Joseph Ulbrich, co-founder of Güd Medical, received one of the State Economic Engagement & Development (SEED) research program grants from Discovery to Product (D2P). Güd Medical is a medical device company developing an ergonomic and …
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UW-Madison spinoff Ensodata raises $9M to better diagnose sleep disorders
Madison-based AI health care startup EnsoData raised a new round of funding to diagnose health conditions, starting with sleep disorders. EnsoData announced Wednesday that it raised a $9 million Series A round led by Venture …
WARF/UW–Madison among top 10 universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2019
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which manages intellectual property for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has just been ranked ninth for U.S. utility patents granted in 2019, according to the annual Top 100 …
Business competition awards Madison-based opioid treatment developer top prize
A Madison-based pharmaceutical developer looking to address the opioid crisis won the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest Thursday. Plumb Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a drug delivery method that will help people battling opioid addiction, will …
Morgridge Institute for Research investigates methods to control COVID-19 and future pandemic
Virologists at the Morgridge Institute for Research are investigating the biology of viruses and their diseases in order to develop powerful new methods to not only control COVID-19 but stem the next pandemic. According to …
Nine projects selected for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge
$100K fund to accelerate solutions being developed by UW–Madison researchers MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that nine highly deployable projects have been selected to receive development funding through the UW/WARF COVID-19 …
View pitches from finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan competition online
Finalists representing diverse tech-based sectors in Wisconsin’s early stage economy have recorded their presentations for online viewing as part of the 17th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The four-month-long contest culminates during the Wisconsin …
Entrepreneurons explores Wisconsin’s food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis
MADISON, Wis. – How can Wisconsin producers, distributors and retailers be effective in our COVID-19 world and what we can leverage to be at the forefront of addressing the many challenges? Join Pam Jahnke, the …
Tiny Earth Project sourcing potential candidates for new antibiotics from all over the world
While the threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria continues to grow, an effort spearheaded by UW-Madison Professor Jo Handelsman is sourcing potential candidates for new antibiotics from all over the world. Through the Tiny Earth project—which …
UW Professor to develop rapid COVID-19 test for large institutions
A professor in the UW-Madison Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David O’Connor, is working to develop a COVID-19 test to be used in institutions such as nursing homes or large workplaces. O’Connor was a …