01 Jun URP welcomes Paul Muench
University Research Park, Inc., is proud to announce Paul Muench of Madison as the next Associate Director in charge of URP’s real estate and operations functions. ...
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New summer menus available from 12th Sept.27 May Sign up for CSA at URP
Vermont Valley Community Farm is offering multiple types of CSA shares for the main season: June 9 - October 20th with a convenient pick-up location right here in the Park....
27 May AmebaGone offers alternative to antibiotics for organic fruit growers
UW-Madison spinoff AmebaGone is trying to help organic apple and pear growers by preventing the destruction of their crops....
26 May Cellular Dynamics enters collaboration with Michael J. Fox Foundation
Pioneering stem cell company Cellular Dynamics International Inc. of Madison said Wednesday that it has entered into a collaboration with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research that’s designed to help develop new therapies for Parkinson’s disease....
25 May Finalists selected to present at Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
Finalists representing diverse tech-based sectors in Wisconsin’s startup economy will present live to judges in the Governor’s Business Plan Contest...
24 May Exact Sciences’ Cologuard™ featured on NBC Nightly News
Exact Sciences' Cologuard™ product, which is an at-home colon cancer screening test, was recently featured in a story on NBC Nightly News....
23 May Madworks Accelerator accepting applications for Summer 2016 program
The Madworks Seed Accelerator is now seeking startups to participate in its Summer 2016 program. Participants receive $5,000 for completing the 10-week session....
19 May UW technology key to growth as firm stays in Madison long after sale
Epicentre, a Madison firm that prospered by licensing a biological discovery from UW—Madison, continues to grow here five years after being sold to Illumina Inc. of San Diego....
19 May UW-Madison releases Campus Innovation Report
The UW-Madison Campus Innovation Report highlights a selection of promising applications for business and industry, as well as innovation stories of businesses working directly with the UW....
18 May Regeneration pioneer to join Morgridge Institute & UW-Madison faculty
Phil Newmark, a developmental biologist studying the mysteries of how the body regenerates damaged tissue, will join the Morgridge Institute for Research and the University of Wisconsin—Madison Department of Zoology in fall 2016....
17 May Value of higher education to Wisconsin’s economy
Further cuts in public support for higher education in Wisconsin will harm the state’s economy, which relies on colleges and universities for talent, technology transfer and business development....
16 May Beetle guts to biofuels: Xylome’s quest to lower the cost of cellulosic ethanol
A spin-off from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Xylome is lowering the cost of making ethanol by creating new yeast strains that more efficiently convert cellulosic biomass to fuel....