Professor of chemical engineering François Baneyx will lead CoMotion, marking the latest progression in a career with UW that began in 1992.
University of Washington has appointed François Baneyx (pictured), currently a professor of chemical engineering at the institution, to lead its innovation centre and tech transfer office CoMotion, GeekWire reported yesterday.
Baneyx takes on the role following the death of Vikram Jandhyala, in February 2019. He will be expected to continue driving CoMotion’s collaborative innovation offering, which has expanded beyond university tech transfer to take in services designed to bolster the wider economic and societal impact of UW’s entrepreneurial…