Turning Research into Results
The Innovation Showcase has introduced numerous emerging companies to Washington's investment and startup community. These innovators have used this program to build connections outside their areas of expertise that have enabled them to achieve important milestones. Participants have gone on to secure funding through grants or angel investors, connect with strategic partners and advisors, and gain industry and media recognition.
"Mobisante got some exposure because Brier Dudley wrote an article about the Innovation Showcase and the featured companies in the Seattle Times. It seems that quite a few groups track your event, including folks on the east coast and certainly Silicon Valley. Of all the events we have done so far, this was the best return on investment on our time and effort without question." - Sailesh Chutani, CEO & co-founder of Mobisante
Innovation Showcase & Alumni in the News
Cadence Biomedical scores $1.1 million to help people with disabilities walk. GeekWire, April 26, 2012.
2 S.A. biotech firms get $100,000 investments. San Antonio Express News, April 24, 2012.
Peter Thiel’s Breakout Labs Awards $350K Each To Six Ambitious Biotech Startups. TechCrunch, April 17, 2012.
UW: Unlocking the lab and launching companies. TechFlash, April 10, 2012.
UW spin-out born out of doctor’s frustration with paper-based records. GeekWire, February 6, 2012.
Cadence Biomedical Snags First $1M to Help Disabled People Walk. Xconomy, Janaury 18, 2012.
Body Scanners Not Just for Airport Security. Seattle Times, December 11, 2011.
It’s Fashionable to Be Early, and Other Startup Lessons from the Innovation Showcase. Xconomy, February 7, 2011.
Technology Alliance Showcases Four New Companies in Biotech and Cleantech, and Revisits One Past Presenter. Xconomy, July 15, 2010.
Tech Alliance Showcases Early Stage Ventures. Seattle Times, July 13, 2010.
Technology Alliance Showcases Five Companies in Sensors, Mobile Displays, and Drug Therapies: Investors Take Notice. Xconomy, April 22, 2010.
Innovation Showcase Alumni
- Adeona - Mobile device tracking technology that is privacy preserving and transparent-to-the-user.
- Advanced Research in Computers - A wireless, smart, and ergonomic keyboard for use with smartphones, tablets and Google TV.
- Ajuga - Finds sustainable and economical alternatives to sourcing critical, fine chemicals by modifying enzymatic pathways in mint plants to produce those desired, targeted compounds.
- ARZEDA - Enzyme engineering platform that has the potential to transform the chemical industry.
- Assay Dynamics - Point-of-care diagnostic testing solution which enables physicians to streamline their workflow while increasing revenue.
- Aqueduct Neurosciences - A medical device implant to better manage fluid pressure on the brain for hydrocephalus patients, resulting in fewer follow-up brain surgeries and their associated costs.
- AquaGen Fishways - A unique system that helps fish overcome impassible dams, while generating hydroelectric power.
- Cadence Biomedical - Medical device to enable people in wheelchairs to get on their feet and walking again.
- Calcionics - Novel therapies for heart disease and other medical conditions that inhibit mineralization of soft tissues.
- Carbon Cultures - A mobile pyrolysis unit that converts forest residue into biochar, a high-value soil amendment.
- ekt - An electronic key tether which proactively prevents master key loss.
- Enravel - Pico projector that projects a large, rich image from smart phones or other mobile devices without added bulk.
- EnVitrum - A patent-pending technology that converts low-value, waste stream glass into a high-value material that has several applications in the green building industry.
- Food Chain Safety -Microwave heating solution for sterilization and pasteurization which improves food quality and safety.
- GemIIni Educational Systems - An online video modeling program for improving the vocabulary and communication skills of children with autism.
- Guide Analytics - An ankle bracelet and monitoring service for heart failure patients and their caregivers that enables better care management.
- Halo Biopharmaceuticals - Topical, sustained-release treatment for fungal nail infections.
- Hive - A wireless technology platform that increases the battery life of transceivers - with applications in medical devices, body-area networks for consumer sports and fitness, and the automotive and aviation industry.
- HydroSense (Zensi) - Residential water and electricity sensor.
- Immusoft - Therapeutic antibody delivery platform that enables human B-cells to sustain delivery of any antibody or other genetically encoded molecule in vivo.
- Impel NeuroPharma - Nasal delivery device that utilizes direct “nose-to-brain” transport.
- Kaleetan Pharmaceuticals - Next generation therapeutic vaccines which activate the body's immune system.
- KitoTech Medical - A cost-effective microneedle wound closure system with anti-scarring properties.
- LegSim - Legislative simulation tool for high school and college students which results in higher test scores and improved critical thinking.
- LightScan Technologies - An ultra-thin, flexible endoscope with exceptional imaging capabilities.
- Lite Touch - Disposable force sensors for clinicians.
- Matrix-Bio - A diagnostic which identifies the metabolic signature of breast cancer in patient blood samples earlier and with more sensitivity than current diagnostics.
- Mayfield Bioscience - Accurate diagnostic for asymptomatic Trichomonas, the world's most prevelent sexually transmitted disease.
- Michelangelo - High-performing, user-friendly data mining tool.
- Mitotherix - A Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center spin-out focused on developing a new class of cancer therapeutics that kill a broad range of cancers.
- Mobisante - Smart phone based point-of-care ultrasound imaging systmes which are low cost, easy to use and portable.
- NanoFacture - An affordable DNA prep device designed for low resource field or laboratory environments.
- Nanocel - Liquid cooling for computers.
- NovaTheraNostics - Lipid-nano carrier platform technology that in its first application provides a safer contrast agent for MRI’s with superior imaging quality.
- Otometrix - An ultrasound-based device for the accurate diagnosis of ear ache.
- Phytelligence - Tissue culturing techniques that provide stronger plants to commercial growers.
- Positron Analytic Services - An analytic device using positron annihilation spectroscopy to identify defects, voids and impurities in silicon wafers.
- PotaVida - Water solar disinfection indicator for use in disaster and developing markets.
- Pregenen - Tools for making precise genome manipulations and custom organisms.
- PROFUSA - Helping diabetics achieve glucose control by creating miniaturized, tissue-integrating sensors that are more comfortable, convenient and last 50 times longer than current glucose sensors.
- RoadWyze - Environmental road condition measurement systems that provide rich information while minimizing the need for road salt.
- Shockmetrics - A noninvasive monitor for the early detection of shock.
- SNUPI - Low-power, wireless sensing and monitoring platform for residential, commercial and marine applications which turns the structure wiring into an antenna to offer whole-structure range.
- Seattle Sensor Systems - Portable Surface Plasmon Resonance biosensor which immediately detects unknown substances in the field.
- SkyMill Energy - A disruptive new technology in aerospace wind power with the potential to harness a vast untapped source of renewable energy.
- Smart Anesthesia Manager - Sophisticated anesthesia advisroy system which improves patient safety and operating room ROI.
- StaticFlow Analytics - Analytical instruments and engineering support services that will ensure high quality and productivity in the algal biofuel industry.
- TimeDot - Peel it off a roll, stick it on anything, when the color changes, the time has expired and it is accurate from days to years.
- TransformativeMed - Value-added software solutions for hospitals that allow them to better leverage their existing electronic health record systems.
- V-Indicator Analytics - Advanced anomoly detection and visualization technology focused on analysing complex financial data.
- Vitriosic - Organic polymer electrochromic technology that enables windows to rapidly change from opaque to transparent, reducing the need for building cooling.
- Vizua - A network system producing extremely high fidelity 3D models of CT scans that can be visualized and analyzed on any hardware, from anywhere in the world.
- X-Caps - New energy storage technology using carbon nanotubes and proprietary electrode coating.
