An idea developed before the pandemic has turned into software to help restaurants and universities succeed in the COVID age. UW-Madison sophomores Abhijeet Manohar and Sourish Kundu have co-founded a secure menu and ordering platform …
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Madison-based startup DataChat secures $4 million in private investments
Madison-based startup DataChat raised $4 million in an early-stage investment round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firms. DataChat, which was founded by researchers and engineers at UW-Madison, aims to help businesses analyze data in …
Madison is home to one of the world’s top virologists
Yoshihiro Kawaoka is studying COVID-19 at his posts at UW–Madison and the University of Tokyo. When Yoshihiro Kawaoka first came to the United States in the summer of 1983 to work on influenza viruses, the …
New commercial showcases UW’s resilience, innovation
“You can’t stop a Badger.” That’s the blunt message of a new 30-second television commercial that captures the innovation and resilience of the University of Wisconsin–Madison during this pandemic year. It’s set to air during …
Silicon Valley investors go in on UW spinout DataChat
DataChat, a Madison company that developed an intelligence interface that allows business users to extract insight from their data simply by talking to a chatbot, has raised $4 million to build its team and customer …
“This Idea Is So Incredibly Simple” UW Surgeon Invents One of Kind Operating Room Light
A top UW Health transplant surgeon might as well call Shark Tank. He’s invented something that can safely light up any operation. “You know when we do surgeries we wear a headlight on our heads …
University Research Park: Where COVID Meets Cutting Edge
University Research Park is full of companies working on cutting edge solutions to the world’s thorniest problems. From eradicating cancer, hepatitis, and influenza deaths to eliminating antibiotic use or fighting climate change through new fuels …
UW spinout OnLume honored with Wisconsin Innovation Award
On October 15, four winners were honored from ten finalists and almost 400 nominees during the 2020 Wisconsin Innovation Awards which was broadcast live from Milwaukee. The ceremony, emceed by Wisconsin local Denise Thomas, President …
UW researchers find more precise way to detect COVID-19 pneumonia
Using cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology, University of Wisconsin‒Madison investigators have developed a far more precise way to identify cases of COVID-19-induced pneumonia. Using a custom artificial intelligence algorithm called CV19-Net, the UW research team dug …
Boosted Chews chosen to participate in gBETA early-stage accelerator program this fall
Boosted Chews, a student startup creating bite-sized caffeinated snacks, has been chosen to participate in an early-stage accelerator program this fall. This program, gBETA, is a seven-week experience in which companies learn how to refine …