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‘Steady Shot’ to launch Feb. 1

January 27, 2020

Both the founder and CEO, Shawn Michels and Abram Becker from the Discovery to Product Program at the UW are here for January’s Local Business Spotlight.

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UW-Madison grad invents medical device for diabetics

January 23, 2020

t’s a device designed for diabetics by Shawn Michels. He graduated from UW-Madison’s School of Business in 2018. He’s now an inventor after creating Steady Shot, a medical device that helps diabetics like himself with …

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Diabetics invention is an injection innovation

January 21, 2020

A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is now selling a patented device to help diabetics safely and easily inject insulin with just one hand. Once the Steady Shot device is mounted on a standard insulin injector, …

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Breast surgery device by company with UW founders now in use

January 8, 2020

A new breast surgery marker device, developed by a company founded by three UW-Madison faculty, is expected to be used by about 15 hospital systems by the end of January. The system, approved by the …

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UW Spinout Understory is one of seven companies on Inc magazine’s Innovative Startups to Watch in 2020 list

January 8, 2020

Understory Madison, Wisconsin-based Understory builds weather sensors that collect 125,000 data points per second, tracking things like precipitation, wind, temperature, air pressure, and humidity. In 2019, the company partnered with insurance firm MSI GuaranteedWeather. The data it collects …

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75 years later, UW-Madison inventors aim to replace old-style breast-surgery marker

January 3, 2020

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison innovators have invented a better way for surgeons to locate tumors during lumpectomies for breast cancer. The new system, developed by a startup called Elucent Medical, is in use at SSM …

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Wisconsin students perfect breathing device for pediatric surgeries

January 1, 2020

During surgery, anesthesiologists ensure that a patient remains unconscious during the procedure. They also maintain vital functioning, such as that of the respiratory system. When that patient is an infant or young child, proper maintenance …

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20 Startups to Watch in 2020

December 20, 2019

AmebaGone, Blexx, Gregor Diagnostics, and SciArt have ties to UW–Madison.

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New campus startup connects farmers, suppliers, and consumers with an innovative online marketplace

November 20, 2019

FoodChain, a spinoff started in part by a recent UW–Madison alumni, expects to accept its first orders for local food this December. The phrase “local food” promises fresh, nutritious food that sustains the local economy …

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Cellular Logistics, Cellular Dynamics scientists to study heart treatment in pigs

October 8, 2019

UW-Madison researchers involved in two Madison-based stem cell companies have received a federal grant to test experimental therapies for heart failure in pigs. The $765,000 grant, announced last week, will allow Dr. Amish Raval, co-founder of …

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