Corporate investments in climate-tech start-ups are a growing but overlooked aspect of energy innovation. According to a new report from Morgan Edwards, a professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University …
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Reaching a TIP-ping Point
The College of Letters & Science hosts the assistant director of the National Science Foundation’s Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate. Each year, hundreds of UW-Madison researchers in STEM disciplines are making important discoveries, and they’re …
Achieving gender equity in tech transfer
New research guides university tech transfer offices like WARF to cultivate women inventors Jennifer Gottwald, director of licensing at WARF, wants as many UW-Madison inventors as possible to disclose their ideas to WARF and pursue …
DOE renews funding for Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center; UW–Madison hub to receive $27.5 million for 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a University of Wisconsin–Madison based research center another five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to gasoline, diesel and other hydrocarbon fuels as well as products currently …
Entrepreneurs in Wisconsin raised at least $620 million through 87 deals in 2022, according to preliminary figures gathered by the Wisconsin Technology Council
While that falls short of 2021’s record high of nearly $869 million, it would still be the second highest annual investment total for the state. It exceeds 2020’s total of around $484 million, the Tech …
What’s the Big Idea?
What’s the matter with kids today? Nothing whatsoever, to judge from an event called “Entrepreneurons.” As part of the two-year-old Innovate Week, four poised, personable young alumni gathered in the Discovery Building last October to …
Plant-based tech from Madison’s Virent finds its way into new Patagonia jacket
Well-known outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has incorporated a plant-based material produced using technology from Madison-based Virent into a new article of clothing, according to a news release. The new SugarDown Hoody is Patagonia’s first fully …
From 25 communities statewide, 49 entries advance in 2023 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Forty-nine entries from 25 different municipalities have advanced to the semi-final round of the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced. Contestants emerged in first-round competition involving an independent panel of about …
Two UW seniors develop new way to sublease
This past summer, University of Wisconsin seniors Isaac Lee and Vinesh Janarthanan interned in Texas and California respectively. Both students found that it was quite difficult to find appropriately priced short-term housing for their time …
Underdogs Fetch a Golden Opportunity
Successful business ideas come from all different corners of the world. Typically, the ones coming up with these ideas do so after years of experience and knowledge, but there are a select few who find …