Wisconsin startups build success

Young companies in Wisconsin are drawing an increasing amount of financial backing, generating more income and ramping up their hiring. More than 800 companies that received support from WEDC’s entrepreneurship and innovation programs over the …

UW–Madison Innovators Awarded PRIME Funds

Discovery to Product (D2P) has awarded funds to ten campus startups through their new Piloting Research Innovation & Market Exploration (PRIME) grant program. The PRIME funding will allow UW–Madison faculty, academic staff and students with …

UW researchers honored for inventions

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams — have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program “highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a …

Discovery to Product director to retire

For Andy Richards, director of Discovery to Product (D2P), it’s about time. Time to take longer walks with his dog, Lady. Time to bike – and not just to work. Time to add to his …

Save Countless Human Lives. Vaccinate Birds.

“Adel Talaat, a professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is developing a so-called “nanovaccine” that blends tiny particles of several different bird flu strains. Talaat’s theory is that this mix of genetic …

Eco-Friendly Pest Control

For Russ Groves, research on insecticide resistance genes in the Colorado potato beetle has led to partnerships to develop more targeted and sustainable bug-neutralizing options. Wisconsin has a long history of vegetable production. It’s a …