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We’re looking for innovative individuals with a passion for the arts! The UW–Madison Arts Business Competition is a campus-wide competition created to encourage innovative thinking in the arts. Got a winning idea for an arts event, exhibition, series, commercial venture, or other artistic project? Submit your proposal by Monday, March 6th at 5 p.m. CST. Learn more at: go.wisc.edu/ArtsBusinessCompetition

Want to make $500? Apply for the Undergraduate D2P Commercialization Award by March 1! This award, hosted in conjunction with the UW-Madison Undergraduate Research Symposium, rewards undergraduates with research or projects with the greatest commercial potential. Two winners will be chosen, who will receive a cash prize of $500. Applicants must be undergraduates. Applications and more information are available at: http://go.wisc.edu/3f5136

Last call to register for April's Pre-Igniter! It will be held at D2P offices this Tuesday, April 19th. To register or find out more information, visit: http://ow.ly/10Dmgp

Entrepreneurons: Join us for a special two-part series led by Lisa Johnson from BioForward on a discussion on Wisconsin’s potential to be the right environment for high-tech business.

Please register by 5pm Monday, February 15. Attendance is free and open to the entire campus and the broader community. Presentations will be digitally captured and available online so that you can join the series at any point and stay current throughout. http://ow.ly/Ybjmx

Is the "Conflict of Interest" Movement Impeding Medical Innovation? Dr. Thomas Stossel, from Harvard University and Author of Pharmapobia, presents on the this topic, arguing that the conflict of interest movement may be stifling innovation and progress in medicine and shaping public opinion. The event will take place in the H.F. DeLuca Forum, 4:00PM on February 5. A panel discussion with UW scientists and officials will follow his talk. For more information: http://ow.ly/YbhHG.

The Igniter program consists of an intensive 5 week sprint that includes a weekly series of 4-hour workshops. In addition, Igniter project teams will work one-on-one with D2P’s Mentors-in-Residence. D2P may also offer funding in the late stages of the program.

The ultimate goal of the Igniter Program is to spin your project out of the University as a start-up company that is well prepared for success. Applications are now being accepted for the next cohort of Igniter Projects and are due Friday, April 1. For more information or to check qualifications, visit http://ow.ly/YbgpG.

It Pays To Be Different:
Why building your company outside Silicon Valley may save it

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Caregiver App Project is Hiring!
View positions: http://go.wisc.edu/f697l5 http://go.wisc.edu/9x3n9u

Madworks is looking for early-stage, Wisconsin-based startups who are solidifying their business models, finding their first customers, and looking to raise the first round of financing.

Applications, found at http://ow.ly/XkVNP, are due February 5. Madworks will host a Lean Startup boot camp for all applicants on February 10, and will begin the 10-week program for selected companies on February 15. More information can be found at http://ow.ly/XkVT3.

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2016 Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest Applications Due

The Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest is designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stage of tech-based business in Wisconsin. It includes three written phases. The initial entry deadline (of just 250 words!) is 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 2016 and is free to enter. For more information, visit: http://ow.ly/XkWj8.

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D2P Interview: Kreg Gruben, Clinical Therapy Innovator

D2P has teamed up with Dr. Kreg Gruben on his newly developed clinical therapeutic device intended to help patients retrain the fundamentals of balance required for walking. Called the Kinetic Immersive Interfaces for Neuromuscular Coordination and Enhancement, or KIINCE for short, it has been specifically designed to measure the neuromuscular coordination that allows humans to retain a stable upright posture while standing and walking. Read more about D2P's connection to KIINCE and the future for the start-up. http://ow.ly/XwdUT

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