Up to $220,000 in Ideadvance grants will be made available to 12 companies diverse in business stage, idea and ownership in the latest round of awards by the Ideadvance Seed Fund.
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$175 million commitment helps launch UW–Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, support transformative mission
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences — a unique, forward-thinking collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and humanity — is announcing a $175 million private investment and launching an effort to raise an additional $50 million to establish a new beacon for high tech in Wisconsin housed in a state-of-the-art facility in the center of campus.
Podcast with Pyran’s Dr. Kevin Barnett: Sustainability as an entrepreneurial choice
The use of renewable resources to produce valuable chemicals has promised a lot but delivered little so far. Dr. Kevin Barnett aims to change that, and his approach is radical and pragmatic at the same time.
UW–Madison Innovate Week to showcase campus entrepreneurial organizations, tools and resources
Discovery to Product (D2P) and the UW Innovate Network are pleased to announce the launch of UW–Madison Innovate Week, October 4-8, a series of events designed for campus innovators and offered by entrepreneurial-focused organizations at UW.
Partners in Progress: Madison, WI Celebrates Collaboration and Innovation
When Erik Iverson packed up his life in Seattle and arrived in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2016, his impression could be described as déjà vu. After two decades in the Pacific Northwest – including seven years …
Chancellor Blank: Where we are headed, together
By UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank We welcomed the largest freshman class in our history last week, and as I stood before these new students at Convocation, I was struck by the level of sheer joy …
UW–Madison ranked 42nd overall and 14th best public college by U.S. News
Bu Käri Knutson, UW–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked in a five-way tie for 42nd overall and 14th among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 rankings of best colleges. Last year, UW–Madison …
Grant fuels development of inhalable nanomedicine for lung diseases
With funding from the Discovery to Product program, Professor Seungpyo Hong and his collaborators are accelerating their research on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
WISELI recognized for improving gender diversity in academia
The National Institutes of Health recently announced that the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute is one of 10 winners in its inaugural competition recognizing U.S. universities that have demonstrably helped close gender gaps within their biomedical and behavioral sciences departments.
Wisconsin Technology Council: Calling all companies! Apply for three chances to pitch at Early Stage Symposium
Applications are being accepted now from young companies that want to tell their stories to investors at our annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, planned for an in-person format Nov. 3-4 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.