TitletownTech, a venture capital firm formed out of a partnership between Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers, announced that it has invested in Madison-based Realta Fusion, a startup pioneering clean, scalable fusion energy solutions to …
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Katie Sturino ’03 has a leg up. Whether she’s in parking lots, airports, stores, or even in the middle of Times Square, she will confidently prop up her leg and apply her award-winning anti-chafe stick, …
SixLine Semiconductor co-founder named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list
The co-founder and chief executive officer of Middleton-based SixLine Semiconductor has been recognized by Forbes as a 30 Under 30 leader in the manufacturing sector. Katy Jinkins and her co-founder, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Michael …
Morgridge postdoc breaks down barriers of cancer therapy at Falling Walls Lab Competition
Some of the most pressing global challenges in our society have been met with fearless science and groundbreaking innovation, reminding us that both dedication and determination can hold the key to reshaping our future. This …
UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation’s annual rankings. For …
Unlocking Creativity: The 2024 UW-Madison 100-Hour Challenge
From November 7-11, 2024, UW-Madison’s StartUp Learning Community, in partnership with University Housing and the Wisconsin School of Business, hosted its annual 100-Hour Challenge, a beloved innovation event popular with undergraduate students. This fully virtual …
Student Entrepreneur Profile: Adina Locketz
Jewelry is all about the details and no one knows better than Adina Locketz, a freshman at UW-Madison, who is majoring in Fine Arts with a concentration in Jewelry and Metal Art and pursuing a …
Entrepreneurs pare their pitches at the 2024 Elevator Pitch Olympics
A Madison-based technology company aimed at reducing the soaring burden of medical debt is the winner of the 2024 Elevator Pitch Olympics. My Coverage Plan, a subsidiary of the nonprofit public-interest law firm ABC for …
3D-printing breakthrough mitigates three defects simultaneously for failure-free metal parts
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have found a way to simultaneously mitigate three types of defects in parts produced using a prominent additive manufacturing technique called laser powder bed fusion. Led by Lianyi Chen, an associate …
InsideWis: Early stage capital scene in Wisconsin benefiting from more players
There was a time not long ago when early stage investors in Wisconsin could meet in a studio apartment kitchen or a telephone booth (back when there were still telephone booths). Today, such a gathering …