This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with returning guest Greg Piefer, founder and CEO of SHINE Technologies. Piefer discusses the latest developments and path ahead for the Janesville-based nuclear technology company, which recently …
UW spinouts
Steady Shot founder re-aims for success
Shawn Michaels invented Steady Shot, an insulin injection device, in 2016 while he was an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin. By 2020, Michaels received a patent for the device, and he started selling …
Extension announces 2024 Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grants
UW–Madison Extension is excited to announce the 10 projects selected to receive the 2024 Wisconsin Idea Collaboration (WIC) Grants. This year’s projects engage nine UW schools and colleges. Research topics include the economic benefits of …
Qin secures I-Corps funding for in-space printing tech
Hantang Qin, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps grant to support his lab’s work developing a portable electrohydrodynamic inkjet …
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Jessica Martin Eckerly, Forward BIOLABS
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Jessica Martin Eckerly, CEO and co-founder of Forward BIOLABS. She shares some highlights from the group’s first impact report, which details the Madison-based co-working space’s role …
Forward BIOLABS: A Journey of Innovation and Growth
In Fall 2018, Forward BIOLABS took its first steps, opening a pilot lab operating out of WiCell. This initial endeavor laid the groundwork for the establishment of an independent facility in University Research Park in …
Report reveals impact of Forward BIOLABS on Madison startup landscape
Startups located in Forward BIOLABS have collectively received more than $360 million in grants and investment, according to the organization’s first impact report. More than 40 businesses have resided at the Madison-based coworking space since …
Public presentations scheduled for vice chancellor for research search candidates
Three finalists for the vice chancellor for research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will visit campus and make in-person presentations over the next three weeks. The candidates’ names and CVs will be made available to …
Wisconsin’s Drive for $75M Towards Personalized Medicine Innovation
Madison, Wisconsin, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following Wisconsin’s designation as a Regional Technology and Innovations Hub (Tech Hub) from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) last October, the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub submitted its Phase …
With focus on personalized medicine, Wisconsin vying to be one of nation’s elite tech hubs
Wisconsin’s biohealth industry, named one of 31 regional tech hubs by the Biden administration in October, plans to apply this week for the next phase: to become one of five to 10 hubs that will …