May 21, 2015
URP spurs nearly 4,000 high-paying jobs
Currently, more than 3,800 people are employed by the 126 businesses and organizations in the University Research Park....
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May 14, 2015
Hackers push their creative limits at hackathon organized by CS students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison joined the growing hackathon trend this past April with its first large-scale hackathon event--dubbed MadHacks--organized and run by students in the Department of Computer Sciences and hosted by University Research Park....
May 14, 2015
Survey finds UW-Madison alumni starting companies across the state
A survey just completed by the Wisconsin Alumni Association shows a substantial level of business startups among graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
May 6, 2015
Exact Sciences reports strong growth trajectory for Cologuard™ in first-quarter 2015
Exact Sciences announced its first quarter business and financial results, reporting that 11,000 Cologuard™ tests were completed and that the number of ordering physicians more than doubled, increasing from 4,100 at the end of 2014 to 8,300 in the first quarter of 2015....
May 6, 2015
Static Mixer and Caffeinated Mint among top winners of Qualcomm Innovation Competition
The winner of the Qualcomm Innovation Competition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is a device that mixes chemicals within a pipe. The contest challenges UW-Madison students to develop new products or technologies and marry those ideas with market-ready business plans....
May 4, 2015
Conference will help entrepreneurs grow, succeed
The Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference, occurring in Madison June 2 - 3, will showcase numerous examples of the innovation economy in southeast Wisconsin....
May 4, 2015
URP requests your help for Nepal
On behalf of Nepali American Friendship Association (NAFA), a local not-for-profit organization in Madison, Wl, we are requesting your support and contributions to help alleviate the devastation of the recent earthquake in Nepal....
May 1, 2015
Tixora wins UW business plan competition
A day-long competition with 43 teams of students being judged by 23 business people and entrepreneurs led to a $10,000 prize for Tixora, an online booking service for intercity motorcoach buses....
April 29, 2015
Co-D Therapeutics granted orphan status for its cancer treatment drug
Madison-based Co-D Therapeutics Inc. said Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status for a drug it is developing for the treatment of a rare cancer of the inner lining of blood vessels....
April 27, 2015
Traumatic brain injury research gets $4.5M boost from Department of Defense
The Tactile Communication and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory (TCNL) recently received $4.5 million from the Department of Defense to conduct research on the efficacy of a traumatic brain injury therapy, developed in the UW-Madison lab, for use on military personnel. ...
April 24, 2015
Backed by $3.5 million, SnowShoe debuts clever, plastic ‘stamps’ that unlock content on mobile phones
SnowShoe has developed technology that does just this – it has created clever, plastic “stamps” that interact with the touch sensors on mobile phones by way of the web browser....
April 23, 2015
International delegation visits Madison-area centers of innovation, technology
University Research Park was proud to host the international delegation and appreciated the opportunity to showcase the innovation being developed by leading-edge life sciences and technology companies here in the Park....