Nine small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $800,000 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 …
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VCR message on federal transition and sponsored programs
Dear Campus Colleagues, Transitioning to a new administration involves a period of uncertainty, including temporary pauses in activities. My office and others on campus have heard questions from our UW–Madison community about the impact of …
RABBIT a Leap Forward for Campus Collaboration and Industry Engagement
The Office of Business Engagement(OBE) and Data Science Institute(DSI) have launched a new tool that helps university faculty and staff discover relevant research, shared interests and potential collaborators across campus. RABBIT (Research and Business-Bridging Intelligence …
UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation’s annual rankings. For …
The Podcast with Katie Lorenz, Campo Alpaca
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Katie Lorenz, founder and owner of Campo Alpaca. This Madison-based fair trade clothing company was founded in 2018 after Lorenz traveled to Peru several years before …
Nine grad students to compete in Three Minute Thesis final competition
On February 14, nine graduate students will take the stage to explain their research and win the hearts of the judges and the audience at UW–Madison’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition. Three Minute Thesis is …
New Research Sheds Light on Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder
A new study from researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry reveals key insights into how a therapeutic drug tackles a deadly genetic disease and opens doors to additional research. Their findings are …
The Podcast with Erik Iverson, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; Advocacy group aims to stall bill to require local signoff for clean energy projects
WARF this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary, putting a spotlight on its role in supporting and commercializing UW-Madison research. Iverson shares his thoughts on the organization’s history, its wide-ranging impacts in Wisconsin and where …
Tom Still: Getting more business ‘starts’ for Wisconsin requires action on several fronts
Those who regularly follow economic dynamics in Wisconsin (present geek included) are accustomed to seeing steady under-performance when it comes to comparing the state and the region to other parts of the country. A recent …
UW–Madison-incubated quantum computing startup joins CQE as corporate partner
Qolab, the first quantum computing startup incubated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) as a corporate partner. The company, which has obtained millions of dollars in financing and is …