On a muggy June morning, Emily Bick winds through a field of knee-high corn, just north of Madison, Wisconsin. It feels like that quiet, anticipation-filled moment before a concert: Tech people are setting up microphones, …
Research and Reports
Better, more customized care for late-stage cancer patients
AIQ Solutions seeks to revolutionize the way oncologists manage the care of patients with metastatic disease with a new product called TRAQinform IQ. Read the full story: https://www.isthmusproject.com/story/better-more-customized-care-for-late-stage-cancer-patients/
Researchers at UW-Madison aim to blaze a new trail for nuclear fusion
A team of UW-Madison physicists and engineers is looking to the past to power the future. Their $20 million contraption, tucked inside their underground Stoughton lab, features a series of stainless steel cylinders joined end …
Brain cell grafts in monkeys jump-start human trial for new Parkinson’s treatment
People with Parkinson’s disease are receiving a new treatment in a clinical trial started after University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists demonstrated the safety and feasibility of the therapeutic delivery method in a study of non-human primates. …
After breaking a fusion world record, Realta Fusion is at “an inflection point”
Wexford-born Kieran Furlong co-founded and leads one of the world’s most exciting fusion energy start-ups. It just had a big breakthrough in a field he feels will be of great importance to AI, data centres …
Calendar 2023 was Wisconsin’s third highest year for early stage investment dollars at $490 million
Investments in young, Wisconsin-based companies by angel and venture capitalists and other equity investors totaled $490.2 million in 2023, down from the previous year’s total of $640.2 million but still the third-highest investment total on …
University Pitch Madness Competition
We were excited to have three undergraduate teams from UW-Madison compete in the 7th annual University Pitch Madness competition where they had a chance to win up to $6,000 in funding. Hosted by the Coleman Entrepreneurship …
First plasma marks major milestone in UW–Madison fusion energy research
A fusion device at the University of Wisconsin–Madison generated plasma for the first time Monday, opening a door to making the highly anticipated, carbon-free energy source a reality. Over the past four years, a team …
Five projects selected for WARF/Bayer Challenge Grant
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Bayer are pleased to announce that five projects have been selected to receive development funding through the Plant Sciences Challenge Grant. The grant invited submissions for new technologies focused …
NIH Innovation Zone 2024: Immuto Scientific identifies new cancer targets
Immuto Scientific is opening new frontiers in the fight against cancer by developing precision biotherapeutics that target highly cancer-specific surface protein conformations. Their ultimate goal is to make cancer curable. Immuto Scientific was one of …