| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.11.2025 | Accipiter Biosciences Secures $12.7M Seed Funding, Revolutionizing Protein Therapies | Accipiter Biosciences, a Seattle biotech, exited stealth with $12.7 million in seed funding. The company pioneers de novo multifunctional protein therapeutics. Its computational platform designs novel biologics from scratch. These single mo... |
| 07.11.2025 | Accipiter Biosciences: $12.7 Million Seed Funding Closed To Develop De Novo Protein Therapies | Accipiter Biosciences has emerged from stealth with $12.7 million in seed funding to advance a new class of de novo multifunctional protein therapeutics designed to treat complex diseases. The seed round was co-led by Takeda and Flying Fish... |
| 06.03.2025 | Washington Research Foundation awards $10M to Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology to advance cell and genome technologies | Washington Research Foundation
Five-year grant, one of the largest in the foundation's history, will support groundbreaking work by UW Medicine's Brotman Baty Institute and the Allen Institute
SEATTLE, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wa... |
| 13.02.2025 | New Blood in Innovation: Frank Yin Joins Washington Research Foundation | In the bustling world of innovation, fresh talent can spark a revolution. Frank Yin, Ph.D., is the latest addition to the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) as an investment associate. His mission? To unearth and nurture startup opportuni... |
| 13.02.2025 | Frank Yin joins Washington Research Foundation staff as investment associate | Washington Research Foundation
Yin's role will primarily focus on identifying and evaluating startup investment opportunities to advance Washington state innovations for public benefit
SEATTLE, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Frank Yin,... |
| 18.12.2024 | Washington Research Foundation awards 12 three-year postdoctoral fellowships | Washington Research Foundation
Early-career researchers will complete projects in natural sciences and engineering at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, the University of Washington and Washington State University to address areas of urgent public n... |
| 14.11.2024 | Washington Research Foundation awards $387K grant to Derrick Hicks of the University of Washington's Institute for Protein Design | Derrick Hicks, Ph.D. (Ian Haydon, University of Washington)
Funding will enable further development of Hicks' minibinder conjugates as an improved option for radiotherapy cancer treatments
SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Washin... |
| 22.10.2024 | Washington Research Foundation awards $6 million in grants to Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Seattle Children's Research Institute | Washington Research Foundation
WRF's new grant program will support development of innovative treatments for cancer and rare immunodeficiency disorder
SEATTLE, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awa... |
| 05.09.2024 | Connie R. Collingsworth joins Washington Research Foundation board of directors | Connie R. Collingsworth
Former COO and CLO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide strategic and operational leadership as member of foundation's board and finance committee
SEATTLE, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Conni... |
| 31.05.2024 | Washington Research Foundation awards more than $2 million in grants to support the development of plans for life-science initiatives in the state | Washington Research Foundation
Investigators at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, the University of Washington and Washington State University will use funding to develop plans for large-scale efforts that can... |
| 02.05.2024 | Washington Research Foundation accepting applications for next cohort of WRF Postdoctoral Fellows | Washington Research Foundation
Up to 12 Fellows will be selected for three years of support while carrying out research projects with high potential for real-world impact in natural sciences and engineering-related disciplines
SEATTLE, May ... |
| 01.11.2023 | AdaptX Secures $10M for AI-Powered, Self-Serve Clinical Management | What You Should Know:
– AdaptX, a self-serve clinical management solution company raises $10M in funding led by Cercano Management and included participation from notable entities, such as Memorial Hermann Health System, Morningside Venture... |
| 13.09.2023 | Washington Research Foundation commits $1.2 million to collaborative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Program at University of Washington and Washington State University | Washington Research Foundation
Expanded program will provide training and support for early-career researcher entrepreneurs to get innovative technologies to market
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Washington Research Foundatio... |
| 13.09.2023 | 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 entrepreneurship training programs at the University of Washington and Washington State Un... |
| 10.08.2023 | Washington Research Foundation awards $100,000 to Pacific Northwest Research Institute in honor of David J. Galas, Ph.D. | David J. Galas, Ph.D. "WRF’s generous gift is a profound testament to David, who never stopped discovering and pushed the boundaries of our knowledge about genetics right up to the end of his life." Diane Isonaka
SEATTLE (PRWEB) A... |
| 01.05.2023 | Washington Research Foundation Opens Application for 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowships | Up to 12 fellows will be selected for three-year fellowships to conduct transformative research in natural sciences and engineering fields
SEATTLE, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is currently acceptin... |
| 01.05.2023 | Washington Research Foundation Opens Application for 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowships | "The WRF fellowship has been a truly unique experience for me, as it has provided me with the opportunity to join a vibrant community of driven individuals."Maria Purice, Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
SEATTLE (PRWEB) May 01... |
| 28.12.2022 | The first 10 calls every life science entrepreneur should make | William Canestaro, managing director of Washington Research Foundation/WRF Capital. (WRF Photo / Mel Curtis)
William Canestaro has nurtured a lot of startups.
