Welcome to our winter 2020/21 edition of the Accelerator Pipeline. Although we are still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, our project teams continue to make significant progress in…
Technology Monitor: A new era of industrial hemp, transplant therapy, controlling quantum bits and more
FOOD & AGRICULTURE Hemp traits: Half a century ago the Badger state led the nation in hemp production. Today, a project by Mike Petersen and Shawn Kaeppler at the Wisconsin Crop…
One Shot: The future of transportation
The future of transportation – think urban air mobility – calls for a new generation of manufacturing. Grad student Buzz Rankouhi is building an audacious prototype and a company to…
WARF Venture Updates
WARF Ventures invests in select startup companies within the UW community. The team provides focused support and resources to advance technologies from UW–Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research. Since…
Crossroads of Ideas revisits the health of our democracy
UW experts weigh in with the latest status check at February 18 talk CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications [email protected] | (608) 960-9892 MADISON, Wis. – Our country…
Submissions invited for WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant
WARF will award 2-5 grants from a $100K pool CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications [email protected] | (608) 960-9892 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has…
Positive and negative
Introducing Geladen, a young startup launched by former UW–Madison professor (and WARF Accelerator alum) Mark Etzel. The company is advancing a pair of ultra-charged technologies that could transform dairy processing…
Specialized COVID-19 face shield protects surgeons in the operating room
The Surgical Shield Design is available for commercial licensing through the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s technology transfer partner, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). WARF is providing a time-limited royalty free license to companies…