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WRF in the News

January 3, 2007

Please note: WRF has filed a complaint in Federal Court in the Western District of Washington alleging infringement by a number of companies making Bluetooth devices.  Link to the full text of the complaint next to our press release below.  Sample stories:
Seattle Times; New York Times

January 27, 2005 University Week, Commercialization of UW technologies is goal of fund
By Chris Reimann
March 15, 2001 Seattle P.I., Lumera raises $24 million to build next big thing in networks
By John Cook
February 15, 2001 University Week, Sowing the Seeds of UW Start-ups
By Bob Roseth

WRF Portfolio News

September 5, 2007 Hyperion Therapeutics Secures $40 Million In Series B Round - Hyperion Therapeutics
PRNewswire
 August 10, 2007 Venture firms give startup a vote of confidence - Illumita
Seattle Times
August 3, 2007 Accelerator speeds on $22.5M  - The Accelerator
Puget Sound Business Journal
May 3, 2007 Redmond's Ultreo prepares launch of ultrasound toothbrush - Ultreo
Seattle Times
February 22, 2007 Ikaria and Investor Group to Acquire INO Therapeutics in $670 Million Cash and Stock Merger, Creating a World Leader in Critical Care Therapeutics - Ikaria Holdings
Press release from Ikaria
January 10, 2007 Omeros Corporation Receives Up To $9M Toward Development Of Schizophrenia Treatment - Omeros Corporation
Press release via Fierce Biotech
November 6, 2006 New HaloPure(R) Device Passes Rigorous Testing Protocol Set by Environmental Protection Agency - Halosource
Marketwire
November 3, 2006 UW professor's tech company finds backers - Illumita
Puget Sound Business Journal
October 19, 2006 Trailfire Teams With Microsoft to Bring New Internet Era to Life with Exciting Plug-In for Internet Explorer 7 - Trailfire
BusinessWire
July 19, 2006 Gilead Sciences Agrees to Exercise Its Option to Acquire Corus Pharma for $365 Million - Corus Pharma
Gilead Sciences Press Release
July 17, 2006 Amnis Announces Release of Turbo Upgrade to the ImageStream(R) System  -  Amnis Corp.
PR Newswire
July 7, 2006 Alder nails $16M fund  - Alder Biopharmaceuticals
Puget Sound Business Journal
June 28, 2006 Airfare prediction service launches - Farecast
Puget Sound Business Journal
June 19 2006 AcousTx gets government contract worth up to $30M - AcousTX
Puget Sound Business Journal
June 16, 2006 VLST's $55M tops state financings- VLST
Puget Sound Business Journal
May 25, 2006 Smoothing turbulence of airfares' ups, downs - Farecast
Seattle Times
May 5, 2006 In the Money - Second Act Partners - Second Act Partners
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
May 5, 2006
Uptake's lung device attracts $9M - Uptake Medical
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) 

 

April 28, 2006 Clarisonic cleans up 'Face toothbrush' maker Pacific Bioscience Labs grabs $3M - Pacific Bioscience Labs
Puget Sound Business Journal  
March 24, 2006 Amnis infused; Firm gets $11 million - Amnis Corp
Puget Sound Business Journal
March 21, 2006 Bothell catheter company raises $26M - Ekos Inc.
Puget Sound Business Journal
February 17, 2006 From Alder to Zillow, young NW firms attracting investors' cash -Alder Biopharmaceuticals and Amnis Corp.
Puget Sound Business Journal
September 9, 2005 $9.5 million is raised by Teranode - Teranode
Seattle Times
August 12, 2005 Groundbreaking research by Alder starts to pay off - Alder Biopharmaceuticals
Seattle Times
April 27, 2005 $10 million for new biotech firm with "hibernation" research at core - Ikaria
Seattle Times Business & Technology  
April 5, 2005 Lumera Awarded Fifth Patent - Lumera Corporation
NanotechWire
March 18th, 2005 Venture Capital: Mars puts up money to battle microbes - Vanson HaloSource
Seattle P.I.
February 23, 2005 Device helps doctors dissolve blood clots - Ekos Inc.
Seattle P.I.
   

WRF Press Releases

January 5, 2007 WRF FILES LAWSUIT TO ENFORCE RADIO RECEIVER PATENTS    Full text of the complaint
September 21, 2006 WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION ADDS THREE BOARD MEMBERS
December 13, 2005 WRF CAPITAL NAMES THONG Q. LE MANAGING DIRECTOR
March 17, 2005 WRF NAMES DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION
May 5, 2004 WRF DONATION TO HELP CREATE SIMPSON ENDOWED CHAIR AT UW
March 31, 2003 NARODICK ELECTED TO WRF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
May 31, 2002 JEFF EBY NAMED CFO OF WRF CAPITAL
 October 12, 2001 WRF CAPITAL CELEBRATES NEARLY $100 MILLION IN DONATIONS TO UW OVER 20 YEARS WITH YEAR-LONG EVENTS PROGRAM
April 13, 2001 COURT RULING EXTENDS HEPATITIS PATENT INCOME FOR WRF
March 22, 2001 CHUCK HIRSCH ELECTED TO WRF CAPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
March 13, 2001 WRF CAPITAL INVESTS $700,000 IN LUMERA
February 14, 2001 PANEL TO SHARE TIPS FOR LAUNCHING BIOTECH, DEVICE COMPANIES
August 21, 2000 WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION SUPPORTS UW'S CELL SYSTEMS INITIATIVE
June 9, 1999 WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION LAUNCHES WRF CAPITAL, MOVES TO NEW VENTURE CENTER ON LAKE UNION
April 15, 1999 WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION GIVES PART OF VENTURE INVESTMENT PROFIT TO UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
April 15, 1999 MICROSOFT ACQUIRES NUMINOUS, GRAPHICS SOFTWARE STARTUP
January 12, 1999 WRF, GENENTECH RECEIVE FUNDAMENTAL PATENT FOR YEASTS USED IN PRODUCTION OF FOODS, DRUGS, INDUSTRIAL ENZYMES
July 30, 1998 WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION GIVES $6 MILLION TO UW