MADISON, Wis. – More women are taking steps to become entrepreneurs, and that interest has been reflected in recent years through entries, semi-finalists and finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Nearly 30 percent …
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UW-Madison grad invents medical device for diabetics
t’s a device designed for diabetics by Shawn Michels. He graduated from UW-Madison’s School of Business in 2018. He’s now an inventor after creating Steady Shot, a medical device that helps diabetics like himself with …
Partnership fosters entrepreneurship that has social impact
Entrepreneurship can be measured in more than just financial success, says the leader of an effort to incorporate solving social problems into entrepreneurial ventures in UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product program.
Diabetics invention is an injection innovation
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is now selling a patented device to help diabetics safely and easily inject insulin with just one hand. Once the Steady Shot device is mounted on a standard insulin injector, …
UW-Madison professors create revolutionary GPS device to help surgeons find breast cancer tumors during removal
MADISON, Wis. – A new technology developed by University of Wisconsin – Madison professors is changing the way surgeons see breast cancer tumors, making for a more precise removal. “When I first met this engineering …
‘We need 10 more Madisons’ to foster tech growth in the heartland, Brookings and ITIF report says
To stop the divergence of U.S. cities where technology thrives, a concerted effort needs to be made to turn promising cities like Madison and Milwaukee in the heartland into tech hubs, according to a new paper …
Breast surgery device by company with UW founders now in use
A new breast surgery marker device, developed by a company founded by three UW-Madison faculty, is expected to be used by about 15 hospital systems by the end of January. The system, approved by the …
UW Spinout Understory is one of seven companies on Inc magazine’s Innovative Startups to Watch in 2020 list
Understory Madison, Wisconsin-based Understory builds weather sensors that collect 125,000 data points per second, tracking things like precipitation, wind, temperature, air pressure, and humidity. In 2019, the company partnered with insurance firm MSI GuaranteedWeather. The data it collects …
75 years later, UW-Madison inventors aim to replace old-style breast-surgery marker
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison innovators have invented a better way for surgeons to locate tumors during lumpectomies for breast cancer. The new system, developed by a startup called Elucent Medical, is in use at SSM …
How colleges can help reverse regional inequality
There’s perhaps no greater illustration of what a university can do to boost a region’s economy than the story of Madison, Wisconsin. Until fairly recently, Madison’s reputation was that of a typical college town, better …