Jun 28, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
Bolstered by the presence of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Washington and PATH, Washington’s life science and global health organizations are also benefitting from their proximity to technology companies. The results are often...
Jun 14, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health, Uncategorized
Since the pioneering days of the Northwest and 30 years before Washington statehood, the founders of today’s Providence Health & Services were building the first community hospital and serving the unmet health care needs of the early settlers along the...
May 22, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
Collaboration and a pioneering spirit are hallmarks of Washington State’s life science sector and tech communities. We experience the innovations of Washington’s tech entrepreneurs with improvements in the way we live, shop and work. And, our pioneering life science...
Mar 9, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
University of Washington researchers aim to create the next generation of mannequins, with warm “flesh,” moist “tongues” and other human traits for training battlefield medics. Thanks to an $8 million research grant from the Department of Defense, doctors at the WWAMI...
Jan 25, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
In 2007 the University of Washington began an initiative to compile evidence-based data on health trends around the globe. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE) at UW makes the data widely available to world health organizations and policymakers. The...
Oct 28, 2016 | Life Science/Global Health
The University of Washington has established a transformative Population Health Initiative. The goal is to collaborate with research organizations around Washington and beyond to improve the health and well-being of populations around the world. The 25-year vision...
Oct 19, 2016 | Life Science/Global Health, Technology, Why Washington?
Washington State industry sector leaders have a history of collaboration and cross-pollination to create cutting edge solutions. Technology companies have brought their expertise to various sectors from commerce and manufacturing to agriculture, finance and life...
Oct 11, 2016 | Life Science/Global Health
Washington State life science companies are leaders in research and development of life-saving protocols and instruments. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute and Virginia Mason Medical Center have been selected to collaborate with 10 other cancer research...
Sep 21, 2016 | Life Science/Global Health
Collaboration is the key to moving rapidly into the future of healthcare research. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is working with the University of Washington to create a cloud-based resource for researchers around the world to share data. Fred...
Aug 9, 2016 | Life Science/Global Health
While global health organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are at work developing vaccines for Zika, Washington State company SpringStar is building a trap for mosquitoes. Tackling the problem at the source is an alternative to chemical spraying...
