AIQ Solutions was formed by UW Madison researchers who pioneered methods to quantitatively assess changes in cancerous bone lesions in response to cancer treatment. On campus, they received early support from Discovery to Product’s Igniter …
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Vegan dessert with an unexpected ingredient places second in national food development competition
Delicious desserts may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of chickpeas, but a team of UW–Madison food science students are whipping up a plan to change that. Recent graduate …
UW–Madison and WARF again rank high in patents
A survey of the world’s top universities placed the University of Wisconsin–Madison as the seventh-greatest source of U.S. patents. The ranking, by the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association, attests to UW–Madison’s …
Four UW teams are finalists in the 2019 Governor’s Business Plan Competition
Four UW–Madison innovators will compete in the final round of the statewide Governor’s Business Plan Competition. Badger startup companies that are part of what’s known as the “Diligent Dozen” include Blexx Technology, DarkAero, Voximetry, and …
Student startup success at e-Fest 2019
Congratulations to Erin Tenderholt and Jessica Reigh, representing Blexx Technology, for their overall 2nd place finish in the semi-finals of the 2019 Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge!
Madison ranks first in top ten cities with the most successful women per capita
Madison has an unemployment rate of only 1.60 percent for women. About 20 percent of women have an income over $75,000. Almost 30 percent of the women in the city have at least a Bachelor’s degree. …
Isomark test detects infections two days before formal diagnosis
Noted: A device from Madison-based startup Isomark has been shown to detect infections two days before they could be diagnosed in a clinical setting. The study was conducted at four clinical sites, including UW-Madison, where …
Bill Murphy Joins National Academy of Inventors’ 2018 Class of Fellows
William Murphy has been named to the National Academy of Inventors’ 2018 class of fellows. Over the course of his career, Murphy, a professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedics, has developed methods for more safely …
UW–Madison Physics Professor Receives Moore Inventor Fellowship
Physics professor Victor Brar is the second faculty member from the University of Wisconsin–Madison to be honored with the prestigious Moore Inventor Fellowship. Brar is one of just five Moore fellows recognized in 2018. Moore’s …
EatStreet Wins Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
The founders of EatStreet, a national food ordering and delivery company, were honored Nov. 14 with the UW–Madison 2018 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. EatStreet is rooted in Madison, where in 2010 three UW–Madison undergraduates grew frustrated …