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Wisconsin Technology Council: Announces 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Award winners

November 13, 2025

Seven winners were honored last week from a field of 27 finalists and more than 300 nominees at the 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. The event celebrated standout …

Posted in Events, News, Programs, StoriesTagged Awards, Innovation

Strudel seizes the golden suitcase at GMCC’s Pressure Chamber

August 20, 2025

The 12th annual Pressure Chamber pitch competition took center stage Aug. 19 at The Sylvee in Madison, hosted by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. The event, presented in partnership with Michael Best and The …

Posted in Events, News, Programs, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Awards, Entrepreneurship

New mouth-watering blob aims to banish dry mouth

August 15, 2025

You might be familiar with dry mouth from partaking in a certain kind of recreational substance (or you might not be, we’re not judging), but the condition can actually have verifiable medical causes. A new …

Posted in Funding, News, Programs, StoriesTagged Awards, Mechanical Engineering, Research

New award for multi-fuel capable engine systems lands in Mechanical Engineering

August 13, 2025

The UW Engine Research Center (ERC) Altitude and Climatic Testing (ACT) Laboratory, which opened last fall, will play a key role in a major new research effort supported by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development …

Posted in Funding, News, Programs, StoriesTagged Awards, Mechanical Engineering, Research

Seven Startups Selected to Participate in TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine

March 31, 2025

TitletownTech, in partnership with the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, is welcoming seven startups to Green Bay for the TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine, the next phase of its TitletownTech Startup Draft. The Combine, taking place April …

Posted in Competitions, Events, News, Research and Reports, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Awards, Events

TitletownTech announces Madison startup among Startup Draft Combine participants

March 31, 2025

TitletownTech, in partnership with the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, is welcoming seven startups to Green Bay for the TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine, the next phase of its TitletownTech Startup Draft. The combine, taking place …

Posted in News, Research and Reports, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Awards, Events

UW hosts annual shark tank-style Arts Business Competition

March 20, 2025

The University of Wisconsin-Madison held its annual shark tank-style Arts Business Competition on March 12 at Grainger Hall. The competition, now in its 16th year, brings students from the university to pitch their arts-centered businesses. …

Posted in Competitions, News, Research and Reports, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Awards, Business, Events

Alumni Spotlight: Jason Piller and Jake Wolk

March 10, 2025

Jason Piller (BS ‘22) and Jake Wolk (BBA ‘22) grew up together in Encino, California. Unlike their constantly sunny hometown, these childhood friends decided to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison to get a taste of …

Posted in News, Research and Reports, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged athletics, Awards, Entrepreneurship, Events

Inman named Wisconsin SBDC Network’s 2024 ‘State Star’

June 26, 2024

Anne Inman, Accounting and Projection Clinic program manager and senior business consultant of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Madison, was chosen by her peers as the Wisconsin network’s 2024 State Star. Inman was …

Posted in News, Research and Reports, StoriesTagged Awards

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