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UW biochemists engineered a poplar tree that produces a high-demand industrial chemical. It was a surprise discovery only made possible by sustained investment in research.

May 15, 2025

Brian Fox, the Marvin J. Johnson Professor in Fermentation Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, tinkers with the way living things use chemistry to turn their own blueprints, DNA, into the processes that make a …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Biohealth, Research

Realta Fusion targets commercial fusion energy production within next decade

May 15, 2025

Madison-based Realta Fusion has raised $36 million in a Series A investment round and is targeting the mid-2030s for commercial fusion energy production, WisBusiness reports. Several investors joined the round, including the Wisconsin Alumni Research …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Clean Energy, Environmental engineering, Research

Building Community Through Entrepreneurship: Spring Highlights from the StartUp Learning Community

May 14, 2025

This spring, the StartUp Learning Community brought entrepreneurial learning to life through a dynamic mix of guest speakers, student-led programming, professional development workshops, and community-building events. After a fantastic winter break which included a career …

Posted in Programs, StoriesTagged Entrepreneurship

Paridhi Gupta wins first-ever UW-Madison WiSys Quick Pitch competition

May 14, 2025

Paridhi Gupta, Luis McDougall, Serenity Her, and Jehona Zeneli were recognized for their undergraduate research at UW-Madison’s WiSys Quick Pitch competition on Wednesday, April 16. This year’s competition was the first one held on the …

Posted in COVIDTagged Computer engineering, Research

Pursuing a vaccine to treat glioblastoma

May 14, 2025

Dr. Mahua Dey is an associate professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and the director of the surgical neuro-oncology program in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She specializes in …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Public Health, Research

Ross Freedman is Inducted into the Weinert Center Hall of Fame

May 13, 2025

The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to announced that Ross Freedman has been inducted in to their Hall of Fame. Ross, an accomplished entrepreneur, began his journey at UW-Madison in 1993 where he chose …

Posted in COVIDTagged Entrepreneurship

UW researchers developing app to easily assess home for accessibility improvements

May 13, 2025

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are hoping to make it easier to find ways to make your home more accessible — all from the palm of your hand. Professor Jung-Hye Shin, chair of UW’s …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Accessibility, Research

Tom Still: Building on a natural strength — Wisconsin’s health-tech industry

May 13, 2025

Abingdon Health is a company born in York, England, with an international reputation for developing and producing “lateral-flow” diagnostic tests used in health care, agriculture and beyond. When it came time to sink deeper roots …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Biohealth, Research

Realta Fusion taps $36M in fresh funds for its fusion-in-a-bottle reactor

May 13, 2025

Some fusion companies might be hitting a rough patch, but Realta Fusion is bucking the trend with a new fundraising round it says will allow it to finalize the design of its Anvil prototype reactor. …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Clean Energy, Environmental engineering, Research

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus honored for groundbreaking gene variation research

May 12, 2025

Today, James Dahlberg, professor emeritus of biomolecular chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was highlighted in the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2025 “Faces of American Innovation” report for his pioneering gene variation research, which has enabled the …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Research
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