Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Deploy World-Renowned Research Solutions by Licensing

Every day, WARF partners with innovative companies to bring early stage technologies to market through licensing UW-Madison inventions and emerging technologies. Our goal is to put UW-Madison inventions to work for the maximum benefit of society. If your company shares that goal and is looking for cutting-edge ways to gain competitive advantage or first-to-market status, we should have a conversation.

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Inventions born in Wisconsin, ready to be raised by the world.

WARF’s 95+ years of experience in technology transfer and licensing have honed our skills in transforming UW-Madison research into products that impact the world. When you work with WARF, you get:

  • Access: Through WARF, you get access to world-class, disruptive, early-stage technologies from UW-Madison.
  • Track Record: Over $10 billion in products have been sold under a WARF license in the last 10 years alone. We have over 600 active commercial licenses and about 60 revenue-generating licenses are signed each year.
  • De-Risked Technologies: WARF has several programs, including WARF Accelerator and WARF Therapeutics, that help technologies achieve milestones before licensing.
  • Patent Expertise: WARF and UW-Madison are consistently ranked in the top ten for universities granted utility patents.

In addition to world-class technologies, WARF can offer licensees full confidentiality, potential exclusivity, custom licensing agreements and a straightforward process led by experienced, market-specific licensing managers.

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WARF manages over 600 active commercial licenses with over $10 billion in products sold under WARF license over the last ten years. We are experienced in working with startups to Fortune 500 companies to bring UW-Madison technologies to market.

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Ready to license an invention? Here’s your WARF to do list:

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