When Samual Byrd saw the daily challenges his mom faced as a recently-diagnosed diabetes patient, he wanted to do something to help her get healthy again. As a bioengineering student and entrepreneurship fellow at Washington State University, he was uniquely suited to actually take on that challenge. And he did.
For two students who did not think much of entrepreneurship a year ago, Emily Willard and Katherine Brandenstein have been making quite a splash in Washington’s biotech startup space. Their company – Engage – started as a senior design class assignment and evolved into a full time job that they will pursue after graduation.
It’s June again – one of our favorite months because it brings WSU researchers to Seattle to share technologies developed in the lab with local life science and cleantech industries. This post is your guide to the WSU technologies and startup companies you can see at Life Science Innovation Northwest June 1-2.
When researcher Dan Rodgers made a discovery that could slow or even reverse the muscle wasting that plagues many cancer patients, he knew he wanted to do more than publish a paper. “I wanted to put the knowledge to good use, to see our science applied, and for cancer patients to receive an effective treatment,” […]
AVVogen Researcher: Dan Rodgers, PhD Launched: 2015 Problem: Over 70 million people suffer from muscle wasting disease, in one form or another, and this costs the health care industry over $500 billion annually, yet there are currently no viable treatments. Solution: Actriiex, a drug that targets and blocks biochemical events initiated by myostatin and other […]
University faculty are not the only ones making an impact with their research – over the last few weeks WSU students have developed and been recognized for innovations that tackle grand challenges such as sustaining health around the world and developing sustainable resources. We wanted to take a moment to highlight these student teams, and demonstrate the […]
HEALTHSUM™ Researcher: John Wenz, DVM, MS Launched: 2014 Problem: Veterinarians do not have a reliable way to track outcomes of the health management techniques used on dairy cows. Solution: A health record database that imports and evaluates data from existing dairy management software to determine outcomes of health management. This gives the veterinarian more information […]
Barbara Sorg studied functions of the brain for years before she saw the tiny nets in her microscope that made her heart skip a beat. She had been exploring different aspects of the brain to find connections between memory and addictive behaviors, and those nets were just too intriguing to leave alone. Since the 8th grade […]
In October, Washington hosted the National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Conference. Washington’s thriving health care innovation sector made this conference a natural fit for Seattle, and a great opportunity for WSU researchers who want to move life-changing innovations into the marketplace.
For the first time, Washington is hosting the National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Conference. Washington’s thriving health care innovation sector makes this conference a natural fit for Seattle, and great opportunity for the small businesses, entrepreneurs and researchers working to get life-changing innovations into the marketplace. Recognizing NIH SBIR/STTR’s […]