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February 4, 2014

A new project, involving a partnership between the Morgridge Institute, UW-Madison, Indiana University and the University of Illinois, aims to root out software vulnerabilities that can leave the door open for viruses, website hacking or other forms of cybercrime, ?estimated as a $100 billion...

January 13, 2014

A $10.6 million, five-year EPA contract for Stemina Biomarker Discovery, announced this week, doesn’t just provide a new source of revenue. It also holds the potential to make the Madison company’s technology a standard for testing chemicals and drugs for their toxic effects, long-term, CEO...

January 12, 2014

When University Research Park in Madison was founded in 1984, it was seen as an off-campus outpost for science faculty pursuing the impure goal of commercializing their ideas. Today, URP is home to about 125 companies and nearly 4,000 highly paid workers. Read More[more-link]...

November 17, 2013

Cary, NC - November 17, 2013. BMG LABTECH, Inc. - the Microplate Reader Company - and InvivoSciences, Inc. - a leader in stem cell tissue engineering providing a novel solution in first-in-class drug discovery - announced today a strategic collaboration to market the time-dependent fluorescent assessment of engineered 3D heart tissues using advanced microplate reader technologies. Employing an automated system, 3D heart tissues are fabricated with cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. The ultra- sensitive plate reader, CLARIOstar®, will analyze rapid beat-to-beat changes (up to 50 Hz) in the fluorescence intensities of dyes that indicate physiological states in engineered 3D heart tissue after drug/compound application.
November 16, 2013

When Rebecca Blank arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last summer, she became chancellor of one of the largest academic research universities in the world, but one that has an uneven track record for commercializing that work. UW-Madison had nearly $1.2 billion in research spending yet...

November 16, 2013

In 2008, before tech accelerator programs exploded onto the scene, a couple of successful Madison entrepreneurs had a smaller idea: To form a group that would give one-on-one help to people with a promising concept but little knowledge how to turn it into a real business. With backing from UW-Madison, Terry Sivesind and Toni Sikes created MERLIN (Madison Entrepreneur Resource, Learning and Innovation Network) Mentors.
November 15, 2013

Business incubators--more than 300 in the U.S., many attached to universities--are increasingly drawing intellectual capital from around the world. With the help of CB Insights, a Manhattan firm that tracks private-company funding trends, University Research Park and the MG&E Innovation Center were cited by Forbes...

November 11, 2013

A recent University of Wisconsin-Madison report highlights the extensive innovation taking place within the campus community.Read more [more-link]...

November 4, 2013

Last Friday was Mark Bugher's final day on the job as director of University Research Park. He has headed it since leaving Governor Tommy Thompson's administration, for which he served as secretary of the Department of Administration.
October 24, 2013

After Tony Kolton sold his software company -- Logical Information Machines – in 2009, he sailed in the Caribbean and enjoyed other recreational pursuits. But it didn’t take the 59-year-old Kolton long to grow bored. With an interest in biotechnology, he turned his attention to the potential of stem cell therapies and founded Regenerative Medical Solutions in January of 2012. The startup, based at University Research Park in Madison, is working to help cure diabetes.