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aria-label='breadcrumbs'><ul><li><a href="https://www.washington.edu/innovation/" title="The Innovation Imperative">The Innovation Imperative</a></ul></nav> </div> <div class="container-fluid uw-body"> <div class="row"> <main id="primary" class="site-main uw-body-copy col-md-12"> <article id="post-994" class="post-994 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="entry-content"> <h2>The impact of innovation at the UW</h2> <p class="intro">Throughout more than 150 years of history, the UW has demonstrated an extraordinary track record of inventions and discoveries with impact across the globe. Consistently ranked the most innovative public university in the world, there is no limit to what we can achieve.</p> <div class="grid row equal " > <div class="col-sm"> <div class="card text-left image-top lightgold " style="width:100%"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title mb-0">UW innovation in the news</h2> <div class="card-image-top"><img decoding="async" src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2025/02/07170222/Alex-Gagnon_01062025_carbon_1541402.jpg" class="card-img card-img-top" alt=""></div> <div class="udub-slant-divider"><span></span></div> <div class="card-content"> <p>Alex Gagnon, CEO and co-founder of Banyu Carbon, at CoMotion Labs at the University of Washington. Gagnon, a chemical oceanographer at the UW, is studying how to take excess carbon dioxide out of ocean waters. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)</p> </div> <p class="button"><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/wa-is-a-hotbed-for-carbon-capture-research-what-is-it-anyway/" class="btn btn-lg arrow white "><span>Learn more</span><span class="arrow-box"><span class="arrow"></span></span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm"> <div class="card text-left image-top lightgold " style="width:100%"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title mb-0">Startups and spinoffs</h2> <div class="card-image-top"><img decoding="async" src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2021/08/04224652/A-ALPHA-BIO-in-the-newsV2-1024x576-2.jpg" class="card-img card-img-top" alt="IMAGE DESCRIPTION"></div> <div class="udub-slant-divider"><span></span></div> <div class="card-content"> <p>Every UW college and school has launched startups and created spinoffs. Since 1984, the UW has spun out over 280 companies. Since 1992, UW spinoffs have raised over $8.7 billion in funding with $4.1 billion secured over the past five years alone.</p> </div> <p class="button"><a href="https://www.uw.edu/innovation/startups/" class="btn btn-lg arrow white "><span>Startup portfolio</span><span class="arrow-box"><span class="arrow"></span></span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm"> <div class="card text-left image-top lightgold " style="width:100%"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title mb-0">26 innovations that changed the world</h2> <div class="card-image-top"><img decoding="async" src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2022/09/30100353/medicone.jpg" class="card-img card-img-top" alt="Archived photograph of a Medic One ambulance and EMTs"></div> <div class="udub-slant-divider"><span></span></div> <div class="card-content"> <p>Explore a selection of innovations developed wholly or in part at the University of Washington. We invite you to share in the UW’s rich history through these fundamental and groundbreaking innovations.</p> </div> <p class="button"><a href="https://www.washington.edu/innovation/26-innovations-that-changed-the-world/" class="btn btn-lg arrow white "><span>Learn more</span><span class="arrow-box"><span class="arrow"></span></span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h2>Innovation happens everywhere at the UW</h2> <p><strong>Getting started:</strong> Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, investor, or other community member, these <a href="/innovation/about/#FAQ">Frequently Asked Questions</a> will guide you in the right direction.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <blockquote> <p>“Insights I developed at UW are what carried me forward towards running my own businesses.”<br /> <small>– Keisha Credit, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship ’18</small></p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="col-md-3"><img decoding="async" class="img-circle size-full wp-image-1000" src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11012951/Keisha-Forbes-1x1.jpg" alt="Keisha Forbes" width="180" height="180" srcset="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11012951/Keisha-Forbes-1x1.jpg 342w, https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11012951/Keisha-Forbes-1x1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11012951/Keisha-Forbes-1x1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11012951/Keisha-Forbes-1x1-50x50.jpg 50w" sizes="(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px" /></div> </div> <h2>The innovation ecosystem</h2> <p>The UW Innovation Imperative empowers students and researchers to learn, discover and build solutions to tomorrow’s challenges. It encourages innovation by providing the space and opportunity for people from all backgrounds — from the humanities to the sciences, the poetic and the pragmatic — to connect, imagine and discover.</p> <div class="card text-left large half-block white img-right" style="width:100%"> <div class="image-large" style="background-image: url(https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11013037/hp-750x500-20190524_Ewurama-Karikari-ME-11162-750x500.jpg);"></div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="inner-card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Learn the skills</h2> <p>The UW offers a wide variety of educational and learning opportunities to build students’ skills in innovation and entrepreneurship.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/innovation/programs">Explore programs</a></li> <li><a href="/innovation/classes">Find a class</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card text-left large half-block white img-left" style="width:100%"> <div class="image-large" style="background-image: url(https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11013202/hp-Hands-On-Experiences-1140x760-750x500.jpg);"></div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="inner-card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Get hands-on experience</h2> <p>Innovation happens in every corner of the UW — and there’s no better way to expand your skill set than to participate in a hands-on kind of way.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/innovation/events">Competitions and hackathons</a></li> <li><a href="/innovation/spaces">Makerspaces</a></li> <li><a href="/innovation/classes">Student clubs</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card text-left large half-block white img-right" style="width:100%"> <div class="image-large" style="background-image: url(https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11013245/hp-bring-ideas-to-life-jones-foster-750x500.jpg);"></div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="inner-card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Bring ideas to life</h2> <p>A strong community is critical for entrepreneurs to bring new ideas to life. Important milestones along the journey include mentorship, lessons from industry leaders and alumni, and pursuing funding opportunities.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/innovation/programs/#mentor">Find a mentor</a></li> <li><a href="/innovation/programs/#incubators-accelerators">Accelerators and incubators</a></li> <li><a href="/innovation/about/#funding">Funding opportunities</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card text-left large half-block white img-left" style="width:100%"> <div class="image-large" style="background-image: url(https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2020/10/11013318/hp-Network-Building-1024x684-750x501.jpg);"></div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="inner-card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Build your network</h2> <p>Join us for events that will open your eyes, push your boundaries, and grow your network. 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