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• Innovation marks UW-Madison contribution to vitamins, drugs, medical supplies July 6, 2011 With a long tradition of exploration of medicine and biology, and a research budget that has passed $1 billion, University of Wisconsin-Madison builds on a rich history of discoveries related to drugs and nutrition: Vitamin A and B were discovered here in 1914.
• Research establishment spawns research-supply spinoffs June 9, 2011 For a century, Wisconsin's traditional metal-working industries spawned a broad and profitable series of tool-and-diemaking firms that marketed nationwide.
• Walker, Ryan to headline Graaskamp Center Conference on new partnerships between government, real estate June 6, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan will headline a Wisconsin School of Business conference on new partnerships between government and real estate.
• School of Business dean finalists to visit campus June 3, 2011 The three finalists for the position of Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be on campus in coming days.
• University spinoffs represent a new face for agricultural production May 25, 2011 Agricultural experts at University of Wisconsin-Madison have long played a key role in a state known for corn, milk and cheese.
• Wound-dressing idea enters international business-plan competition May 17, 2011 Having been selected from 78 competitors from around the world, two University of Wisconsin-Madison students will travel to London for the finals of the LES (Licensing Executives Society) Foundation international business plan competition, held June 4.
• UW-Madison students face off in expanding business plan competition April 28, 2011 From high-tech anti-theft systems and eco-friendly gardening products to smartphone applications and biotechnology devices, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business.
• Five alumni receive Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards April 27, 2011 Five University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni were honored April 26 for their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements.
• University biomedical emphasis a big economic winner for Wisconsin April 19, 2011 As Wisconsin struggles with unemployment and anemic growth, a group of health-related university spin-offs continues to benefit from UW-Madison's profound depth in biological sciences, medicine and engineering.
• Investigative reporter, Chicago business writer to visit campus April 8, 2011 One of the nation's leading investigative reporters and a writer who has chronicled innovation in Chicago business will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this month as writers in residence.
• UW-Madison engineers help Resilient Technologies reinvent the wheel April 6, 2011 In military combat, vehicle tires are critical, as blown tires can mean troops are stranded in dangerous situations. Wausau, Wis.-based Resilient Technologies is working on a non-pneumatic tire with a honeycomb-like design, which can't be shot out and could save lives.
• Seminar focuses on market research for early-stage companies April 5, 2011
• Symposium addresses succession planning, next-generation contributions for family foundations April 4, 2011 Family foundations - from the small foundation down the street to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - have had a tremendous impact on local and global communities, programs and services.
• UW-Madison’s economic impact statewide hits $12.4 billion March 30, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's profound impact on Wisconsin's economy, one that totals $12.4 billion annually, is detailed in a new report that underscores the importance of the university to the state's economic well being.
• WARF Gilson seminar tonight examines legal basics for starting a company March 30, 2011 Speakers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, which offers startup businesses the pro bono legal services of UW law students supervised by faculty and private sector attorneys, will discuss key legal issues confronting entrepreneurs at this evening's Gilson Bootstrapping event. The program begins at 5 p.m. today (March 30) in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 N. Orchard St.
• Applications for Student Business Incubator due April 1 March 28, 2011
• WARF Gilson panel focuses on early-stage financing for technology firms March 23, 2011 A panel of experts will discuss funding opportunities available to young firms for advancing the research and development of their technologies at the WARF Gilson Bootstrapping seminar being held Wednesday, March 23.
• TomoTherapy sold, but medical physics spinoffs continue to benefit Wisconsin March 9, 2011 The announcement March 7 that TomoTherapy Inc., a Madison producer of sophisticated cancer treatment equipment, was sold to Accuray, a California maker of equipment for radiation surgery, spotlights the economic impact of the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• 100-Hour Challenge winners named Feb. 28, 2011 A dress made of rubber gloves, a xylophone constructed from PVC pipes and a coffee chiller fashioned out of discarded lab equipment were just three examples of entrepreneurial creativity submitted in this year's Wiscontrepreneur 100-Hour Challenge, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Corporate Relations.
• Students partner with business to launch iPhone app, highlight Wisconsin-made products Feb. 23, 2011 What if you could enter a grocery store, and with the tap of your finger, determine which products were made in your state? Thanks to three UW-Madison graduate students and their partnership with a local grocery store, you now can.