Articles about CoMotion

Tech Moves: UW professor wins prestigious honor; T-Mobile board shuffle; and more

— Mary-Claire King, a groundbreaking innovator in genetics, has received The National Academy of Sciences’ most prestigious metal, the Public… Read More

Univ. of Washington selected for new federally funded Northwest innovation training hub

The University of Washington is part of a new federally selected Northwest Region Hub to support the commercialization and deployment… Read More

Seattle entrepreneurs are building autonomous robots to deliver hassle-free EV charging

The founders at Autev envision a future where EV drivers simply park their vehicles in a garage, open an app… Read More

From biotech to 3D printing, here are 7 startups that recently spun out of the Univ. of Washington

The startup spinout machine at the University of Washington keeps on humming. According to CoMotion, the university’s tech transfer office,… Read More

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation center relocating down the road near Startup Hall

CoMotion, the innovation arm of the University of Washington, is gearing up to move just down the street from its… Read More

Washington Research Foundation gives $1.2M to help UW, WSU researchers commercialize their tech

Washington Research Foundation, a Seattle-based nonprofit that funds research and scholarship in Washington state, awarded more than $1.2 million for… Read More

Seattle startups among winners in BECU and CoMotion fintech incubator competition

The BECU Fintech Incubator named three companies that won its fifth annual competition, including two from the Seattle region. The… Read More

University of Washington’s CoMotion incubator partners with T-Mobile to provide startups with 5G

T-Mobile is equipping the University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs with a new 5G network to help entrepreneurs build products and… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout aims to detect eye and body movement using sensors embedded in paper

A new company out of the University of Washington launched this week with technology to sense human gestures, body functions… Read More

Meet the 4 new startups joining a fintech incubator run by BECU and UW in Seattle

Four Seattle startups have won a slot in a financial technology incubator run by banking company BECU and CoMotion, the… Read More

Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts

The University of Washington is aiming to make it easier for spinouts to get out of the research lab and… Read More

University of Washington air filtering technology captures indoor air pollutants using less energy

The University of Washington this month received a U.S. patent for a new air filtration technology that can remove airborne… Read More

As mental health needs surge, this Seattle startup offers AI-powered analysis of therapy sessions

The novel coronavirus has brought with it fears of infection, massive job losses, the challenges of teaching kids at home,… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s CoMotion innovation hub closes public access to makerspace and part of HQ

The University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation hub has quietly announced that it’s closing public access to its MakerSpace and shrinking… Read More

Nonlinear Materials goes public with plan to commercialize electro-optic devices

It’s taken 20 years, but executives at Seattle-based Nonlinear Materials Corp. are finally putting the pieces in place for what… Read More

Univ. of Washington CoMotion innovation center chief Vikram Jandhyala to step down in June

After five years of leading the University of Washington’s innovation center, Vikram Jandhyala is stepping down. Jandhyala, executive director of… Read More

New Seattle startup emerges from UW to develop cancer-fighting protein three decades in the making

For 30 years, scientists have been trying to unleash the promise of Interleukin-2 (IL-2), a powerful protein that fights cancer… Read More

Univ. of Washington launches fintech incubator with BECU in Seattle, unveils initial startups

The University of Washington’s innovation arm is partnering with the state’s largest non-profit credit union to launch a new fintech… Read More

After leading 4,000 job interviews, here’s what Smartsheet’s co-founder loves to ask candidates

As a veteran tech entrepreneur and co-founder of companies like Onyx Software and Smartsheet, Brent Frei has conducted more than… Read More

Security researchers sign up to be the first customers for OneRadio’s signal receiver

OneRadio Corp., a University of Washington spinout that focuses on sniffing out radio signals across a wide spectrum, has signed… Read More

Health tech startup spins out of Univ. of Washington, aims to make surgery more efficient with data science

The University of Washington added yet another startup to its growing list of spinouts Monday: Perimatics, a health technology company… Read More

UW CoMotion innovation hub cuts 15% of staff amid loss of patent revenue, changing model

The University of Washington’s innovation hub CoMotion is cutting approximately 15 percent of its staff as well as eliminating open… Read More

Can faux meat produce meaty profits? Entrepreneurs survey the food frontier

Is there money to be made by going meatless? Substitutes for meat, dairy and eggs have been around for decades,… Read More

UW CoMotion spinout OneRadio takes the wraps off its wideband radio receiver

OneRadio Corp. has been working on its dragnet for radio transmissions for two years in stealth mode, but the spinout… Read More

UW spinout WiBotic lands $2.5M to build technology that charges drones and robots wirelessly

University of Washington spinout WiBotic, which is building technology that wirelessly powers drones and other robotic devices, has raised $2.5… Read More

University of Washington among top schools at turning ideas into patents and startups, study says

Coming up with a great idea for a new technology or startup is one thing. But turning that idea into… Read More

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation hub opens Spokane location

CoMotion is growing its presence across the state of Washington. The University of Washington’s “collaborative innovation hub” is expanding to eastern… Read More

Inside the new CoMotion HQ, a hub for innovation at the University of Washington

Helping its students, faculty, and researchers focus on innovation has become a top priority for the University of Washington. That… Read More

UW CoMotion opening new HQ with space for virtual, augmented reality startups

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation program announced today it will move to a new University District headquarters that will include an incubator space for… Read More

A better air filter: UW spinout raises $1.25M for new approach to electrostatic air filtration

A Seattle-based startup is developing a new air filter that it says will cost less than the alternatives, use less energy, filter out more harmful… Read More