The engineers whose Badger Shield design drew worldwide demand are back with a new pandemic-inspired design, one they say will dramatically increase the effectiveness of standard face masks. The innovation came after a study by …
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Badgers vs. the Pandemic: Meet UW heroes in the fight against COVID-19
Louis Pasteur pioneered the rabies vaccine, and Jonas Salk the polio vaccine. By contrast, conquering coronavirus has been a team effort. UW–Madison faculty, staff, and alumni are playing a part, and not just in the …
Crisis Innovators: how 5 Wisconsin startups are fighting Covid-19
To highlight Wisconsin tech and startup companies working diligently and swiftly to address Covid-related issues, Wisconsin Inno has curated a list of Crisis Innovators. The list features several UW-Madison spinouts, including: FluGen: Shortly after the …
UW Researchers Redesign Critical Medical Equipment
In early Spring of 2020, the phone calls and emails started streaming in to the mechanical engineering department of the University of Wisconsin – Madison: “We don’t have enough ventilators, can you design something else?” …
Waisman Biomanufacturing partners with Heat Biologics to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine
Waisman Biomanufacturing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is partnering with Heat Biologics to produce a COVID-19 vaccine for phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials. Phase 1 trials could begin in early 2021 and UW–Madison …
Grad student helping organize PPE production, COVID response in developing countries
With support from the UW-Madison International Projects Office, graduate student Rebecca Alcock is playing a leading role in a large-scale, United Nations-backed effort to mobilize production of personal protective equipment (PPE) and more in developing …
Focus Forward Podcast: The Power of a Tech Ecosystem with Aaron Olver
In the latest episode of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Focus Forward podcast, Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes speaks with Aaron Olver, managing director of University Research Park. They discuss the state’s technology ecosystem and …
Schools boost demand for face shields designed by UW engineers
A team of UW-Madison engineers and local manufacturers is working together again to improve PPE options for health care workers. But their new face shield is also in high demand with schools across the country …
School of Business Hosts The Entrepreneur’s Playbook Webinar
The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any public health or economic disruption we have ever faced. Entrepreneurs are being forced to navigate new and ever-changing business challenges. In a new webinar series from the Wisconsin School …
‘Hands-on’ makerspace summer series reaches students remotely
In late spring 2020, the engineers who run the University of Wisconsin-Madison Makerspace began contemplating how to continue delivering the facility’s signature hands-on seminars and activities to students who were now learning at a distance. …