gener8tor, a global venture firm and startup accelerator, has been awarded $13.4 million from the Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to launch the Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator. This initiative will …
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Forward BIOLABS Announces 15 Biohealth Startups as Forward Membership Winners
Forward BIOLABS, with support from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Forward Membership Program. The Forward Membership Program awards early-stage startups a variety of memberships with …
UW researcher joins ranks of National Academy of Inventors fellows
University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Gabriele Neumann has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization announced today. The NAI Fellows Program was established to highlight academic inventors who have demonstrated …
InsideWis: Life sciences ‘family tree’ in Wisconsin has big branch in Third Wave
People searching for long-lost facts about their ancestors is a hobby that ranks close to gardening in popularity, but what if the “family tree” in question is corporate instead of human? Those stories can also …
New UW video game Mooving Cows improves dairy farm employees’ animal handling skills
There was a time when rural folks co-existed with farm animals. Horses were used to plow and cows were milked by hand. This one-on-one interaction with animals gave people a real sense of understanding what …
Titletown Tech invests in Madison’s Realta Fusion
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 …