A better and faster user experience is the goal of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s new program called “Startup Advantage.” The initiative includes a standardized license agreement offering consistent royalty terms for University of Wisconsin-Madison …
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Wisconsin’s biohealth industry saw $22B direct economic impact in 2023
A report from BioForward Wisconsin shows that Wisconsin’s biohealth industry had a roughly $22 billion direct economic impact across the state last year, according to WisBusiness. The data comes from the Madison-based group’s recently published …
How Wet is America’s Soil? Nobody Really Knows, But AI Can Help
From sudden floods to weeks of scorching heat, increasingly unstable weather is a headache for U.S. farmers. Known as “weather whiplash,” these disorienting swings between too much rain and not enough — from inundations to …
UW-Madison biomedical engineers win Collegiate Inventors Competition
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Lauren Fitzsimmons and recent graduates Molly Paras (BSBME ’24) and Zach Spears (BSBME ’24) won first place in the 2024 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Alexandria, Virginia. The group’s “Nerve Ninja” earned …
Submissions invited for WARF/Route 66 Ventures Cardiology Challenge Grant
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Route 66 Ventures have teamed together to launch a fall challenge aimed at advancing innovative cardiovascular technologies. Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams are invited to submit a brief …
How southern Wisconsin could become a nuclear fusion mecca
In a single month this summer, three milestone events underscored why Wisconsin scientists are so excited about the future of nuclear fusion as a viable source of clean energy. On July 15, at a lab …
UW–Madison-commissioned report shows room for growth in attracting startups
According to a UW–Madison working group’s new report, “Empowering the Wisconsin Idea: The Future of Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,” the university’s culture around entrepreneurship “emphasizes gatekeeping and risk management,” which harms its ability …
UW-Madison unveils strategic vision to boost entrepreneurship
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is positioning itself to strengthen entrepreneurial pathways, experiences and outcomes, drawing on the findings and recommendations of a study commissioned by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. The comprehensive plan outlined in the study …
BME team competes for college inventors prize
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineers is one of 10 finalists in the 2024 Collegiate Inventors Competition hosted by the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Current senior Lauren Fitzsimmons and recent graduates Molly …
ECE spinoff company selected for Discovery to Product SEED grant
University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical and computer engineering professors Luke Mawst, the Grainger STAR Professor in Engineering, and Dan Botez, Philip Dunham Reed Professor, are one of seven teams from across the university selected for a …