An independent panel of judges selected the winners from a field of six finalists drawn from several hundred invention disclosures submitted to WARF over the prior 12 months. The winning teams each receive an award of $10,000, with the funds going to the named UW-Madison...
The latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show” spotlights Aaron Olver, managing director at University Research Park in Madison. Olver describes ongoing construction at the corner of Mineral Point Road and Whitney Way, the need for more laboratory space for biotechnology companies, and other trends within...
In the 12th episode of Innovate 608 podcast, Madison Region Economic Partnership CEO Jason Fields discusses his journey as a state lawmaker, author, financial adviser and for the last year as head of the Madison area's economic development agency. Fields shares how one of his...
Cancer screening company Exact Sciences, one of Madison’s largest employers, announced Thursday that it will lease a space in the forthcoming Black Business Hub and give $500,000 to support the project’s construction. Scheduled to break ground this month at the corner of South Park Street...
With help from a test from Madison-based Exact Sciences, tens of thousands more breast cancer patients may be able to safely forgo chemotherapy, according to a study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, called RxPONDER, was led by the...
Exact Sciences is investing $500,000 into construction of the Urban League of Greater Madison’s Black Business Hub, the company announced Thursday. Exact Sciences will lease space in the Hub, which will be located on the city’s south side, to connect with job seekers and other...
Through a partnership with Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, Exact Sciences is creating a support framework for a blood-based cancer screening test in development....
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has nominated six outstanding UW-Madison technologies for its top prize in innovation, with the two winning teams set to be announced mid-month....
University of Wisconsin–Madison professors Thomas R. “Rock” Mackie and Bulent Sarlioglu have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced today....
Here’s a holiday office gift no business should want. Sophisticated cyber-tieds have taken to delivering innocent-looking packages, usually without any department or person named, in anticipation they will sit unnoticed and unclaimed on a mailroom shelf for a while. Inside the package: Devices that can...
A strange thing happened at the global climate summit in Glasgow: Nuclear power was not given the customary back of the hand. After years of standing outside looking in, atomic power gained a seat at the COP26 international table. Given that nuclear energy is a...
Last year, many office workers had to adjust to the reality of remote work on a previously unprecedented scale. Now, as many employees return to the office, some are considering the long-term implications of a remote or hybrid model. And, while news of the demise...