WARF Accelerator speeds the development of technologies with exceptional potential for commercial success. With targeted funding and expert advice from seasoned business mentors known as Catalysts, WARF Accelerator helps inventors…
Accelerator Chronicle: Double dipping
Dual-action “slippery” catheter fights bacteria With support from WARF Accelerator, a super-slippery coating being developed at a University of Wisconsin-Madison lab could benefit medical catheters, factory equipment and even some…
The Leading Edge: Insatiably curious, an interview with Kathy Swords
Catalyst Kathy Swords brings a wellspring of experience, a passion for patents and a ‘special affection’ for plant-microbe interactions. WARF: What excited you about joining WARF Accelerator? KS: I think…
All-Hands Meeting Recap
Thank you to all who made our All-Hands Meeting on April 25 a success. The annual meeting is the signature event of WARF Accelerator, and an unparalleled opportunity for researchers…
Double dipping: Dual-action ‘slippery’ catheter fights bacteria
5.10.19 | UW-Madison News | David Tenenbaum | Original Publication A super-slippery coating being developed at a University of Wisconsin-Madison lab could benefit medical catheters, factory equipment, and even someday,…
Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards
5.2.19 | UW-Madison News | Natasha Kassulke | Original Publication Thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been awarded 2019-20 faculty fellowships. The awardees span the four divisions…
UW2020 Round 5 Projects: Quantum emitters to food safety
5.9.19 | UW-Madison News | Natasha Kassulke | Original Publication Seventeen projects, ranging from topics such as electrical stimulation for advanced wound healing to establishing a Radio Astronomy Data Science…
Social Problems Initiative projects selected
5.7.19 | UW-Madison News | Natasha Kassulke | Original Publication Five projects, on topics ranging from farm-raised crickets as a sustainable food source to decreasing sedentary behavior in older adults,…