Three exceptional Badger alumni will share their entrepreneurial journeys, leadership insights, and how their UW experience set them on the road to success at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase on September 28. The event offers the …
Programs
From Idea to Impact: D2P Empowers UW Innovators
UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) empowers innovators to realize The Wisconsin Idea by transforming ideas into products and services that change the world. Established in 2014, D2P now serves 400 UW innovators and 200 UW …
UW–Madison Innovate Week Sept. 26-29: Learn and connect at innovation, entrepreneurship and research commercialization events
UW–Madison Innovate Week (Sept. 26-29) is for campus innovators—from faculty to students and staff—who want to maximize impact for research, turn an idea into a product or service, start a company or organization, or take …
Work of art: PhD student brings origami to 3D printing
At home, Weijun Shen enjoys crafting origami cranes and frogs for his 4-year-old daughter. But the PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison also brings his artistic curiosity into the research lab, in what might …
Business and Entrepreneurship Clinic Offers a Lifeline to Early Stage Entrepreneurs
That the Wisconsin School of Business has a storied history of producing accomplished alumni is no secret. What may be less understood though is the role the school plays in offering direct support to early …
Hosting the 100-Hour Challenge During Challenging Times
On November 12-16, 2020, the StartUp Learning Community hosted its annual 100-Hour Challenge, a signature innovation contest on UW-Madison’s campus. The purpose of the Challenge is to help participants realize that innovation can be sparked by …
Varsity Venture Studio will help launch UW-Madison-based startups
UW-Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and High Alpha Innovation are bringing a venture studio to campus. The studio provides startup capital and hands-on support to select business ideas sourced from faculty, students and staff. …
New Creative Destruction Lab Course Gives Students Unique Access to Venture Creation
In July 2020, it was announced that the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) will launch the CDL-Wisconsin Program this fall. The CDL-Wisconsin Program is a collaboration with the Creative Destruction Lab at the Rotman School of …
UW–Madison Hosts Campus-Wide Event Celebrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship
UW–Madison is hosting a series of free virtual events and programming for innovators and entrepreneurs during Startup Wisconsin Week, November 11 -18, 2020. The weeklong event takes place in communities across the state and aims …
An industry-backed partnership to lift startup companies tied to two highly ranked UW-Madison disciplines will be featured Nov. 10 during the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium.
With support from the Toronto-based Creative Destruction Lab and Madison-based American Family Insurance, the UW-Madison School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences and the School of Business are launching a risk management “stream” in the …