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Newsletter archive
April 2023
The March – April 2023 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring Cancer Vaccine Institute director, Nora Disis, the Seattle Commute Survey, and more.

February 2023
The January – February 2023 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring Brotherhood Initiative founder Joe Lott, CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund awardee project COCO, and more.

December 2022
The November – December 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including trademark tips, CoMotion-supported inventors’ accolades, Fundamentals for Startups Winter series, and more.

October 2022
The September – October 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including stories about CoMotion-supported startups receiving over $74M, School of Medicine’s Inventor of the Year,...

July 2022
The July 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about UW Spinoff Zap Energy, a COVID-19 vaccine developed in University of Washington...

May 2022
The May 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories honoring Asian American, Native Hawai’ian and Pacific Islander UW innovators, one biotech startup’s innovation...

April 2022
The April 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about UW innovators and their inventions that contribute to a healthier planet and...

March 2022
The March 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories celebrating UW women researchers, I-Corps winners news, Mobility Innovation Center and more.

February 2022
The February 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories celebrating UW Black innovators, Parse Biosciences $41.5M Series B, spotlight on UW researcher...

January 2022
The January 2022 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about the Science Magazine‘s choice for Breakthrough of the Year, Drug Interaction Database receiving a...

November 2021
The November 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about the launch of new UW spinoff Somalytics, OctoML’s recent raise of $85M,...

October 2021
The October 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about I-Corps Summer ’21 winners, UW spinoff Tunoptix receiving $1.5M, CoMotion Labs Members...

September 2021
The September 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about recent funding of University of Washington spinoffs A-Alpha Bio and Membrion, UW...

June 2021
The June 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about the Spring 2021 Innovation Gap Fund winners and CoMotion DubPitch, UW researcher...

May 2021
The May 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about the launch of the Creative Destruction Lab, over $240M in funding for...

April 2021
The April 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to stories about UW spinoff Icosavax’s $100M Series B, UW fusion spinoff Zap Energy, I-Corps...

March 2021
The March 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to our feature story about Dr. Amrita Mazumdar and her AI-powered video compression UW spinoff...

February 2021
The February 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including links to our feature story about over $600M in fundraising and IPO’s from Ensoma, Parse Biosciences...

January 2021
The January 2021 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including a links to our feature story about Dr. Sharon Doty, UW spinoff funding news from AltPep...

December 2020
The December 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including a links to our feature story about Husky FAST Start licensing, Innovation Gap Fund winners and...

November 2020
The November 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including a links to our feature story about CoMotion DubPitch, Icosavax receiving $16.5 M in funding, links...

October 2020
The October 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including a links to our feature story about Fiona Wills interview on the TechTransfer IP podcast, UW...

September 2020
The September 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including a links to our feature story about Professor Josh Smith, startup news such as CoMotion Labs...

July 2020
The July 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including announcement of the winners of the BECU FinTech Incubator competition, CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholars, startup...

June 2020
The June 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including announcement of the new CoMotion Director’s Award, Innovation Gap Fund winners, CoMotion DubPitch and more!

April 2020
The April 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, including a link to the CoMotion Fundamentals for Startups video featuring Ken Myer moderating a discussion about...

March 2020
The March 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about Dr. Deborah Fuller and her team’s race toward a vaccine against COVID-19, UW innovation...

February 2020
The February 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about our newly launched Express Digital Content license and Technology Search website, UW researcher Matt...

January 2020
The January 2020 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about the inaugural UW Innovation Roundtable, spring Innovation Gap Fund information, BECU FinTech Incubator Competition...

December 2019
The December 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about CoMotion Connect 2019, CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund winners and more!

November 2019
The November 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about the School of Medicine Inventor of the Year & CoMotion Innovator Showcase winner, CoMotion...

October 2019
The October 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about Icosavax’s $51M funding round, patenting your UW innovation and more!

September 2019
The September 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about A-Alpha Bio, a Q&A with CoMotion Director François Baneyx, and more!

July 2019
The July 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about the CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund winners, CoMotion DubPitch, events and more!

May 2019
The May 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about the Institute of Protein Design, BECU FinTech Incubator new winners, events and more!

April 2019
The April 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about Bellwether Bio, Washington Research Foundation grant pre-proposal, The Power of Social Media, events and...

March 2019
The March 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring news about Amazon Catalyst, CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund recipient Katya Cherukumilli and her Global Water Labs...

February 2019
The February 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring stories about KenSci’s funding raise of $22M, the benefits of licensing UW content to external organizations...

January 2019
The January 2019 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring stories about 10 things UW innovators should know about patents, Q&A about licensing, the upcoming I-Corps...

December 2018
The December 2018 issue of our CoMotion Newsletter is out, featuring stories about CoMotion Connect, CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund winners, DubPitch and more!

November 2018
Our CoMotion Newsletter has a fresh look! We’ve made it easier to read about our services and understand how we help UW innovators – and the greater...

June 2018
Read about recent acquisitions, our Spokane Innovation PopUp Event, startup news and more!

January 2018
Read about 15 new startups launched with UW CoMotion in 2017, how we connect startups to investors at DubPitch, and more!
