Innovate – A network for inventors & entrepreneurs – UW–Madison

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A network for UW–Madison’s inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs.

Welcome to Innovate, UW–Madison’s network for resources that support campus inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs. I invite you to work directly with campus partners who can provide advice, guidance, and resources for aspiring entrepreneurs and problem solvers at any stage of the innovation process.

– Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research

Explore our database of university resources and programs for campus innovators and entrepreneurs—from early-stage, through incorporation, market introduction and rollout, and beyond.

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A network of world-class experts

Elizabeth Hagerman
Isthmus Project
Biotechnology, product and brand development, prototyping, systems integration

John Surdyk
Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship and INSITE
Startups, social science research, learning communities, competitions

Michael Williams
Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic
Business strategy, founder issues, financial management

Jessica Martin-Eckerly
Forward BIO Initiative
Medical devices, therapeutics, biomanufacturing

Abram Becker
Discovery to Product
Commercial strategy for pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and diagnostics

Greg Keenan
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Patents, licensing, intellectual property, technology commercialization

Aaron Olver
University Research Park
Office space, lab space, co-working, incubator facility

Jonathan Eckhardt
Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Research and instruction on entrepreneurship, financial planning, and startup formation

Martin Ganco
Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Research and instruction on entrepreneurship, financial planning, and startup formation

Phil Greenwood
Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Research and instruction on venture creation, entrepreneurial finance, management

Mike Partsch
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Patents, licensing, intellectual property, technology commercialization

Paul Muench
University Research Park
Office space, lab space, co-working, incubator facility

Stephanie Whitehorse
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Patents, licensing, intellectual property, technology commercialization

Dan Olszewski
Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Research and instruction on entrepreneurship, financial planning, and startup formation

Cecily Brose
Discovery to Product
Agriculture, food sciences, consumer products, innovation, commercialization, startups

Todd Strother
Center for Technology Commercialization
SBIR/STTR funding, technology commercialization, startups

Bill Murphy
Forward BIO Initiative
Medical devices, therapeutics, biomanufacturing

Michelle Somes-Booher
Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
Startups, business planning, financial planning, human resources

Jeanine Burmania
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Patents, licensing, intellectual property, technology commercialization

Jonathan Young
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Patents, licensing, intellectual property, technology commercialization

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Campus Events

Upcoming Events

November
- November 18
  - Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch ProgramRyan Browne, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Working Draft Beer CompanyNovember 18, 12:15 pm, 4151 Grainger Hall
    Come hear entrepreneur and former brewery owner Ryan Browne share the real story behind launching—and eventually exiting—a $1.2M Madison startup. . . .