Kenneth Poss, Morgridge’s newest investigator, studies how zebrafish can restore what is irreparable in humans — including damaged heart tissue. Because Kenneth Poss is a true Badger, born and raised in Green Bay, it’s only natural that his scientific journey begins with a fish story....
Despite their enormous size, elephants defy the odds by almost never getting cancer. This paradox is still a mystery to scientists. It’s also a source of inspiration for a promising new Wisconsin spinoff company, Elephas Biosciences, which has created a platform to predict whether patients...
The change could leave research institutions like the University of Wisconsin-Madison scrambling for millions of dollars from other sources to support labs, students and staff. Wisconsin has joined 21 other states suing to stop the cuts. The policy is currently blocked by a federal judge,...
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among 126 scientists across the United States and Canada selected as Sloan Research Fellows. UW–Madison’s 2025 Sloan Fellows are James Roberts Crall, assistant professor of entomology, and Sharon Yixuan Li, assistant professor of computer sciences....
Yet there are some aspects of the local market that could be improved, especially the development of a more robust population of mid-sized companies, according to Craig Stanley, founding principal of Broadwing Advisors. Broadwing is a commercial real estate advisory service that has worked with...
Best known for its noninvasive Cologuard colon cancer screening test, which has been used to screen for colorectal cancer (CRC) 18 million times since its launch in 2014, the company reported quarterly revenue of $713 million, an increase of 10% over the same quarter of...
Early-career scientists are essential to the Morgridge mission, and the majority have some level of competitive support from NIH. Here, early-career researchers share thoughts on how federal funding supports their mission to conduct high-impact research....
As football players and tens of thousands of fans descend on Green Bay for the 2025 NFL Draft, another type of competition will be held ahead of the event. Entrepreneurs and business startup leaders will take part in the first ever “TitletownTech Startup Draft.” The...
“What’s really setting Axio apart is that we’re using AI at the foundation of the company, specifically we’re using AI in the process development cycle,” said Byers, who previously worked as a process development scientist....
Contestants emerged in first-round competition involving an independent panel of about 70 judges organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council and its programs, the Tech Council Innovation Network and the Tech Council Investor Networks. There were 153 first-round entries spread over four categories....
Ideas to bolster the state’s tech-based economy in sectors such as advanced manufacturing, information technology, agriculture and life sciences are featured in the 2025 edition of “Sharpening Wisconsin’s Competitive Edge.”...
From bipolar disorder to hepatitis, and from strokes to development of magnetic resonance imaging, research tied to NIH grants has changed life for millions of people over time. So why are some politicians clamoring to slash a part of the NIH grant-making process that has...
After the NIH on Friday announced cuts to grants that help cover indirect R&D costs for medical research institutions, the Tech Council sent a statement to Wisconsin’s federal lawmakers warning the move will “cause immediate and likely lasting harm” to biomedical research in Wisconsin and...
At the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 7, a panel of entrepreneurs, university leaders and business experts made a case for why founders – the individuals who create and build companies — must be the focus of UW–Madison’s evolving approach to...
He discusses the company’s focus on “molecular residual disease” to assess the effectiveness of various treatments for cancer or other diseases. The name eMBR Genomics — pronounced like ember — references mid-body remnants, a leftover cellular material linked to cell division....
There’s nearly a thousand small business development centers across the country, but ask anyone who has worked with the one at UW–Madison, and they’ll tell you that it’s something truly special....
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation touted the technology as one of its “top licensing prospects” in its clean technology portfolio, based on research conducted at UW-Madison....
Invenra will leverage its B-Body® bispecific antibody platform from monoclonal antibody discovery to optimized panels of bispecific leads. Orion will be responsible for the selection of targets and will be solely responsible for the development, manufacturing, and global commercialization of these candidates....
In new research published in Science Advances, a team of researchers developed a method that uses nanoflow-based multiomic single-shot technology (nMOST) to profile both proteins and lipids simultaneously. The collaboration was led by Joshua Coon, the Thomas and Margaret Pyle Chair in metabolism at the...
A unique arrangement that could advance an affordable housing development near University Research Park could be replicated elsewhere, but perhaps not as frequently as some might hope. That arrangement has allowed a long-awaited, $63 million affordable housing development from Milwaukee’s Mandel Group to gain some...