Impel Celebrates 10 Years

August 24, 2008 — In 2008, Dr. John Hoekman was a Ph.D. student in pharmaceutics who had just won a UW business plan competition and was granted $25,000 to start his company.

It’s been ten years since the incorporation of Impel in 2008, and we’ve grown from just three devoted dreamers to the fantastic team of people we have now. In August, we celebrated with speeches and cake, revisited the highs and lows of Impel’s history, and toasted to our exciting future. Cheers!

To learn more about Impel’s start in 2008, we recommend this article from Xconomy published in August 2008.