W2B has become a clearinghouse for regional commercialization, linking technologies to executive talent and other resources to advance the technologies beyond the research lab. As a part of the UMKC Innovation Center, W2B was started with a National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation grant in September 2009. It has always been exciting to work with innovative university and hospital scientists and community entrepreneurs to advance their technologies for the benefit of the public. This past year, we have had the opportunity to work with new technologies that are not only innovative, but that also have an opportunity to address the social good.
