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New summer menus available from 12th Sept.15 Nov A business incubator that is “changing the world”
Business incubators--more than 300 in the U.S., many attached to universities--are increasingly drawing intellectual capital from around the world. With the help of CB Insights, a Manhattan firm that tracks private-company funding trends, University Research Park and the MG&E Innovation Center were cited by Forbes...
11 Nov Report highlights UW-Madison innovation
A recent University of Wisconsin-Madison report highlights the extensive innovation taking place within the campus community.Read more [more-link]...
07 Nov Governor Walker signs crowdfunding bill at University Research Park
Gov. Scott Walker visited University Research park to sign a bill allowing crowdfunding for the online sale of stocks in fledgling companies.07 Nov Greg Hyer named interim director of University Research Park
University Research Park associate director Greg Hyer has been named interim director, following the retirement of Mark Bugher.04 Nov Citizen Dave: Madison will miss Mark Bugher
Last Friday was Mark Bugher's final day on the job as director of University Research Park. He has headed it since leaving Governor Tommy Thompson's administration, for which he served as secretary of the Department of Administration.24 Oct Startup focuses on pancreatic cells to help cure diabetes
After Tony Kolton sold his software company -- Logical Information Machines – in 2009, he sailed in the Caribbean and enjoyed other recreational pursuits. But it didn’t take the 59-year-old Kolton long to grow bored. With an interest in biotechnology, he turned his attention to the potential of stem cell therapies and founded Regenerative Medical Solutions in January of 2012. The startup, based at University Research Park in Madison, is working to help cure diabetes.24 Oct Madison named one of nation’s top high-tech hotspots
A recent study by the Progressive Policy Institute identified Madison as one of the nation's 25 leading locations for technology. The research was based on the number of high-tech information jobs in each location, putting Madison in the company of traditional technology powerhouses such as Seattle and San Francisco.07 Oct Walters: After 30 years, Bugher closing Mr. Fixit toolbox in Wisconsin
Mr. Fixit will clear out his UW-Madison Research Park desk Nov. 1. But Mark D. Bugher won't hang up a “gone fishing” sign. He's not retiring. He'll spend part of winter in warmer Arizona, sort through all the consulting and professional offers that will be coming, and he and his wife, Kate, will spoil their two granddaughters, ages 7 and 2, even more. He'll continue to serve as a director on corporate boards such as Marshfield Clinic's.25 Sep UW Madison Chancellor Blank pledges help for businesses, especially entrepreneurs
WISBUSINESS - UW-Madison produces cutting-edge science and skilled researchers. But like other institutions in the upper Midwest, it doesn’t do enough to promote itself, the university’s new chancellor said Tuesday at a Wisconsin Innovation Network luncheon.25 Sep Irish biotech startup chooses Madison for U.S. headquarters
MADISON.COM - Irish biotech company GenCell Biosystems Ltd. has opened a two-person U.S. office in Madison’s University Research Park, with plans to hire a few more people in the coming 12 months. GenCell, an analytical-instrument maker based in Limerick, employs 30 people in Ireland, where it was formed in spring 2011.24 Sep GenCell to locate U.S. subsidiary in University Research Park
MADISON, Wis. – University Research Park today announced that GenCell Biosystems Ltd., Limerick, Ireland, will locate its U.S. subsidiary in the park’s MGE Innovation Center. The decision comes after a lengthy selection process that included some of this country’s largest metropolitan areas and most successful...