Jul 28, 2015 | Innovation
Getting a product to market can be a tough road to go for many startups. But Amazon thinks it has a better way, creating a new initiative called Amazon Launchpad. The company is working with some of the top startup programs and investors in the country to source...
May 28, 2015 | Innovation
Washington State has a long history of being at the forefront of innovation and successfully bringing revolutionary ideas to the marketplace. Whether it’s new protocols to improve health care and cure diseases to next-generation composite materials and robotics...
Apr 30, 2015 | Innovation, Made In Washington
Washington State is dotted with an abundance of technology incubators that give a visionary software developer the supporting infrastructure they need to become successful. Now that same concept is being developed to take locally grown fashion designers and help them...
Mar 24, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Innovation
WISErg has perfected a process for cost-effectively harvesting food scraps and converting it to organic fertilizer. The company’s message is “there is no such thing as waste.” Their Harvester technology captures urban generated food scraps and...
Mar 23, 2015 | Innovation, Technology, Why Washington?
One important element in growing healthy plants is photosynthesis. However, in many parts of the world, there isn’t enough daylight to have a long growing season all year round. A recent University of Washington graduate, Adam Greenberg, is producing a light...
Feb 24, 2015 | Innovation, Life Science/Global Health
Two Washington companies are working to make football and other contact sports safer for players. Redmond-based Physio-Control and Kirkland-based i 1 Biometrics are tackling the problems of on-field cardiac arrest and impact sport concussions. Physio-Control will be...
Feb 11, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Innovation
As the artisan craft beer trend continues to grow one company is finding more ways to improve the experience. We posted a story about home brewing innovation by Pico Brew last December. The newest product from the company is KegSmarts which lets you easily monitor the...
