Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)

Third Coast Foundry is officially open! Learn more about this shared space in San Francisco, which is designed to improve access to venture capital and networks on the West Coast for university-founded Midwestern startups: https://www.warf.org/warf-ventures/third-coast-foundry/

Meet Lonie Salkowski from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health whose interest in teaching, from medical students to colleagues, has developed into a research pursuit, specifically in curriculum development and the mechanisms by which students learn and assimilate concepts. Her first patent with WARF is an assessment program used to provide radiology residents an opportunity to independently interpret screening mammograms within a simulation setting.

"Lonie is improving how radiology students understand complex medical imaging and results with computer-based learning simulations. Her interactive AI tools set the next generation of radiologists up for success," says Jeanine Burmania, WARF senior director of IP and licensing.

Meet UW-Madison’s Lonie Salkowski “Lonie is improving how radiology students understand complex medical imaging and results with computer-based learning simulations. Her interactive AI tools set the next generation of radiologists up for success.”

We're hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive at the WARF building on Walnut St. between 9 and 2 on July 28. Join us!

Red Cross Blood Drive - WARF Join us for our July Red Cross blood drive! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome.

A multidisciplinary team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified a promising new therapeutic candidate against Candida auris, an emerging fungal pathogen that is resistant to all three major classes of antifungal drugs and can spread rapidly through hospitals and care facilities.

UW–Madison researchers identify therapeutic target for dangerous fungal infections The discovery could prevent against Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus and global public health threat that spreads in hospitals and other care settings.

Researchers at the UW-Madison College of Engineering have taken a major step toward miniaturizing biochemical sensors with a new type of tunable metasurface: an ultrathin optical material that can dynamically scan for the molecular "fingerprints" of chemicals using infrared light.

Tunable metasurface could bring powerful molecular sensing from the lab to the field - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison Mid-infrared spectroscopy can identify the molecular composition of unknown samples by their “fingerprints” at different wavelengths, allowing scientists to look beyond visible light’s band within the electromagnetic spectrum. The resulting compositional data is valuable for...

How is the University of Wisconsin-Madison advancing cryo-EM sample preparation?

Discover technologies available from WARF that address bottlenecks in cryo-electron microscopy workflows:

✳️ Prevent protein damage/clumping at the air–water interface
A simple reagent forms a protective barrier, eliminating extra prep steps and preserving fragile biomolecules: https://www.warf.org/technologies/summary/P230306WO01

✳️ Capture biology in its native state
A microfluidic flow cell platform enables live-cell imaging following sample preparation in liquid environments that mimic physiological conditions: https://www.warf.org/technologies/summary/P240253US01

✳️ Improve vitrification and reduce sample loss
Mass spectrometry-based approaches bring precision control over ice formation and sample orientation, improving resolution and reducing instrument time: https://www.warf.org/technologies/summary/P170235US02

Learn more: https://www.warf.org/commercialize/technologies/warf-advances-uw-madison-technology/the-next-generation-of-cryo-em/

The next generation of cryo-EM - WARF Gas Phase Sample Preparation For Cryo-Electron Microscopy Uses mass spectrometry to purify proteins and protein complexes, improving image resolution and sensitivity while decreasing image acquisition…

Meet Amish Raval from the UW-Madison Department of Medicine in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health who evaluates novel cardiovascular regenerative medicine therapies. His team uses stem cells, gene transfer agents and extracellular matrices to develop improved biologic delivery methods and durable treatments for patients with advanced heart disease.

The group is currently developing innovative treatments that utilize stem cells and unique biomaterials that can be delivered minimally invasively using catheters to patients with advanced ischemic and structural heart disease. The laboratory has expertise in therapeutic cell characterization, transcatheter delivery and interventional imaging, cardiac biomaterials, small/large animal cardiovascular disease models, federal regulatory requirements for biologics therapies and the design and ex*****on of Phase I, II and III clinical trials.

"Dr. Raval is an innovative and important researcher in his field. His contributions have already advanced the state of cardiovascular repair and treatment and his inventions are nearing first-in-human clinical trials," says Andy DeTienne, WARF director of licensing.

Meet UW-Madison’s Amish Raval “Dr. Raval is an innovative and important researcher in his field. His contributions have already advanced the state of cardiovascular repair and treatment and his inventions are nearing first-in-human clinical trials.”

Congratulations to the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers & alums awarded patents in May!

✳️ Alireza Ousati Ashtiani

✳️ Aviad Hai

✳️ Azam Ahmed

✳️ Christine Lucky

✳️ Cristina Sanchez de Diego

✳️ Dan Thoma

✳️ David Beebe

✳️ George Huber

✳️ Ilhan Bok

✳️ Jose Ayuso

✳️ Kael Hanson

✳️ Kevin Sanchez-Rivera

✳️ Marcel Schreier

✳️ Maria Virumbrales Munoz

✳️ Megan Kelly

✳️ Michael Niezgoda

✳️ Panzheng Zhou

✳️ Reid Van Lehn

✳️ Theodore Walker

✳️ Yash Gokhale

Tell us your idea: http://www.warf.org/invent/disclose-an-invention/

What's the technology transfer process at the University of Wisconsin-Madison? Here are six steps to working with WARF.

Step 1️⃣: Discover
Eureka! You discover an idea for a new technology or an improvement to an existing technology.

Step 2️⃣: Disclose
Tell WARF about your idea at https://www.warf.org/invent/disclose-an-invention.

Step 3️⃣: Strategize
Join our expert team for a one-hour session to assess your innovation's potential and chart a path forward.

Step 4️⃣: Develop
Tap into WARF and UW resources that offer targeted support to move your technology closer to market.

Step 5️⃣: Commercialize
We connect your innovation with industry and support startups through expert guidance and strategic investment.

Step 6️⃣: Shared success
Licensing revenue is shared with you and returned to the university where it is used to support further research.

Learn more: https://www.warf.org/patenting-and-licensing-your-discovery/

For more than 25 years, the Wisconsin Applied Ventures Entrepreneurship (WAVE) course offered at the Wisconsin School of Business has welcomed students of any background in any field of study looking to pursue their own business.

Faraz Choudhury, CEO of Immuto Scientific, chose to take the course instead of pursuing a traditional MBA — and has no regrets.

"Dan Olszewski did a phenomenal job in putting the coursework together in a way that's very practical and useful without trying to pack too many things in there," Choudhury said. "Everything that we learned has been very useful in my real-life experience in running a business."

UW-Madison’s entrepreneurship course draws students from diverse fields For more than 25 years, the WAVE course has welcomed students in any field of study looking to pursue their own business