The new position follows a working group’s recommendation to recruit and maintain a UW-Madison Entrepreneurship Hub. The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to create a new administrative unit to collaborate with the business community amid campus-wide …
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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Announces 2025 Pressure Chamber finalists
Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists that will take the stage at the 12th annual Pressure Chamber on Aug. 19 at The Sylvee. This initiative, presented by Michael Best and in partnership …
Entrepreneurship Across Generations: Sari Ratner Judge Brings StartUp Energy to Grandparents University
This summer, the spirit of the StartUp Learning Community came alive in an unexpected place—Grandparents University (GPU), UW–Madison’s inter-generational learning program that welcomes Badger “Seniors” and their grandchildren from across the country. StartUp Program Manager, …
UW-Madison’s ClaimReady takes home Audience Favorite award and Third Place at DePaul University’s Pitch Madness competition
Three UW-Madison startup teams traveled to Chicago to participate in DePaul University’s 8th Annual Pitch Madness Competition. While all of the teams exhibited multiple strengths and delivered excellent pitches to audience members, ClaimReady was voted …
Student Entrepreneur Profile: Lilia Juarez
A First-Generation Student Saying it with Flowers “Sometimes being comfortable isn’t always the solution…being curious leads you to trying something new.” Lilia Juarez, a first-generation student from Madison, is carving her own path as both …
Archeus Technologies Receives FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug Application for ART-101 in Development for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Archeus Technologies, a company developing radiopharmaceutical therapies for the treatment of patients with cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ART-101, a …
Three scientists share Industry and Entrepreneurship award for startup efforts
Phenolvation seeks to commercialize plant-based painkillers and other products: Abundant but chemically complex, lignin has long been one of the biggest challenges in the quest to produce economically viable plant-based fuels. Now an enterprising group …
UW–Madison research helps launch first FDA-cleared blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
In a crucial advancement for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted clearance for an Alzheimer’s disease blood test on May 16, 2025. The test is an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) …
Exact Sciences’ Conroy: University research made Cologuard possible
Exact Sciences Corp. Chairman and CEO Kevin Conroy delivered a message about the company’s scientific and business journey Thursday, describing it as an evolution that may not have happened without federally funded university research. Conroy, …
Archeus Technologies, WARF launching clinical trial this year for cancer targeting molecule
Archeus Technologies in Madison and WARF are launching a clinical trial this year for a targeting molecule used in treating prostate cancer. The organizations yesterday announced the plans to further develop ART-101, a receptor-based targeting …