Have you ever wondered how an idea from a UW-Madison lab becomes a life-changing product? The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has produced a series of videos – WARF Essential Topics – intended to help you understand the work WARF does to advance transformative discoveries along their journey and how you can partner with WARF.
Hear from Michael Falk, who explains how WARF transfers technology from the lab to the market and supports the university’s research mission. He also describes how WARF collaborates with researchers from different disciplines to find innovative solutions for global challenges.
Beth Fischer, Victoria Sutton and Kendra Hanslik explain what to expect when disclosing your idea to WARF. Beth discusses when and why you should consider submitting your innovation to our team, while Victoria and Kendra walk you through WARF’s innovation disclosure form.
How does WARF determine which ideas we patent? Jeanine Burmania and Justin Anderson share the criteria WARF considers when evaluating the patentability and commercial potential of your innovation.
Lesli Mark and Brian Dyck cover funding that may be available to you to advance your idea through WARF Accelerator or WARF Therapeutics. Lesli discusses how gap funding helps advance some of UW-Madison’s most promising and commercializable technologies, while Brian shares WARF Therapeutics’ approach to improving the value propositions of drug candidates.
Discover how WARF may be able to help if you’re considering developing a startup. Michael Carey and Josh Carson share common questions and discuss how WARF Ventures, an early-stage venture fund that invests in startups based on UW-Madison and WARF technologies, may be a resource for entrepreneurs.
Read more: https://www.warf.org/programs-events/warf-essential-topics/