Hospitals around the world are scrambling to secure enough personal protective equipment to safeguard their workers while treating COVID-19 patients, and manufacturers large and small are retooling their production lines to try to fill the …
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FoodChain, a UW-Madison Spinout, Gets Acquired by the Dohmen Company
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Co-founders Jake Levitt and Ben Winters launched the company in 2019. The startup entered the Discovery to Product (D2P) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and participated in …
UW Spinout FoodChain Acquired by the Dohmen Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2020 The Dohmen Company announced on Thursday that they have acquired FoodChain, a UW–Madison spinout focused on connecting farmers, suppliers, and consumers with an innovative online marketplace. FoodChain’s platform allows …
UW–Madison publishing and printing team makes face shields to protect UW Hospital workers
Trying to unwind after a long, hectic day working at UW Health, Leigh Larson couldn’t fall asleep. As director of graduate medical education and medical staff administration, her mind raced through the frightening scenarios that …
FluGen, UW-Madison researchers developing COVID-19 vaccine
UW-Madison researchers and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech are developing and testing a vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu, they announced Thursday. CoroFlu will build on FluGen’s flu vaccine candidate known as M2SR. That …
UW–Madison, FluGen, Bharat Biotech to develop CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccine
An international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun the development and testing of a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu. CoroFlu will build …
gener8tor Reveals 5 Startups in its UW-focused gBETA Madison Accelerator
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 …
Answering the call: Engineering alum races from Utah to Wisconsin to contribute ventilator expertise
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 …
Wisconsin Partnership Program announces $1.5 million in grant funding in response to COVID-19
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 …
Exact Sciences, Promega, UW Health and more partner with state to expand COVID-19 testing
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 …