It is tacit knowledge among Badgers that our state plays a critical role in food production and Wisconsin products are likely to be found in refrigerators across the country. Even those who have never set …
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UW startup DataChat democratizes data science
DataChat, the fourth tech startup from University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences professor Jignesh Patel, makes data science accessible to anyone. Founded in 2017, it has grown quickly to 20 employees and recently received $4 million …
Investment in Forward BIOLABS Paying Off for Bioscience Startups
Forward BIOLABS, a co-working life science lab that helps bioscience startups grow, is celebrating early successes and honoring the companies that support the organization. While business incubators are not uncommon, Forward BIOLABS boosts support by …
‘WisBusiness: The Podcast’ features Jeanine Burmania, WARF
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has seen the pandemic influence research happening on campus over the past year. “In support of that, we actually put together a challenge that we called our Accelerator COVID-19 Challenge …
Starting Up While Staying In
Matt Burzec, a first year UW-Madison student living in the StartUp Learning Community, certainly knows how to make lemons out of lemonade—or at least how to build a thriving customized sneakers business in the face …
One Shot: The future of transportation
The future of transportation – think urban air mobility – calls for a new generation of manufacturing. Grad student Buzz Rankouhi is building an audacious prototype and a company to do it. What do a …
Saturday Science focuses on celebrating Black innovators in STEAM
The Black History Month edition of Saturday Science, from the Wisconsin Science Festival, will focus on Black leaders in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics). The virtual event takes place Saturday, February 20 — …
Aldevron expands manufacturing capabilities in Madison
February 10, Aldevron hosted a virtual celebration of its lab facility expansion in Madison. Aldevron produces the raw materials that allow clients to make groundbreaking therapies, and its protein business unit has operated within University …
WARF startup receives National Science Foundation grant
Madison-based Pyran Inc. has received a $1 million Phase II Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Science Foundation to promote the company’s work to make paints and coatings from renewable sources like corn …
UW-Madison economic impact starts locally but spreads statewide
The University of Wisconsin – Madison just released its most recent economic impact report. The punchline: the University of Wisconsin – Madison has a $30 billion economic impact on Wisconsin. That’s about 9% of the …