Grants totaling $205,000 have been awarded for 2020. For more information on this year’s grantees, please visit the Washington Global Health Alliance website.
What's new with WGHF
$808,000
has been awarded in funding, creating jobs across the state and benefiting individuals throughout the world.
SIGN Fracture Care International
Orthopedic implants for use after traffic accidents by surgeons in over 40 countries.
SpringStar, Inc.Trap-N-Kill®, an effective and nontoxic product to control mosquitoes carrying dengue fever.
Read more Aseptica, Inc.
A novel agent used to disinfect catheters and other medical devices in the developing world.
Cascade Designs, Inc.
Chlorine-solution producing device for water treatment and sanitation.
BURN Design Lab
Clean-burning, charcoal cook stoves to improve indoor air quality in East Africa.
PRONTO International
PRONTOPack: curriculum and supplies to aid birth simulations in low-resource settings.
SIGN Fracture Care International
Working to obtain FDA approval and ISO certification on a pediatric nail and a hip plate.
See where we've received applications from around the state
View mapWGHF facilitates grants to support commercialization
Learn moreIn addition to monetary support, WGHF introduced us to members of Washington State's global health community, including SIGN, a company who develops and distributes an innovative internal fixation device to treat severe bone fractures in the developing world. This is a great example of how you brought together two companies working in the global health space and made a real impact.
Justin Hulvershorn, MD, PhD. Chief Science Officer, Mirador Biomedical
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