It’s not uncommon for infants to have a misshapen head, and often these skull deformities are caused by the baby’s position in the womb or when they pass through the birth canal during delivery. But …
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How UW–Madison’s Startup Ecosystem is Shaping the Next Generation of Innovators: Faculty and Graduate Student Q&A
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Technology Entrepreneurship Office (TEO) plays a pivotal role in helping graduate students and faculty translate their research into real-world impact. Through programs like WARF Accelerator, Discovery to Product (D2P), …
From Lab to Launch: How Entrepreneurship Amplified Emily Bick’s Impact on Global Agriculture
It is hard to find anyone who knows more about insects than Emily Bick. Not only does she possess an award-winning encyclopedic knowledge of insect trivia, but she has an extensive understanding of how bugs …
5 Questions with Professor Dan van der Weide: From Early Research to Acquisition
Before the Technology Entrepreneurship Office (TEO) was established at UW–Madison, faculty like Professor Dan van der Weide were already demonstrating how groundbreaking research can turn into marketable products that make a positive impact in bettering …
Badger beginnings to biomedical breakthroughs with John Martens
John Martens (BSChE ’68) built a career that spans polymer chemistry, defense, materials science, consulting, and now biochemistry and biomedicine—but it all started at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As a chemical engineering and chemistry double …
Galasys, UW–Madison spinoff company, among winners of 2025 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Galasys, a University of Wisconsin–Madison based spinoff company, took first place in the Advanced Manufacturing category of the 22nd annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The contest was developed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup …
University Research Park and Forward BIOLABS Partner to Power Madison’s Science and Tech Startups
For the past 40 years, University Research Park (URP) has been helping emerging businesses in the sciences and technology fields grow and flourish. As UW-Madison’s internationally recognized hub for research and technology, URP also continues …
Robey named Wisconsin SBDC Network’s 2025 ‘State Star’
Stephanie Robey, Outreach Program Coordinator, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) State Office, was chosen by her peers as the Wisconsin network’s 2025 State Star. In her award nomination, Robey was described as demonstrating dedication and …
Fusion Starts Here: Wisconsin’s Bold Leap Into Clean Energy
Everyone thought the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company was crazy. It was 1858 and energy was a solved problem. Mountains of coal powered the industrial revolution and lamps lit by clean-burning whale oil unlocked evening hours …
UW-Madison spinoff Type One Energy achieves milestone for fusion power plant
University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff company Type One Energy has published a comprehensive and robust physics basis for a practical fusion pilot power plant. The advance is an important and promising milestone that brings fusion power …