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Transforming innovative UW System ideas into businesses: Ideadvance Seed Fund awards $200K

MADISON – Up to $200,000 in grants will be awarded to five small businesses in the latest round of awards in the Ideadvance program fostering the entrepreneurship ecosystem across Wisconsin.

SBA’s Small Business Innovation National Road Tour is coming to Wisconsin

MADISON – The SBIR Road Tour is coming to Wisconsin on July 18, giving small businesses the coveted opportunity to learn more about America’s largest seed fund for research and development.

Ideadvance Seed Fund now open to many UW System alumni

MADISON, Wis. – Innovators from across the UW System with a business idea that could contribute to Wisconsin’s “knowledge economy” are invited to apply for the Ideadvance program.

$525,000 in state matching grants to boost 7 high-tech small businesses

MADISON – Seven small high-tech businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $75,000 each to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding.

New course teaches how to make a business case for innovation

MADISON – A new quick course on business development skills for graduate students and early-career scientists is available through the Center for Technology Commercialization.

Dave Linz wins Tibbetts Award from the Small Business Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dave Linz, Associate Director for the Center for Technology Commercialization, has earned a prestigious award from the U.

Ideadvance helps startup successfully identify lucrative market

Intelligent Composites from UW-Milwaukee placed first in the advanced manufacturing category at the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest for their new aluminum composite material that is stronger, stiffer and lighter than traditional alloys.