The Center for Dairy Research (CDR) is one of 60 organizations, and the only one in Wisconsin or in the food industry, to receive a “Build to Scale” grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s …
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There’s No Place Like Home for Innovation
On October 25th, the MBA Fellowship students were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the Discovery Building, organized by the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship. The Discovery Building stands out on campus as an …
Cracking the da Vinci chronology: System tries to bring order to the works of a Renaissance genius
Leonardo da Vinci may have been a genius, but he was also a hot mess — at least in terms of organizing his works. When he died in 1519, the Renaissance master left behind 7,000 …
Madison startup harnessing quantum sensors wins Wisconsin Tech Council’s Pitch Olympics
A Madison startup building quantum sensors to help the mining industry accurately locate rare-earth metals like copper, nickel and cobalt won the Wisconsin Technology Council’s recent Elevator Pitch Olympics. The startup, Dirac Labs, was among …
Student Entrepreneur Profile: Nick Hruskoci
“I grew up in a golfing family. Our neighbors gave us their putting green and I remember my brother and I begging our mom to keep it in our basement so we could play,” recalls …
New Antifungal Molecule Kills Fungi Without Toxicity in Human Cells, Mice
A new antifungal molecule, devised by tweaking the structure of prominent antifungal drug Amphotericin B, has the potential to harness the drug’s power against fungal infections while doing away with its toxicity, researchers at the …
Alumni Spotlight: HappiCo
It all began with a Belgian waffle, a seemingly humble origin for HappiCo, a company founded by Sam Rockwell (CEO), Justin Samuels (COO) and Jeremy Reich (Chief Strategy Officer), all graduates of the Wisconsin School …
The Center for Technology Commercialization announces Margaret Ramey as new director
Margaret Ramey officially became the new director of the Center for Technology Commercialization on October 2nd. Ramey has been an instrumental part of the CTC since 2016 and is now stepping into the director slot …
AI Revolution In Diabetes Care: How Technology Is Beating This Silent Killer
Invisible and deceptive, this health condition is a silent killer affecting millions worldwide. For many, it begins as a growing fatigue, with a persistent weight gain leading to a fog gradually enveloping the mind. Before …
Building a smarter shunt for hydrocephalus patients
Despite modest improvements since their invention in the 1950s, today’s shunts remain highly prone to failure. Madison Scientific plans on using a SmartShunt System to change that reality. Read more here: https://www.isthmusproject.com/story/building-a-smarter-shunt-for-hydrocephalus-patients/