The Joshua Coon Lab has united the power of two major tools in biotechnology. In research published April 27 in Nature Communications, the lab describes a game-changing advance that marries mass spectrometry and electron microscopy …
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Last Lock CEO credits CDL for amazing team growth and mentorship
Last Lock founder and CEO Jack Ryan says he could spend an hour listing all the benefits of Creative Destruction Lab. The program’s competitive process forced his team to be at its best in order …
Six Key Facts about Lab-Grown Meat
Plant-based protein and “meat-alternative” products have streamed into the marketplace in recent years. This trend has been driven in part by world population growth and the quest to meet the increased demand for protein that …
New Lachman Institute at the School of Pharmacy Advances Pharmaceutical Development
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy is launching a new center to leverage expertise across the School’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Division and greater UW–Madison campus community to advance the development of new drugs. The new …
UW–Madison’s ultra-efficient carbon capture tech among top-60 in global XPRIZE challenge
For a planet increasingly ravaged by the effects of climate change, removing carbon from the atmosphere could be part of a desperately needed turn in the right direction. The team, Earth RepAIR, was among the …
Label-free imaging, plus data science, means better quality control for biomanufacturing stem cells
By reprogramming cells from a patient to yield induced pluripotent stem cells, scientists and clinicians can wield a fertile and versatile resource for personalizing patient healthcare via regenerative medicine, cell therapy or disease modeling for …
SHINE Technologies: Joins U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to expand contraband detection
SHINE Technologies, LLC (SHINE), a next-generation nuclear technology company, today announced it has been awarded a potential 42-month contract with a total funding potential of approximately $16.8 million to help the U.S. Department of Homeland …
Staying safe in space: UW researchers work to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation
From Mars missions to moon colonies, the human species has some ambitious travel plans in the works — ones that stretch way beyond our planet. “Space exploration is the big challenge of this century,” said …
Skala highlights value of basic research at UW Day in D.C.
Morgridge Institute Investigator Melissa Skala heralded the importance of the federal investment in scientific research during the annual “UW Day” on April 6 in Washington, D.C. The event serves as an opportunity for the University …
Team from UWM and UW-Madison reaches finals of national Solar Decathlon
Energy costs are a major concern for consumers these days. And it’s not just the so-called “pain at the pump.” Home energy costs are also rising. That’s part of the reason the U.S. Department of …