Parkinson’s patients are receiving a new investigational treatment after a successful study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison helped demonstrate the cell therapy’s safety in non-human primates and refine the method for its delivery. Now, the …
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From bench to bedside: How WARF and GE HealthCare turn ideas into impact
At its best, innovation in health care is not just about invention. It’s about partnership—to build bridges between academia and industry, discovery and application, people and purpose. Over more than three decades, GE HealthCare, the …
Everybody wins: How a collaboration between industry and academia is sparking innovation
Diana Kotsonis discovered her passion for computer science during her junior year at college. Now a senior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she started out in biology. Since switching majors last year, she has been …
Autonomous defibrillator-toting drone can fly aid anywhere
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has designed a drone-based system to rapidly deliver an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, to remote areas. In February 2025, the team had the opportunity to test its …
Tom Still: Research funding has produced real human benefits, with the promise of more
There was a time when most people who underwent appendectomy surgery could expect to stay in the hospital for a week and not fully recover for up to a month, often experiencing pain along the …
Wisconsin’s Drive for $75M Towards Personalized Medicine Innovation
Madison, Wisconsin, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following Wisconsin’s designation as a Regional Technology and Innovations Hub (Tech Hub) from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) last October, the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub submitted its Phase …