Fiona Wills (Associate Vice Provost for Innovation Development and Commercialization, UW) explains the resources available to research faculty, postdocs, and graduate students looking to commercialize an innovation through UW's CoMotion. She discusses all of the steps of the commercialization process, from training to startup, including different methods of protecting your intellectual property. Start by understanding your market and the novelty of your innovation by asking your customers what needs they have. Begin conversations with CoMotion early in the process to guide your decision making, utilize their resources from lab space to patent attorneys, and set a reasonable timeline to ensure your idea successfully goes from lab to market. 

Learn about and get connected to UW CoMotion here.

Read the episode transcript here.

Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)