December 9, 2016
WiscNet making a strong first impression
URP tenant, WiscNet is making a great in-person first impression with its newly designed lobby, featuring a vertical garden (aka "living wall")....
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December 5, 2016
New, more effective strategy for producing flu vaccines
A team of researchers led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and FluGen Co-Founder, has developed technology that could improve the production of vaccines that protect people from influenza B....
November 30, 2016
2017 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting applications
The 14th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stage of tech-based businesses in Wisconsin, is accepting online entries for the 2017 competition....
November 28, 2016
UW-Madison seeks applications for Moore Inventor Fellowships
The Foundation seeks to identify outstanding inventors and innovators who harness science and technology to enhance the conduct of scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation, or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care....
November 21, 2016
In search of Wisconsin’s next big idea, investors get first look at promising new technologies
Investors rubbed elbows with entrepreneurs as some of the state’s hottest young companies were showcased at the annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium at Monona Terrace this week....
November 18, 2016
Wisconsin ranked no. 2 in Main Street Entrepreneurship activity
Wisconsin has improved its Main Street Entrepreneurship ranking to No. 2 among the 25 largest U.S. states, according to a new report released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation....
November 14, 2016
Research grant winners to be announced at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium
Thirty-six companies, including 12 that are located at URP, will be recognized at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium as recipients of federal SBIR research grants, which are aimed at promoting commercial use of academic research and development. ...
November 10, 2016
Wisconsin researchers, regulators focus on solutions to antibiotic resistance as concern grows internationally
As international health organizations discuss how to respond to antibiotic resistance around the world, Wisconsin regulators are monitoring the issue statewide and researchers, such as Ab E Discovery, located at URP, are developing new ways to treat animals without using antibiotics....
November 8, 2016
28 emerging firms will pitch day one of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium
From heart failure biomarkers to novel electric motors, and from learning games to training software for drone pilots, 28 companies have been selected to pitch to potential investors and others at the 2016 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium on Nov. 16 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Convention...
November 4, 2016
MERLIN Mentors’ Terry Sivesind named to Madison Magazine’s ‘M List’
Terry Sivesind's dedication to entrepreneurship earns him a spot on Madison Magazine's 2016 M List, which is dedicated to the Madison area's most influential mentors and teachers....
October 14, 2016
Biotechnology and health care are driving the startup economy in Wisconsin and nationwide, report says
Biotechnology and health care are driving the startup industry in Wisconsin and the rest of the country, a new report shows....
October 14, 2016
How others view Wisconsin matters in a global economy
About three-dozen people from Germany – members of the federal parliament, business leaders, academics and a few journalists – received a short but intensive course in American politics last week in a tour that passed through Wisconsin. By the time they reached the end of...