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The Innovate Network aims to coordinate and amplify startup initiatives on campus

June 30, 2020

Over the past decade, as local entrepreneurs were shaping Madison’s startup community into what it is today, many of them read a 2012 book called “Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” by Brad Feld. It …

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WARF/UW–Madison among top 10 universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2019

June 9, 2020

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which manages intellectual property for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has just been ranked ninth for U.S. utility patents granted in 2019, according to the annual Top 100 …

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Business competition awards Madison-based opioid treatment developer top prize

June 5, 2020

A Madison-based pharmaceutical developer looking to address the opioid crisis won the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest Thursday. Plumb Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a drug delivery method that will help people battling opioid addiction, will …

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Morgridge Institute for Research investigates methods to control COVID-19 and future pandemic

June 4, 2020

Virologists at the Morgridge Institute for Research are investigating the biology of viruses and their diseases in order to develop powerful new methods to not only control COVID-19 but stem the next pandemic. According to …

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View pitches from finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan competition online

June 1, 2020

Finalists representing diverse tech-based sectors in Wisconsin’s early stage economy have recorded their presentations for online viewing as part of the 17th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The four-month-long contest culminates during the Wisconsin …

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Tiny Earth Project sourcing potential candidates for new antibiotics from all over the world

May 28, 2020

While the threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria continues to grow, an effort spearheaded by UW-Madison Professor Jo Handelsman is sourcing potential candidates for new antibiotics from all over the world. Through the Tiny Earth project—which …

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Wisconsin School of Business faculty discuss COVID-19 and the American Workplace

May 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has touched virtually every aspect of our working lives, imposing a new set of challenges for employees and employers alike. WSB faculty recently examined these workplace issues in a live panel discussion …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

Opinion: The University of Wisconsin and other public universities are on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus

May 12, 2020

In the middle of March, as hospitals in the Midwest began to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases, a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer and faculty member named Lennon Rodgers received an urgent message from a …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

WARF Accelerator: Industry-academic collaborations go virtual

May 12, 2020

MADISON, Wis. – As university labs across the world wrestle with setbacks due to COVID-19, several teams of UW–Madison researchers had the opportunity to interface with leading industry mentors thanks to WARF Accelerator. The sessions, …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

Steady Shot aims to make insulin injections more precise

May 5, 2020

A UW-Madison grad and finalist in the Governor’s Business Plan Contest aims to provide a low-tech syringe adapter to assist insulin users in the United States and beyond. Shawn Michels is a diabetic who knows …

Posted in News, Stories, UW spinouts
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