University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: November 2018

Badger entrepreneurs in the news

Badger wins Wisconsin Tech Council statewide ‘elevator pitch’ competition Learn more about Blexx Technology, a company founded by 21-year-old UW-Madison student Erin Tenderholt, which won the top prizes at the Elevator Pitch Olympics.       EatStreet founders honored with the UW–Madison 2018 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award Badgers Matt Howard, Eric Martell and Alex Wyler were back on …

EatStreet snaps up campus award for entrepreneurship

  The founders of EatStreet, a national food ordering and delivery company, were honored Nov. 14 with the UW–Madison 2018 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. EatStreet is rooted in Madison, where in 2010 three UW–Madison undergraduates grew frustrated with a clunky restaurant takeout ordering process. In response, Matt Howard, Eric Martell and Alex Wyler “cooked up” an …

Need to talk to your data? UW-Madison spinoff Data Chat is happy to translate

Data Chat a startup from the UW–Madison department of computer science aims to make it more efficient for businesses to get insights from data

After 20 years, stem cells mean business

At least 10 Wisconsin businesses fundamentally depend, in one way or another, on pluripotent stem cells discovered at UW-Madison 20 years ago.

A first of its kind program in US – UW-Madison takes the lead

In response to an evolving job market, UW-Madison launches a new master's in quantum computing, the first of its kind in the US, and aimed at quickly solving business demands.

Welcoming Johnson Controls to Campus

We were pleased to welcome leadership from Johnson Controls (JCI) and their senior research and development executives who visited UW-Madison on Friday, November 9. Team members from Johnson Controls and UW Athletics pose for photos during a visit to UW-Madison. Featured L-R Chris McIntosh – UW Athletics, Bill Jackson – JCI, Barry Alvarez – UW …