Stiffler
    Matthew Thompson, Zap vice president of systems engineering, alongside a demo fusion reactors at the company’s Everett, Wash., research and development facility. (