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Answering the call: Engineering alum races from Utah to Wisconsin to contribute ventilator expertise

April 1, 2020

For Tyler Vermey, a crazy cross-country trip that included the aftermath of an earthquake and a raging blizzard was just the beginning of his role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Until March 15, he and …

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Wisconsin Partnership Program announces $1.5 million in grant funding in response to COVID-19

March 31, 2020

The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health invites eligible faculty and community organizations to submit applications to the COVID-19 Response Grant Program. The COVID-19 Response Grant Program is designed …

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Exact Sciences, Promega, UW Health and more partner with state to expand COVID-19 testing

March 31, 2020

Several businesses are partnering with the Wisconsin Clinical Lab Network to increase the state’s capacity to test people for the novel coronavirus. According to a statement from Gov. Tony Evers’ office, Fitchburg-based Promega, Madison-based Exact …

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UW Madison spinout Ionic software being used to develop coronavirus-related apps

March 31, 2020

More than 20 Ionic developers have created coronavirus-related apps, the company announced today. “As the world tries to make sense of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak and ensuing social and economic crisis, developers in the …

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With medical supplies dwindling in COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin businesses shift gears

March 30, 2020

No one will be drinking Doundrins Distilling’s newest product — it’s hand sanitizer. On the other side of Dane County, workers are assembling face shields for doctors based on a design sketched out by UW-Madison …

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UW-Madison School of Pharmacy producing hand sanitizer

March 27, 2020

UW-Madison School of Pharmacy is stepping in to produce hand sanitizers for UW Health. Ed Elder, with the UW Madison School of Pharmacy, said it was a challenge at first to obtain the ingredients: alcohol, …

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Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now It’s Helping Doctors

March 26, 2020

Early last week, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Engineering Design Innovation Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, got an urgent email from the university’s hospital. Could his lab make 1,000 face shields to protect staff testing …

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UW researchers study COVID-19 coronavirus to try to develop treatments, vaccines

March 25, 2020

In his UW-Madison lab, Adel Talaat developed an experimental vaccine to protect chickens from coronavirus. When the pandemic of a different strain arose in people late last year, Talaat used his technique to create a …

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UW–Madison engineers, local manufacturers race pandemic to protect healthcare workers

March 23, 2020

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers are working with Madison-area manufacturers, the design consulting firm Delve, and campus colleagues on a product to help meet urgent and growing demand for medical face shields — key pieces of …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

Online services and support for campus entrepreneurs

March 18, 2020

Note As of April 7, the information on this page has moved to a more user-friendly web page. Find the updated information here: https://innovate.wisc.edu/covid-19-news-and-resources-for-innovators/ COVID-19 resources and services for entrepreneurs As campus leadership monitors and …

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