Building the Innovation Ecosystem
Forecasted
Building the Innovation Ecosystem supports Washington researchers, early-career innovators and startups through research and entrepreneurship programs that advance technology for public benefit.
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Funder: Washington Research Foundation
Due Dates: By invitation only
Funding Amounts: Past commitments include more than $32 million across four BioInnovation projects and $12.5 million for Invent
Summary: Strategic support for research and entrepreneurship programs that strengthen Washington state’s innovation ecosystem and advance technology for public benefit.
Key Information: WRF’s strategic program funding is invitation-only and supports nonprofit research institutions in Washington state.
Description
Washington Research Foundation (WRF) invests in one-off strategic programs that cultivate an innovation ecosystem in Washington state where ideas that improve lives and advance technology can thrive. These investments aim to accelerate systemic change and lay a foundation for longer-term innovation. Priorities include advancing the state’s life sciences ecosystem, supporting technology commercialization for public benefit, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM.
The portfolio connects research, training and entrepreneurship. Supported work includes planning major life science initiatives, developing cell and genome technologies, designing catalytic enzymes, and moving novel therapeutics through late-stage preclinical development and first-in-human clinical trials. Other investments support neuroscience diagnostics and therapeutics, scientists developing treatments for childhood diseases, entrepreneurship training for early-career innovators, and a startup program serving seed-stage, science-based companies.
