We are pleased to announce that Steve and Leslie Goldberg have established an endowed Directorship that provides the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the Wisconsin School of Business support for its director, currently held by …
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Forward BIOLABS brings the perks of co-working to the lab
In 2019, as John Pattison and Ian Johnson prepared to leave their San Francisco jobs to launch their own company producing meat from cell cultures, the big question was where. They weighed a number of …
A Madison unicorn: Fetch Rewards raises $210M at a valuation north of $1B
Fetch Rewards, the Madison-based consumer loyalty and retail awards app, announced it has raised $210 million in Series D financing at a valuation greater than $1 billion, placing the company “squarely in unicorn territory,” according …
Stem Pharm Wins $1.7M NIH SBIR Grant Award for Better Models of the Brain
Stem Pharm, Inc. has been awarded a $1.7 million SBIR grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize its induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived model …
Four projects selected for WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant
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 …
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 …