University of Washington’s François Baneyx has sealed the job of vice-provost for innovation having administered the same duties as caretaker since February last year.
University of Washington has appointed interim vice-provost for innovation François Baneyx (pictured) to the role on a permanent basis.
Baneyx took up the brief in February 2019, having also been appointed director of UW innovation centre and tech transfer office CoMotion.
His remit includes driving UW’s long-term innovation strategy and vision, working to promote its economic and societal impact through strategic partnerships and other opportunities.
Baneyx’s selection was confirmed at the inaugural meeting of UW’s Innovation Roundtable, a forum representing the local investment and economic development community.
He will report directly to UW provost Mark Richards while serving on the cabinet of the university’s president.
Baneyx first joined the UW faculty in 1992 and retains academic appointments as adjunct professor of bioengineering and Charles WH Matthaei professor of chemical engineering.
He also directs Center for the Science of Synthesis Across Scales, a multi-institution collaboration funded by the US Department of Energy.
Baneyx earned a PhD in chemical engineering from University of Texas at Austin in 1991, having studied the same subject at research school Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs Genie Chimique.
In addition, Baneyx was part of the team that founded protein engineering technology business Proteios, a resident of CoMotion’s Fluke Hall incubator.
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