07 Aug BioForward seeks Chief Executive Officer
BIOforward, the member driven, Wisconsin affiliate of the national Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced it has initiated a national search for a Chief Executive Officer. ...
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New summer menus available from 12th Sept.29 Jul Imbed Biosciences receives $1.5M federal grant
Imbed Biosciences, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $1.5M competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a division of National Institutes of Health (NIH)....
25 Jul Governor Jim Doyle, Maneesh Arora join Exact Sciences Board
Exact Sciences Corp. today announced that James E. Doyle and Maneesh K. Arora were elected to company's board of directors at its annual meeting of stockholders. Lionel N. Sterling has served as a director of Exact since 2010 and was reelected to the board....
16 Jul Olver to lead URP
Aaron Olver, a former secretary of the state Department of Commerce and head of Madison’s economic development division, has been hired as managing director of University Research Park....
11 Jul Morgridge Institute launches new focus area on metabolism
The Board of Trustees of the Morgridge Institute for Research has approved a new Morgridge focus area in metabolism, a growing research field with enormous potential to treat or reverse a broad spectrum of human diseases....
09 Jul Cellular Dynamics claims patents on making stem cells from blood
Cellular Dynamics, a resident company of University Research Park, has secured three patents on making stem cells from blood. ...
09 Jul Snowshoe selected to be part of Disney accelerator
Snowshoe, a manufacturer of special plastics that interact with touchscreens, was selected as one of 11 startup companies to be part of the first Disney accelerator program. ...
23 Jun URP recognized by Forbes as a leading business incubator
University Research Park, particularly the MGE Innovation Center, was recently recognized by Forbes as being one of the top 12 business incubators in the nation....
20 Jun Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy wins entrepreneurship award
Kevin Conroy, CEO of Exact Sciences Corp., is one of eight executives named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Midwest. Exact Sciences, Madison, has developed a stool-based, DNA test for colorectal cancer....
18 Jun Madworks Coworking celebrates its first year at URP
Madworks Coworking had a lot to celebrate during a gathering at University Research Park on Tuesday. Madworks is celebrating its first year at the Park, as well as the launch of its first seed accelerator program....
18 Jun Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic teams up with campus and community partners to offer startups critical support
University of Wisconsin Law School’s Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic—in partnership with University Research Park, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and local entrepreneurs—is launching a summer accelerator program to help 11 promising entrepreneurs....
13 Jun Madworks Seed Accelerator Aims to Polish Startups For Gener8tor
"Madworks Coworking at UW Campus, a pilot seed accelerator, launches next week with a $90,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Out of about 70 applicants, a group of 11 startups were accepted into the inaugural class, says Anne Smith, a co-founder of the...