As managing director of Washington Research Foundation and WRF Capital, the found... |
| 20.12.2022 | Washington Research Foundation Awards Additional $1M to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Supporting Innovative Technology Commercialization Research in Life Sciences | “This program is enabling researchers at Fred Hutch to take their discoveries one step closer to becoming therapeutic products and interventions that could potentially transform how diseases are treated.” Hilary Hehman, M.S., J.D., vice pre... |
| 15.12.2022 | Tech Moves: Karat, Common Room, Aduro hire execs; longtime Microsoft cloud leader departs | Amy Sennett (left) and Scott Bonneau recently joined Karat. (Karat Image)
— Karat, a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, hired two new executives.
Scott Bonneau, a former vice president at Indeed, joins ... |
| 15.12.2022 | Washington Research Foundation Welcomes New Cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows | Sixth annual cohort will begin three-year projects in Washington state research institutions in 2023
We are honored to partner with the 2023 postdoctoral fellows as they continue their research that has the possibility to change the future ... |
| 15.09.2022 | Washington Research Foundation Names Tom Daniel as New CEO | Tom Daniel, Ph.D. "Tom’s history of conducting trailblazing science, combined with his notable efforts in mentoring scholars from diverse backgrounds, epitomizes WRF’s ethos of investing in innovative research and people." Brooks ... |
| 15.09.2022 | Washington Research Foundation Names Tom Daniel as New CEO | Tom Daniel, Ph.D.
Daniel will assume leadership of 41-year-old Foundation next month
Tom’s history of conducting trailblazing science, combined with his notable efforts in mentoring scholars from diverse backgrounds, epitomizes WRF’s ethos ... |
| 08.09.2022 | Washington Research Foundation announces new cohort of WRF Venture Analysts | Analysts will assist in reviewing grant and investment opportunities under consideration by the Foundation
The applicant pool was highly competitive this year, reflective of the rich ecosystem for translational research in Seattle.”
— Kim E... |
| 10.08.2022 | The women writing checks: A list of female venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest | Back in 2018, GeekWire published a list of women investors based in the Pacific Northwest who were writing checks to help startups grow.
A lot has changed in four years. We’ve put together a new compilation below, highlighting more than 60 ... |
| 14.06.2022 | Washington Research Foundation Announces $12.5M Grant to Support Early Career Scientists Developing Novel Therapeutics at Seattle Children's Research Institute | With the focus on generating breakthrough treatments specifically for children, along with the diversity, equity and inclusion that are at the core of the program, Seattle Children’s is poised to blaze a trail for other research institution... |
| 26.05.2022 | Shannon Oda receives $250,000 grant from Washington Research Foundation to develop technology for solid tumor therapies | Seattle Children’s Research Institute principal investigator aims to expand potential targets for adoptive cell therapies using dual costimulatory receptors
We are seeing exciting results in our in vivo cell therapy studies, and evidence of... |
| 02.05.2022 | Applications now being accepted for Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships | 10 Fellows will be selected for three-year projects addressing unmet public needs in natural sciences and engineering
As the program continues to grow, we are seeing just how much impact the fellows' research is making in science.”
— Meher ... |
| 12.04.2022 | Brian Kraemer awarded $250,000 by Washington Research Foundation to develop small molecules to treat Alzheimer’s disease | WRF’s grant will enable University of Washington professor to address protein tangles believed to contribute to destruction of brain neurons
WRF’s generous support has enabled us to make rapid progress on early-stage drug discovery work tow... |
| 04.03.2022 | Safer urinary catheter, pulse oximeter for all skin colors and a GI stent win prizes at UW competition | Team InSTENT: Ziming (Jimmy) Ye, Brandon Lou, Gillian Pereira, Evan Ross and Clara Black. (UW Photo)
Students from Pacific Northwest colleges and universities jostled for a slate of awards Thursday at the annual University of Washington Hol... |
| 19.01.2022 | AI2 spinout BirchAI lands $3.1M for healthcare customer support platform | BirchAI CEO and co-founder Kevin Terrell. (BirchAI Photo)
A new spinout from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, BirchAI, has landed $3.1 million in seed funding for its software to streamline customer support for healthcare co... |
| 01.03.2021 | Tech Moves: WTIA elects new board leadership; Adriane Brown joins American Airlines board | From left to right: Dave Cotter and Kristen Forecki (Dave Cotter and Convoy Photos)
— The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) elected Dave Cotter as the new chair of its board of directors and Kristen Forecki as vice chair for... |
| 09.12.2020 | Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts | University of Washington’s CoMotion center in Seattle. (UW Photo)
The University of Washington is aiming to make it easier for spinouts to get out of the research lab and into the market.
