University of Wisconsin-Madison is a major catalyst for tech and startup activity in Wisconsin. It’s regularly ranked among the top schools for startup founders. And Madison was recently named the best “untapped city” for startups by …
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WisBusiness: the Podcast with Matt Cordio, president and founder of Startup Milwaukee
Noted: UW-Madison joins statewide Startup Week network
New accelerated Master of Science in Design + Innovation engages five disciplines, sparks creativity, excites employers
The new University of Wisconsin–Madison accelerated Master of Science in Design + Innovation gives new meaning to collaboration. Combining expertise from five schools and colleges with team-based interaction, the program promises to offer students a …
Tylenol from plants
With a new method to synthesize a popular painkiller from plants rather than fossil fuels, a team of researchers led by biochemistry professor John Ralph PhD’82 has found a way to relieve two headaches with …
Why Deep Learning May Hold the Key for Early Stage Entrepreneurs
If you ever find yourself jotting down a creative thought or idea before you go to sleep or on the back of a napkin, you’re not alone. Many of us have them—and realistically, most of …
$674,000 in state matching grants advance 8 high-tech small businesses
Noted: NCD Technologies, Proteovista, DataChat, and SeedLinked are UW Madison spinouts.
Madison ranked among best Midwest startup cities
In a ranking of best startup cities in the Midwest by Chicago VC firm M25, Madison came in at No. 7, an improvement from last year’s list when it ranked in a tie for 10th. Milwaukee ranked …
Standing CT for horses, developed at UW-Madison, fills longstanding need in veterinary medicine
At California’s Santa Anita Park, in a single season, nearly 30 horses lost their lives during racing or training, some due to injury. This prompted the temporary closure of the prominent horse racing course in …
This Anti-baldness Hat Is Powered by the User’s Movements
Baldness is no doubt something no one wants to have, whether for health or aesthetic reasons. But with most people’s luck, about 147 million people worldwide are affected by alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease causing …
Madison AI Startup to Expand with Backing from California Tech Company
GreenBay Technologies, officially founded as a company just last month, is based on work started by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and two PhD students. AnHai Doan, a professor of computer science at UW-Madison and …