Tag Spinoffs
Ride sharing app ‘Coride’ aimed at intercity travelers
May 7, 2014A young business a University of Wisconsin–Madison grad student started, which links drivers with empty seats to people needing a ride between cities, is ready to launch a mobile app.
Disposable timer could be a nurse’s best friend
May 5, 2014In medicine, time isn't just money: it can mean the difference between life and death. Clot-busters must be given in the first hour of arrival in a hectic emergency room. Intravenous medications can spoil, and catheters that overstay their welcome invite infection.
Deadline approaches for second round of D2P projects
April 10, 2014UW-Madison's Discovery to Product (D2P) office is accepting business idea applications to its Igniter program. The Igniter program, designed to fund commercial development of ideas emanating from UW–Madison, has $2.4 million in funding from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Startup focuses on reliable, efficient cooling for computer servers
March 20, 2014In a dark, windy room on the top floor of Engineering Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, racks of computers are processing information for a college that relies, like all technical fields, on massive computing power. The noise comes from multiple fans located inside each computer case and from the large air conditioner that drives currents through the room to remove waste heat from the processors.
Veteran entrepreneur named to direct Discovery to Product initiative at UW–Madison
March 11, 2014John Biondi, a Wisconsin entrepreneur with extensive experience in early-stage high-technology companies in the state, has been named the first director of Discovery to Product (D2P), a new UW–Madison project to accelerate the formation of businesses based on discoveries at the Madison campus.
Experienced executive LaBelle to lead Office of Corporate Relations
February 13, 2014Susan LaBelle, a veteran private sector executive and economic development leader who has taught in the UW–Madison master's in biotechnology program, has been selected to head the university's Office of Corporate Relations (OCR).
‘Office hours’ on State Street offers informal advice to entrepreneurs
January 27, 2014A campus leader in entrepreneurship has embarked on biweekly, drop-in sessions at 100state, a "co-working" facility on State Street near the Capitol where entrepreneurs gather to move their ideas toward the market.
Spinoff joins fight against prostate cancer
January 14, 2014A spinoff business launched by a University of Wisconsin–Madison cancer researcher is attempting to harness the human immune system to fight prostate cancer.
Makerspace is part clubhouse, part business incubator and all workshop
December 17, 2013At Sector67, a “makerspace” on Madison’s East Side, you never know what will walk through the orange door. Today, a University of Wisconsin–Madison student wants to mold foam and plastic into a custom-fit back for a backpack.
Program dedicated to making a difference for minority and women entrepreneurs
December 12, 2013UpStart, a new program designed to help aspiring minority and women entrepreneurs launch successful businesses, is being offered by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Small Business Development Center and area professionals with expertise in fields such as accounting, sales and marketing.
Wisconsin engineer honored for ongoing innovation
December 10, 2013Corn may be a dietary staple for humans and animals around the world, but in Jim Dumesic's eyes, the plant "waste" left after the harvest holds even more potential as a renewable bio-based source of fuels and important chemicals. On Dec. 10, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) named Dumesic, the Steenbock professor and Michel Boudart professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, among 143 leading innovators elected to its 2013 class of fellows.
New advocacy group focuses on kick-starting UW business creation
December 3, 2013A newly-launched advocacy group is aiming to increase the number and success rate of start-up ventures stemming from University of Wisconsin–Madison ideas, building on the renewed commitment in 2013 to campus innovation.
University Research Park: A business incubator that is “changing the world”
November 15, 2013University Research Park and the MG&E Innovation Center on its campus were cited yesterday, November 15, by Forbes Magazine as among the top breeding grounds for compelling high-tech startups.
UW-Madison, WARF announce new tech transfer partnership
November 12, 2013The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) today announced the launch of a major new partnership focused on entrepreneurship on the UW–Madison campus, building on a long legacy of collaboration to move scientific innovation to the marketplace.
Mentors help inventors make the leap to entrepreneur
November 12, 2013It’s a story that could become a company’s founding narrative. The two Steves built their first Apple computer in the garage. Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to start a software company. And 4-year-old Patrick Heaney broke a plastic sword while play-fighting — and recognized that materials can always stand improvement.
Business students launch app to ‘Fetch’ grocery deals
October 15, 2013Wes Schroll was frustrated with his Target coupons. Sure, they were tailored to his purchase history, and the expiration date was far away. Yet, by the time his next trip to Target rolled around, he’d misplaced them again. A lifelong entrepreneur and Wisconsin School of Business student, he knew there had to be a better way to find deals.
Bugher to retire after guiding University Research Park growth, success
June 11, 2013Mark Bugher, who helped to mold UW–Madison’s University Research Park into an economic and technology transfer force admired nationally, plans to retire in October.
Journalism students create strategic campaign for new company
May 8, 2013The TV show “The Apprentice” comes to mind when students in Deb Pierce’s capstone journalism course describe their semester. Twenty-five seniors in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication had signed up to apply everything they’d learned, over four years of classes and internships, to an actual client.
Madison startup company mounting two-pronged attack against influenza
April 22, 2013As a new type of "bird flu" causes deaths and worries in China, a Madison startup is attacking the problem on two fronts. FluGen, under the scientific guidance of University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a world authority on influenza, is moving ahead with a better way to deliver existing vaccines and a novel "universal" flu vaccine.
WARF’s support for startups expands
April 9, 2013The announcement of a new source of investment capital for campus information technology entrepreneurs, or researchers aspiring to join their ranks, adds to a growing list of initiatives to speed the transfer of technologies from UW–Madison labs for the benefit of the public and advancing the pace of university innovation.