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MEET THE WARF INVENTORS THAT ARE PART OF OUR LEGACY

UW-Madison has a long history of landmark inventions that have the potential to improve the lives of millions. In partnership with the university, WARF is proud to advance those discoveries to market where they can begin making an impact.

From new options for cancer diagnostics and treatment to technologies that may lead to faster, greener and more powerful computers, from improved wireless communications to advancements in clean technology, UW-Madison researchers are continually developing game-changing innovations.

Meet some of the university researchers and their ideas that have the potential to change the world.

David Lynn
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 day, oil tankers....

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Kevin Barnett, Kefeng Huang & George Huber
“When I describe what I do, I say I put dirt in a reactor, heat it up and flow liquid over it,” jokes Kevin Barnett. It is a profound understatement for Barnett, a postdoctoral researcher in the visionary lab of Prof. George Huber...

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Melissa Skala
There was a time when biomedical engineer Melissa Skala dreamed of becoming an astronaut. But at a young age a fascination with physics, and then with light, emerged....

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William L. Murphy

William L. Murphy

More than half of all chronic conditions in adults over age 50 are related to bone and joint diseases. As a result, joint replacement surgeries are on the rise …

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Rolf Reitz

Rolf Reitz

One of the most exciting things about being a research scientist is finding a solution to a long-standing problem that makes the world a better place. …

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Guri Sohi

Guri Sohi

Computer science professor Gurindar Sohi is a decorated computer architect whose research involving high performance systems has yielded numerous patents and papers and helped shape the field. His microprocessor work…

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Yoshi Kawaoka

Yoshi Kawaoka

Yoshi Kawaoka is a globally recognized influenza expert and professor in the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. His work is changing how flu vaccines are made by providing faster and…

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Rock Mackie

Rock Mackie

In the early 1990s, UW-Madison professors Thomas ‘Rock’ Mackie and Paul Reckwerdt wanted to solve a major problem in cancer therapy — the serious damage to normal tissues and organs…

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Charles Mistretta

Charles Mistretta

TRICKS (time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics) is a three-dimensional imaging technique that takes the guess work out of contrast-enhanced MRI procedures. The technology was developed by esteemed medical physics professor…

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James Thomson

James Thomson

The trailblazing stem cell discoveries of James Thomson are opening new frontiers in biomedicine, transplant therapy and drug development. Thomson led the first team to isolate and culture human embryonic…

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John Wiley and John Perepezko

John Wiley and John Perepezko

The collaboration of John Wiley, an electrical and computer engineering professor, and John Perepezko, a materials science professor,  helped usher in the era of modern computing. Their chance encounter on…

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Paul Moran

Paul Moran

Paul Moran’s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) innovations developed in the late 1980s have greatly improved clinicians’ ability to diagnosis injury and disease….

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