The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that four projects have been selected to receive development funding through the WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant. From infection-fighting probiotics to methods for managing mosquito populations, these technologies have …
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Diane Von Furstenberg And Mindy Kaling Partner With Amazon To Support Female Founders This Women’s History Month
Women-owned businesses play a critical role in the U.S. economy, accounting for $1.9 trillion in revenue across nearly 13 million businesses employing 9.4 million people, according to American Express’ 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses report. …
UW-Madison further invests in computing, data science industry partnerships with latest hire
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has deepened its commitment to partnering with industry on computer, data, and information technologies with the hiring of seasoned industry veteran Andrea Bradshaw. Bradshaw will join the School of Computer, Data …
Madison companies still pursuing COVID-19 vaccines, saying more options needed
Even with three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the U.S. and others possibly available soon, two UW-Madison spinoff companies continue to pursue coronavirus vaccine candidates they say could find a niche.
At Pyran, Kevin Barnett is out to replace petroleum with plants
Kevin Barnett was in his fourth year of chemical engineering grad school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when it hit him. He was sitting in a room of around 80 engineering grad students at the …
WI Law In Action Podcast: Anne Smith on the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, we talk with Anne Smith, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of UW Law School’s Law & Entrepreneurship …
Vigilant Eyes on COVID-19
Animal science alum Chris Salm has co-founded a testing service for organizations looking to continue safe operations during the coronavirus pandemic. In late March 2020, COVID-19 struck Wisconsin’s Brown County. The virus hit workers in …
Morgridge scientists collaborate with Genentech to soup up Cryo-EM imaging
About five years ago, biochemists Tim Grant and Alexis Rohou co-authored a software program at Janelia Research Campus in Virginia that made it easier for scientists to navigate the burgeoning world of cryo-electron microscopy. Fast …
More to SBIR than Feasibility Funding
It is difficult to keep track of the new programs and support each agency has to further commercialization and networking for innovative solutions. The value of an SBIR/STTR award today can be much more than …
Eleven small businesses tap into $1,000,000 in state matching grants to bolster Wisconsin innovation
SBIR Advance’s latest round of funding is allowing 11 innovative small businesses to further their commercialization through SBIR match grants up to $75,000 for Phase I and $100,000 for Phase II. The state matching grant …