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gener8tor Reveals 5 Startups in its UW-focused gBETA Madison Accelerator

April 1, 2020

Startup accelerator gener8tor revealed on Wednesday the five startups accepted into its latest gBETA Madison program, which officially kicked off March 12. The free, seven-week accelerator is held twice a year and gives companies access …

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Answering the call: Engineering alum races from Utah to Wisconsin to contribute ventilator expertise

April 1, 2020

For Tyler Vermey, a crazy cross-country trip that included the aftermath of an earthquake and a raging blizzard was just the beginning of his role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Until March 15, he and …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

Wisconsin Partnership Program announces $1.5 million in grant funding in response to COVID-19

March 31, 2020

The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health invites eligible faculty and community organizations to submit applications to the COVID-19 Response Grant Program. The COVID-19 Response Grant Program is designed …

Posted in COVID, Funding, Stories

Exact Sciences, Promega, UW Health and more partner with state to expand COVID-19 testing

March 31, 2020

Several businesses are partnering with the Wisconsin Clinical Lab Network to increase the state’s capacity to test people for the novel coronavirus. According to a statement from Gov. Tony Evers’ office, Fitchburg-based Promega, Madison-based Exact …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

UW Madison spinout Ionic software being used to develop coronavirus-related apps

March 31, 2020

More than 20 Ionic developers have created coronavirus-related apps, the company announced today. “As the world tries to make sense of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak and ensuing social and economic crisis, developers in the …

Posted in COVID, Stories, UW spinouts

With medical supplies dwindling in COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin businesses shift gears

March 30, 2020

No one will be drinking Doundrins Distilling’s newest product — it’s hand sanitizer. On the other side of Dane County, workers are assembling face shields for doctors based on a design sketched out by UW-Madison …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

UW-Madison School of Pharmacy producing hand sanitizer

March 27, 2020

UW-Madison School of Pharmacy is stepping in to produce hand sanitizers for UW Health. Ed Elder, with the UW Madison School of Pharmacy, said it was a challenge at first to obtain the ingredients: alcohol, …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now It’s Helping Doctors

March 26, 2020

Early last week, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Engineering Design Innovation Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, got an urgent email from the university’s hospital. Could his lab make 1,000 face shields to protect staff testing …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

UW researchers study COVID-19 coronavirus to try to develop treatments, vaccines

March 25, 2020

In his UW-Madison lab, Adel Talaat developed an experimental vaccine to protect chickens from coronavirus. When the pandemic of a different strain arose in people late last year, Talaat used his technique to create a …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories

UW–Madison engineers, local manufacturers race pandemic to protect healthcare workers

March 23, 2020

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers are working with Madison-area manufacturers, the design consulting firm Delve, and campus colleagues on a product to help meet urgent and growing demand for medical face shields — key pieces of …

Posted in COVID, News, Stories
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