The new Piloting Research Innovation & Market Exploration (PRIME) grant program will support critical research needed for commercialization of innovations developed at UW–Madison. Administered by UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P), successful project awards will be funded from $25,000 to $50,000.
Experts have forecast for decades that smart use of digital health data would someday reinvent medicine. Combined with the rise of genomic or “personalized” medicine, that prediction is becoming reality. Hear at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Madison from members of the Verona-based Epic Systems team on how one of the world’s largest health-related databases is helping patients and clinicians alike.
Lunch and Learn with Boston Analytical, this session will cover an overview of Boston Analytical capabilities
Join WiB at Findorff for networking and engaging discussions!
‘First Lady of Badger Sports’ to headline Sept. 29 W·O·M·E·N reception in Madison Cindy Alvarez, who was a behind-the-scenes force in the rise of UW-Madison athletics over the course of three decades, will speak Sept. 29 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison.
Sign up for 1:1 partnering meetings with Illumina in Madison, Wisconsin on October 18, 2022. Illumina is eager to meet with entrepreneurs, innovators, and collaborators for 1:1 meetings in Madison.
Milwaukee Tech Week is a weeklong celebration of tech, designed to connect, educate, and celebrate innovation in Southeast Wisconsin – created by and for the community.
Please join us, in-person, October 5, at the Discovery Building on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus to hear from a range of experts on innovations in diversity, technology, and care being developed by clinical research professionals across Wisconsin!
Startups will have the chance to give five-minute presentations through the Tech Council Investor Networks track, as well as 90-second pitches through the Elevator Pitch Olympics. Some companies will also be selected to meet one-on-one with angel and venture capital investors at the event.
The Wisconsin Leadership Summit will be returning on October 10th - 11th at the Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club in Madison, featuring two days of discussion, networking, professional development and planning for the future of communities of color across the state.
Are you a campus researcher, problem-solver, inventor, maker, entrepreneur, or social impact innovator? Are you looking to maximize impact for your research, turn your idea into a product or service, or start a company or organization? Discover inspiring stories and practical tools to advance your idea at Innovate Week (October 10-14, 2022), coordinated by UW Discovery to Product (D2P) and the UW Innovate Network.
Celebrate Curiosity Across Wisconsin at Wisconsin Science Festival! The Wisconsin Science Festival is a statewide celebration with activities for people throughout Wisconsin. Events include hands-on science exhibitions, demonstrations, performances, tours, pub nights, workshops and more.
Free drop-in session offered by BIPOC teachers for BIPOC community to practice together.
The 2022 Wisconsin Innovation Awards will be held on Wednesday, October 12. The event will be held at the Wisconsin Memorial Union in Madison, WI, if possible, or virtually.
Cap Times Power Breakfast is targeted for those who run a business (or aspire to), or those interested in understanding how major CEOs think. It all begins with the first Power Breakfast on Oct. 12 at the Grand Ballroom at The Edgewater Hotel.
BioForward Wisconsin’s annual Biohealth Summit is the largest of its kind in Wisconsin and serves as a platform to celebrate Wisconsin biohealth community successes and collaborate on what’s next for our booming industry. SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS: Meet and network with industry peers, executives, investors, and researchers...
This year’s Wisconsin Book Festival is hosting an array of genres and authors. From diving into the waters of the Midwest to exploring the glorious fandom universe to wondering how music affects the way we see the world, these brilliant authors have connected fiction, equity and real world trials into the STEM genre.
Join us for the VWR bioMarke Life Science Product Show on October 13th at the MGE Innovation Center! There will be products, prizes, AND lunch! Come meet your VWR Madison Team including Representatives Sara Liliensiek, PhD and Zachary Havens and your Life Science Specialist Allison Doak.
Meet four recent UW-Madison alumni who were startup founders and team leaders as undergraduate and graduate students. They will share how they did it, where their entrepreneurial journey has taken them, and what they wish they’d known.
For Radiolab co-host Latif Nasser, the best part of journalism is that it turns the world into a scavenger hunt. Nasser will share a few of his best tricks to ferret out original and surprising stories that others look right past. From there, he’ll be joined on stage by his friend Soren Wheeler, executive editor at Radiolab; together they will chat about their decade of telling stories together, their biggest triumphs, their biggest mistakes, their hardest-won lessons.
Calling campus researchers! Are you working on a science or engineering innovation? Do you want to explore its commercialization potential? The I-Corps program can provide you with entrepreneurial education, mentoring and up to $50,000 in funding.
Join us for one fantastic night that blends science with downtown Madison businesses! Back for its fifth year, the ever-popular Science on the Square event is again fusing with the Madison Night Market to create a unique way to explore hands-on science activities while also supporting local businesses and vendors.
Join us for an interactive, in-person VC & startup panel and networking reception at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Varsity Hall to learn more about Illumina, Illumina Accelerator, and trends in Venture Capital investing.
Learn more from UW-Madison Engineering Dean Ian Robertson Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Madison on how 10 Midwest states and private partners are working to make hydrogen an affordable, safe and carbon-free energy option.
UW-Madison graduate students and postdocs are invited to join us for Careers and Beers. Enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our October event features scientists who left the lab bench for a role in federal or state government agencies.