Six of the twenty-five entries competing in the finalist round of the 16th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest are based on ideas and technologies from UW–Madison innovators, including All Brick Medical, Blexx Technology, DarkAero, …
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UpStart supports women and people of color in entrepreneurship
This is the first in a series of columns about UpStart, a free entrepreneurship program for women and people of color supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF.
Meet the innovators leading WARF’s new Therapeutics and Ventures programs
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) announced two key new additions to their team this year. Seasoned medical device venture capitalist and startup CEO Mike Partsch is WARF’s new Chief Venture officer, and Jon Young …
UW-Madison spinout Stratatech expands facility for making skin tissue for severe burn patients
One of the city’s largest and oldest bioscience operations has unveiled an expanded production facility for its flagship product: a lab-grown substitute for human skin.
UW-Madison student continues his entrepreneurial run with coffee app Drip
A UW-Madison student and entrepreneur is trying to make buying and selling cups of coffee at independent shops more convenient.
Airplane kit company hopes to soar in Governor’s Business Plan Contest
DarkAero was founded by UW–Madison alumni and siblings Keegan, River, and Ryley Karl. They are among 25 companies that advanced to the final stages of the Governor’s Business Plan competition.
WEDC awards $750,000 grant for new beverage innovation center at UW–Madison
Noted: The UW–Madison Center for Dairy Research will create one-of-a-kind public resource for entrepreneurs with access to pilot plant and consulting services.
Madison ranks first in top ten cities with the most successful women per capita
Madison has an unemployment rate of only 1.60 percent for women. About 20 percent of women have an income over $75,000. Almost 30 percent of the women in the city have at least a Bachelor’s degree. …
Local tech startups to pilot projects for the U.S. Air Force
Noted: Holos is a UW–Madison spinout company that uses virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality, one of two local companies developing technologies for the United States Air Force. Holos took part in a mentorship program …
New pin-sized sensor can detect dangerous chemicals
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a novel sensor that can be used in smartphone-sized devices to detect dangerous chemicals based on a unique “fingerprint” of absorbed and emitted light.