Innovate Network

Biotech Spotlight: Startups, Scaleup and Growth

Online Event

Learn from leaders at Exact Sciences, Aldevron, Vascugen & Forward BIO Institute. These industry leaders, startup veterans and founders can speak to companies at all stages, including how they leveraged UW–Madison-affiliated resources such as University Research Park, technologies, and partnerships.

Biotech Spotlight: Forward BIOLABS Virtual Tour & Startup Flash Talks

Online Event

Forward BIOLABS helps biotech startups move faster, getting started with the right facility and equipment at the right time. Take a look at the co-working lab and hear from some of the game-changing startups working within our community.

Launch, Learn and Pivot: Madison Startup Stories

Online Event

Every startup has a story, from creating the product or service to finding product-market fit, launching the business, and learning and pivoting along the way. Hear from founders of innovative Madison startups, each with a unique business model.

‘Space: Why do we care?’ topic of Sept. 14 Tech Council in-person luncheon in Madison

Sheraton Hotel 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI, United States

Wisconsin has been at the forefront space science and engineering since the days of pioneer satellite meteorologist Verner Suomi and Mercury 7 astronaut Deke Slayton. Join us Tuesday, Sept. 14 to hear about Wisconsin’s renewed role in looking to the skies – and why it should matter to you.

UW–Madison Innovate Week (Oct. 4-8)

Multiple Madison Locations Madison, WI

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 4 – 8, 2021), coordinated by UW Discovery to Product (D2P) and the UW Innovate Network.

Startup Madison Week, Nov 8-14

Multiple Madison Locations Madison, WI

Startup Week highlights and celebrates entrepreneurial activities and resources in communities across Wisconsin. Madison’s Startup Week coincides with Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 8-14.

Innovate Week Submission Deadlines, Jul. 29 & Aug. 12

Online Event

SUBMISSION DATES - JULY 29 & AUGUST 12. UW–Madison Innovate Week is designed for an audience of campus researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs, social impact innovators, and makers of impactful products. Event goals include raising campus awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; promoting opportunities, programs and resources for campus innovators; and providing learning and networking opportunities.

Activating Women’s Impact in Science Entrepreneurship

Old Sugar Distillery 931 E Main Street, Madison, WI, United States

Leadership insights from women founders and CEOs in biohealth and STEM. Hear from women innovators, founders and CEOs on ways women in biohealth and STEM can have their voices heard, influence felt, and see themselves as (current or future) entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders.

UW–Madison Innovate Week: Oct. 10-14, 2022

UW Madison Campus Madison, WI

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.