A team from Last Lock, founded in 2019 by UW-Madison graduate and Minnesota native Jack Ryan, as well as the Stainless Steel Badgers, recent Mechanical Engineering graduates from UW-Madison who are currently or previously employed …
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UW–Madison researchers lead effort to create a universal coronavirus vaccine
Viruses can be wily adapters, changing their identities to find new hosts and thwart efforts to stop them. That’s why University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their collaborators are making progress toward developing universal vaccines against …
$600,000 in state matching grants advance 7 innovative small businesses
Seven small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $600,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. [Funded businesses include UW-Madison spinouts Cellular Logistics, Stem Pharm, and Voximetry.] …
Q&A: University Research Park director grows science with real estate
If you’ve driven by University Research Park lately, you might have noticed the huge hole in the ground at the corner of Mineral Point Road and Whitney Way. That’s the future site of Element Labs, …
Clean energy from ammonia: UW discovery a step toward carbon-free economy
UW-Madison scientists have discovered a new way to capture energy from an everyday product that could be a key step to a carbon-free economy. Researchers in professor John Berry’s chemistry lab found that ammonia combined …
UW–Madison increases research expenditures by $67 million, retains top 10 national research ranking
The National Science Foundation has released its 2020 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has again ranked 8th in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison …
Gov. Evers, state leaders tour UW biotech spinoff Stratatech
UW–Madison ingenuity was on display Friday, Dec. 17, as state officials and university leadership toured Stratatech Corp. in University Research Park in Madison. Gov. Tony Evers, Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim, …
WCMA Announces 12 Recipients of 2022 Recognition Awards
Dr. Mark Johnson of the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research is among those recognized.
New model establishes early link between UW-Madison engineers and entrepreneurs
An innovative public-private collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and growth capital firm WISC Partners will connect high-potential regional technology companies with leading university engineering experts. In the process, the collaboration also …
Tasso, Maker Of Home Blood-Draw Kits, Raises $100 Million Led By RA Capital
Casavant, 34, who has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, founded the company in 2012 with his UW labmate Erwin Berthier, 38, who is the company’s chief technology officer. They had …