Creating a More Connected Innovation Community
The Innovation Showcase helps bridge the gap between research and commercialization by highlighting the most promising discoveries and new technologies ready for commercialization in Washington. This quarterly event, attended by our state’s startup leaders, investors, service providers, and serial entrepreneurs, promotes the idea sharing and networking that helps turn research into results. Showcases feature presentations by 3-6 innovators hand-selected by our program manager and screening committee.
Submissions
Would your company benefit from the opportunity to: Expand your network to include those in the startup community with a keen interest in putting you on a path to achieving your next milestone? Work with expert coaches - at no cost to you - to hone your pitch before you meet with investors? Become a member of a collegial community interested in following your future successes?
Are you a Washington company: Commercializing around groundbreaking IP that you control? Headed by a CEO who is still building out the team? With a prototype completed or very nearly so? Which has creatively financed its efforts through grants and bootstrapping to make it this far?
If so, we encourage you to submit your free application! Applications received by Friday, March 2nd will be considered for the Spring 2012 Innovation Showcase. Read and download our application below, and contact Liz Gruber for more information.
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Click here to see past Innovation Showcase companies, media coverage, and participant testimonials.
Upcoming Innovation Showcases
Spring
April 10, 2012
Registration 3pm/Showcase 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Hosted reception with wine, beer & appetizers 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Summer
July 12, 2012
Registration 3pm/Showcase 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Hosted reception with wine, beer & appetizers 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location
Rainier Square Conference Center
1301 5th Avenue, 3rd level of the Rainier Square Atrium, Seattle 98101
Registration for the Spring 2012 Innovation Showcase is now open. Click here to register via our secure online registration service.
Individual Ticket $75
Please contact Amy Bell at (206) 389-7261 or by email with registration questions.
Leadership
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Co-Chairs
- Joe Piper, Point B Capital
- Lucinda Stewart, OVP Venture Partners
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Screening Committee
- Susannah Malarkey, Technology Alliance
- Liz Gruber, Technology Alliance
- Darren Bolding, WSU Research Foundation
- Jack Breese, Washington Advisory Group
- Ky Calder, Calder Investment Partners
- Jeffry Canin, UW Center for Commercialization
- Tom Clement, UW Center for Commercialization
- Gary Kocher, K&L Gates
- Bill Lemon, Northwest Energy Angels Board
- Loretta Little, WRF Capital
- Stewart Lyman, Lyman Biopharma Consulting
- Matt McIlwain, Madrona Venture Group
- Ulrich Mueller, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Chris Porter, Medical Genesis
- Erick Rabins, Auxin Partners
- Quinn Read, UW Center for Commercialization
- Patrick Shelby, UW Center for Commercialization
- Michael Stein, Woodcock Washburn
- Brook Wessel, T-Venture of America
