The University of Washington is a world-renowned institution. The school most recently finished No. 20 worldwide in the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities, while the new Times Higher Education rankings had the UW ranked No. 26.

But despite all the world-class research and bright minds coming together on campus, the UW doesn’t quite have a reputation as an entrepreneurial hub — a place where innovation is fostered throughout every department, and where the next great startup idea makes it out of the dorm rooms and science labs into the real world.

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