Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Today Varsity Venture Studio announced the public launch of Transfur, a comprehensive referral management platform for the vet industry. Transfur is the first startup to emerge from Varsity – a collaborative …
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The future of university-industry engagement: Catching up with OBE Managing Director John Garnetti
UW–Madison Office of Business Engagement The Office of Business Engagement (OBE) is often considered the “front door” to UW–Madison by connecting businesses with the university’s diverse community of resources, research and innovators. Managing Director John Garnetti sees OBE’s …
Madison’s Immuto Scientific snaps up $2.3M investment round
A Madison startup developing a way to reduce the time it takes to bring medicines to market — which could significantly mitigate the next big pandemic — has received a $2.3 million investment to move into a larger space.
With support from Promega, UW–Madison Cool Science Image Contest promotes convergence of art and science
Ten years after its launch, the Cool Science Image (CSI) Contest is as hot as ever. Sponsored by Promega, Corp. with additional support from the UW–Madison Division of the Arts, the annual competition invites UW-Madison students, staff, and faculty to submit photos and videos that depict an object or phenomenon from any discipline.
Immuto Scientific raises $2.3 million
Madison-based biotech Immuto Scientific Inc. announced that it has successfully closed on a $2.3 million seed-funding round. The funding will enable the company to scale up equipment and staffing to provide commercial analytical research services.
Creative Destruction Lab accelerator program gives UW–Madison students help for companies to grow
The Madison-based Creative Destruction Lab aims to boost Wisconsin’s economy by helping growth-oriented companies in the state flourish. Students from various disciplines can participate in that process through a year-long course at the university.
UW–Madison Innovate Week showcases campus entrepreneurial organizations, tools and resources
Discovery to Product (D2P) and the UW Innovate Network are pleased to announce the launch of UW–Madison Innovate Week, October 4-8, a series of events designed for campus innovators and offered by entrepreneurial-focused organizations at UW.
Regents approve University Research Park agreement
UW–Madison The UW Board of Regents today approved a memorandum of understanding between the Board of Regents and the University Research Park (URP) to strategically utilize UW–Madison’s real estate assets to advance its public academic …
UW spinoff receives $150,000 investment
InBusiness Madison BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. announced a $150,000 investment in the University of Wisconsin licensed spinoff company Immuto Scientific Inc., according to a release from Brightstar. The 3-year-old Madison startup has developed a process that enables pharmaceutical companies …
From thunderstorms to moon terrains, computer modeling research addresses real-world issues
In an age where computers are commonplace, two University of Wisconsin professors are harnessing their power to run simulations of real world scenarios.