Washington is a world leader in the research-based economy. Following a Global Competitiveness Council recommendation.

• Grays Harbor Sustainable Industries Innovation Partnership Zone, Port of Grays
  Harbor – Subjects:  Sustainable industries.  Research and development of bioenergy, bio-based
  product manufacturing, particularly high-value byproducts from bio-based energy production.
  Synergy between biodiesel and petroleum-free bio-based composites and polymers.
   

• Pullman Innovation Partnership Zone, Port of Whitman County – Subjects: Clean IT and
  datacenter technologies.  Energy efficient technologies.  Computer hardware, software and
  network architectures.  Power and cooling infrastructure.  Integration into building and landscape architectures (power, cooling, landscape, alternative energy, building controls, etc.)
   

• Spokane University District Innovation Partnership Zone, Greater Spokane Inc. – Subjects:  Biomedical research (computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, epigenetics, genomics, genomic hybridization, chromosomal biology, drug discovery, proteomics, assay miniaturization.)
   

• Walla Walla Valley Innovation Partnership Zone, City of Walla Walla – Subjects: Agriculture
  Center of Excellence. Enology, viticulture.  Water and environmental studies.  Water management, watershed restoration and protection. 
   

• Aerospace Convergence Zone, Workforce Development Council Snohomish County –Subjects: 
  Aircraft production and aero-tourism.  Advanced manufacturing and materials for aircraft production and operation.  
   

• Sequim, North Olympic Peninsula Innovation Partnership Zone, Clallam Economic Development Council – Subjects: Marine biotechnology, coastal assessment and restoration,  forecasting
  stressors on marine and estuarine systems.  Coastal security.  
   

• Bothell Biomedical Manufacturing Corridor, City of Bothell – Subjects: Biotechnology and
  Biomedical Technology Institute.  Medical device and ultra sound manufacturing.  Nuclear medicine imaging.  High-definition cardiology systems. Tissue harmonic  imaging.  3D and panoramic imaging.
   

• Discovery Corridor Innovation Zone/Steinmueller Innovation Park, Columbia River Economic Development Council – Subjects: Semiconductor and micro-device design.  Integrated circuit manufacturing and processing.  Display technology and multimedia. Thermodynamics, robotics,
  computer software. Optical transmission, high-power diode laser structures, and innovative microelectronics.
   

• South Lake Union Life Science Innovation Partnership Zone, City of Seattle – Subjects:
  Bioscience and biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.  Cardiovascular and regenerative biology,
  cancer research, and infectious disease research. 
   

• Tri-Cities Research District, Port of Benton – Subjects: Sustainable development, with focus on integrated electrical - thermal production, solar dish generating systems, commercial-scale fuel
  cells.  Bioenergy, bio-based product manufacturing, particularly high-value byproducts from
  bio-based energy production. Biorefinery for bioproducts processing.
   

• Central Washington Resource Energy Collaborative (CWREC) was designated as the state's
  newest zone on October 1st, 2009.  The IPZ is a partnership to advance low-carbon technology
  through leveraging alternative energy sources, wind and solar, in Kittitas County.  The IPZ will
  research and develop new wind, solar, and other renewable technologies. 
  View Department of Commerce press release

The Governor awarded six competitive grants in 2007 to promote research into "Innovation Zones"
as an economic and workforce strategy to promote this aspect of Washington's competitive
advantage.

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