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 …
Stories
$650,000 in state matching grants advance 7 innovative small businesses
Seven small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $650,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. The Phase 1 recipients, each receiving up to $75,000 match, are: …
UW spinoff company’s landmine detection technology interests Ukraine officials
The chief executive officer of a UW-Madison spinoff start-up company says Ukraine officials are interested in the firm’s landmine detection technology. CEO Dennis Hall of Janesville said the detection approach was pioneered by Professor Emeritus …
Nike’s Singari Seshadri Reflects on an Entrepreneurial Career
Singari Seshadri (MBA ’96) acknowledges her career has taken a few zigzags over the years. From her early days in venture capital, to her current role as head of portfolio for Nike’s Valiant Labs, her …
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 …
Odds of Startup Survival Hinges on Founders’ Combination of Experiences
A startup’s survival may not be a matter of the fittest, but of landing on the best fit. A study by Florence Honoré, assistant professor of management and human resources at the Wisconsin School of …
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 …