As the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) celebrates its 100th anniversary, we find ourselves reflecting on the profound impact this unique organization has had—not just on the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but on industries and communities …
UW spinouts
$700,000 in state matching grants advance 8 innovative small businesses
Eight small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $700,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. The state matching grant program provides assistance to companies in the …
SLAC and Wisconsin-Madison scientists develop an attosecond atomic x-ray laser
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory(at Stanford University), and others have created what they describe as “the first attosecond atomic x-ray laser”. In a new study …
PharmD Students, Emerging Entrepreneurs
About 200 million inhalers are dispensed per year, in the U.S. alone — enough to fill about 300 school buses. “The majority of inhalers end up in a landfill because they’re either recycled inappropriately or …
Three scientists share Industry and Entrepreneurship award for startup efforts
Phenolvation seeks to commercialize plant-based painkillers and other products: Abundant but chemically complex, lignin has long been one of the biggest challenges in the quest to produce economically viable plant-based fuels. Now an enterprising group …
Exact Sciences’ Conroy: University research made Cologuard possible
Exact Sciences Corp. Chairman and CEO Kevin Conroy delivered a message about the company’s scientific and business journey Thursday, describing it as an evolution that may not have happened without federally funded university research. Conroy, …
Archeus Technologies, WARF launching clinical trial this year for cancer targeting molecule
Archeus Technologies in Madison and WARF are launching a clinical trial this year for a targeting molecule used in treating prostate cancer. The organizations yesterday announced the plans to further develop ART-101, a receptor-based targeting …
WEI researchers innovate for a greener future
Computer-assisted technology for recycling plastics, a technique for producing a valuable chemical from agricultural waste, and genetic mutations that can turn trees into carbon-sucking chemical factories are among the innovations by Wisconsin Energy Institute investigators …
UW-Madison startup aims to build first-of-its-kind fusion energy device by 2028
Fusion energy startup Realta Fusion, a University of Wisconsin-Madison partner, announced they are moving into the next phase of their plan to build nuclear fusion devices for real-world deployment. University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear fusion startup …
WEI researchers innovate for a greener future
Computer-assisted technology for recycling plastics, a technique for producing a valuable chemical from agricultural waste, and genetic mutations that can turn trees into carbon-sucking chemical factories are among the innovations by Wisconsin Energy Institute investigators …