23 Sep Discovery to Product Awards Funds to Seven Campus Startups
Innovative technology startups created at UW–Madison including 3 URP tenants; Calimetrix; Atrility Medical; and Intraband, LLC are set to benefit from financial support through an on-campus grant program managed by UW’s Discovery to Product (D2P) alongside a matching grant of $250,000 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
The annual State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) program, coordinated by D2P, will facilitate the advancement of groundbreaking research and the commercialization of technologies from seven companies founded by UW–Madison researchers. Technologies and industries include healthcare and personalized medicine, cleantech, and high-speed wireless communications. WEDC’s contribution, provided through its Capital Catalyst program, offers additional seed funding to accelerate innovation within the state and attract further investment in Wisconsin’s emerging companies.