June 2020 – Accelerator Pipeline Newsletter – WARF https://www.warf.org Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:23:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.warf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png June 2020 – Accelerator Pipeline Newsletter – WARF https://www.warf.org 32 32 Building Momentum: A message from Greg Keenan https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/june-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/building-momentum/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:15:58 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=14912 Read More

]]> During this time of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to start by wishing you and yours well. It has been gratifying to see how quickly our researchers and the WARF Accelerator team have adapted during the COVID-19 crisis. WARF Accelerator was proud to dedicate $100,000 to our COVID-19 WARF/UW-Madison challenge, which is intended to speed the development of rapidly deployable...

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]]> Technology Monitor: Science meets sports, a prototype takes shape, and more https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/june-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/technology-monitor/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:14:04 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=14914 Read More

]]> WARF Accelerator speeds the development of technologies with exceptional potential for commercial success. With targeted funding and expert advice from seasoned business mentors known as Catalysts, WARF Accelerator helps inventors develop their technologies and advance to the marketplace. The latest developments: Sports science: Could a wristband or other wearable device one day be used by doctors...

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]]> Accelerator Chronicle: An ultra-rare combination https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/june-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/accelerator-chronicle/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:13:53 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=14916 Read More

]]> This year the world’s attention has been seized by crisis. But a gene therapy to restore sight to the most vulnerable is advancing towards clinical trial, championed by a University of Wisconsin researcher and a Navy SEAL-turned entrepreneur. With a plan to bring a therapeutic for curing blindness in certain pediatric patients in less than 30 months… To suffer from an ultra-rare disorder means...

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]]> Annual Meeting https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/june-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/annual-meeting/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:12:32 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=14918 Read More

]]> Hats off to our Accelerator, Licensing and IP teams for a successful annual meeting, held for the first time virtually over three days. On April 22-23 and May 1, WARF Accelerator’s network of industry mentors (known as ‘Catalysts’) beamed in from across the world (as far as Australia and Ireland) to hear seven new project proposals in the market focus areas of Food & Agriculture...

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]]> WARF Ventures Updates NEW https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/june-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/warf-ventures-updates-new/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:10:44 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=14920 Read More

]]> This issue of the Pipeline includes the first of what will become a recurring section, bringing you updates on WARF Ventures startup investments. Several of the technologies behind WARF Ventures investments have roots in WARF Accelerator. WARF Ventures formally launched this past November to invest in select startup companies within the UW community. The team provides focused support and resources...

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]]> Event Updates https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/june-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/event-updates/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:08:09 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=14922 Read More

]]> The COVID-19 situation has altered some of our plans, but we’re finding new ways to work together...

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