This week the UW unveiled Husky FAST Start, a new li... |
| 10.12.2019 | Do large pharma companies provide drug development innovation? Our analysis says no | Large pharmaceutical companies oppose legislation being considered by Congress to lower the prices of prescription drugs. Reducing their revenues, they contend, will reduce their investment in drug development and the discovery of new medic... |
| 03.12.2017 | With $1M in funding, Phase Genomics looks to crack genetic codes and discover unknown bacteria | Phase Genomics co-founders, Shawn Sullivan (left) and Ivan Liachko. (Phase Genomics Photo)
Bacteria lurk pretty much anywhere you look, in numbers and varieties worthy of a horror movie. The challenge for scientists who actually want to pry... |
| 30.11.2017 | UPDATE: Arzeda Closes Series A on $15.2m for Plant-Based Computational Protein Production, Led by OS Fund | *First published July 27, 2017. Updated November 30 to reflect final close on $15.2 million
Seattle-based Arzeda has raised a $15.2 million Series A round to expand the capacity of its synthetic protein and enzyme development operation. The... |
| 30.10.2017 | Five Startups Set to Disrupt Your Kid’s Halloween Candy | It’s a scary fact for any parent, particularly at bedtime tomorrow: children eat an average of three cups of sugar on Halloween, according to industry estimates.
Consensus on nutrition is a rare thing, but the goal of reducing sugar intake ... |
| 01.09.2017 | UPDATE: Phytelligence Raises $11.95m Towards $16m Series B | **UPDATE: Added additional Avrio Capital investment of $5 million.**
Agricultural biotechnology and micropropagation company Phytelligence has raised $11.95 million of a potential $16 million Series B. The company announced an initial close... |
| 26.04.2017 | UW spinout WiBotic lands $2.5M to build technology that charges drones and robots wirelessly | A drone attached to the WiBotic charging gear. (WiBotic Photo / Chasen Smith)
University of Washington spinout WiBotic, which is building technology that wirelessly powers drones and other robotic devices, has raised $2.5 million in a new f... |
| 02.01.2017 | Here’s what five venture capitalists are predicting for 2017 | (BigStock Image)
With 2016 now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to take a quick moment to forecast what might be looming on the horizon in the near year.
Who better to ask than a group of venture capitalists, the money managers who are pa... |
| 25.08.2016 | Seattle startup raises $2M to expand technologies for immunotherapy | Ron Myers, CEO of Nexgenia. Photo: Nexgenia.
Take a quick browse through Seattle’s biotech scene, and you’ll notice a pattern.
Immunotherapy — using the body’s immune system to fight cancer — is the hottest topic in biotechnology nowadays, ... |
| 05.10.2015 | Seattle Roundup: Dolly, ISB, Machine Learning, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Before Monday Night Football gridlocks Seattle traffic (The Seahawks at home against the Lions), let’s catch up on a few interesting items from the last week. Read on for deta... |
| 14.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 14, 2015 | ipsy raised $100M; Plexxi secured $35M; Crossbar completed $35M round
GiPStech, a Milan, Italy-based indoor positioning and navigation startup, raised €400,000 ($453,700) in equity funding. Backers included members of Italian Angels for Gro... |
| 13.01.2014 | SNUPI Technologies Raises $7.5M from WRF, Madrona to Take Wally to Market | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
SNUPI Technologies, the Seattle startup commercializing sensor networks and home health monitoring services, has raised a $7.5 million Series A to commercialize its first prod... |
| 29.08.2013 | MicroGREEN Polymers Raises $10M From Increasingly Active Tribal Investors | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The cup that holds your morning coffee is a seemingly simple item to be used and discarded. It probably hasn’t changed much over the years. No big deal, except that Americans ... |
| 05.06.2012 | New UW Spinout Zplasma Aims to Keep Moore’s Law Humming | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
For years, the people who make semiconductors have been trying to unlock their industry’s next big technological leap. A fledgling company in Seattle thinks it may have an ans... |
| 12.12.2011 | Want a job in healthcare? Live in one of these medical cities | These reports measure the life sciences and healthcare industries the way that they were. What really matters is which medical city will be elite beyond today. After healthcare reform. After the tidal wave of emerging health IT reshapes the... |
| 18.05.2009 | Hyperion brings in $13M for gastrointestinal relief | Hyperion Therapeutics, maker of pharmaceuticals to treat hepatology and gastrointenstinal conditions, has raised $13 million of an anticipated $15 million round of debt, according to VentureWire. Contributors have not been disclosed, but th... |
| 17.03.2009 | Skytap soars with new $7M to extend cloud services | Skytap, a company that provides virtual computing environments for application testing, announced that it brought in $7 million in a second round of funding from Ignition Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Washington Research Foundation. T... |
| 21.01.2009 | Madrona Leads $1.5M Investment in PetraVM to Make Software Cheaper, More Reliable | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The Seattle-based VC firm Madrona Venture Group has led a seed investment in a University of Washington startup called PetraVM. The deal is worth $1.5 million, and includes in... |
| - | Want a job in healthcare? Live in one of these medical cities | Every list of the best healthcare cities in the country reads like my grandfather’s history teacher wrote them. They’re usually based on the same metrics: which city has the most NIH dollars, the most venture capital and the size of the hea... |
