Ten small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $850,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. Funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation WEDC, the state matching …
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UW-Madison researcher uses AI to improve brain cancer diagnoses, treatment
MADISON (WKOW) — Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center are using artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis and treatment options for brain cancer. Current imaging technology can’t tell the difference between a cancerous …
Wisconsin’s public and private schools could have Narcan under new proposal
Cade Reddington was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee when he took what he thought was a single Percocet. The pill turned out to be 100 percent fentanyl. Cade told a friend he felt “yucky” …
Tom Still: With big goals in mind, National Science Foundation invests in 2 homegrown ideas
During a fireside chat on the UW-Madison campus in March, a leader in the National Science Foundation’s newest and most hands-on program gave a tip of the hat to what he was seeing in his …
WiSys-led partnership wins $1 million NSF grant to make Wisconsin a global leader in sustainable ag
A Wisconsin partnership led by WiSys, a supporting foundation of the University of Wisconsin System that sparks research, innovation and entrepreneurship across the state, has been awarded $999,911 from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) …
A better whey? Researcher wants to convert cheese byproduct into eco-friendly plastic
In many ways, the basic steps for making cheese haven’t changed for hundreds of years. You need milk, an enzyme to solidify it and a process to separate the curds from the liquid that’s left. …
Madison-based clothing startup founded by a lawyer wins top ‘Project Pitch It’ prize
Any woman who’s gone to buy professional clothing has experienced firsthand the frustration of not having the same number of pockets as their male counterparts. Entrepreneur Barbara Zabawa has invented a solution to this problem …
Runge sees bioenergy hub as model for doing ‘big research’
Troy Runge grew up around silos. As the new director of agricultural and life science research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he’s hoping to tear some down. An academic with a background in two of …
University of Wisconsin Madison: UW entrepreneurial awardees model innovation
Four outstanding innovators have received the 2023 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards. Established in 2011, the awards recognize individuals with ties to the University of Wisconsin–Madison who further the Wisconsin Idea through outstanding accomplishments in entrepreneurship. …
UW–Madison spends a day at the Wisconsin Capitol
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni, students and faculty gathered in downtown Madison on Wednesday, April 26, for UW–Madison’s Day at the Capitol, sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Attendees spent the day conversing with members of …