October 2020 – Accelerator Pipeline Newsletter – WARF https://www.warf.org Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:13:15 +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 October 2020 – Accelerator Pipeline Newsletter – WARF https://www.warf.org 32 32 Building Momentum: A message from Greg Keenan https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/october-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/building-momentum-a-message-from-greg-keenan/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:04:01 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=23418 Read More

]]> I always look forward to my fall column. This is the season to celebrate achievements from our previous fiscal year and forecast what to watch for in the coming year. Needless to say, this has been a particularly challenging year and a difficult start to the fall semester. Even though we have not been able to enjoy the UW marching band practices outside WARF and the normal bustle of student...

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]]> 10 Questions for Mixed Reality Guru Kevin Ponto https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/october-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/10-questions-for-mixed-reality-guru-kevin-ponto/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:37:45 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=23412 Read More

]]> The associate professor is bridging science and art to redesign the interface between the real and virtual worlds. Lost treasures, hidden tombs, videos games – your imagination is the limit. How does a computer engineer come to study art and design? KP: About midway through my degree I felt it was not the right fit. My parents said, “Look, it’s a great degree to have. Finish it off.

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]]> WARF Innovation Day 2020 https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/october-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/warf-innovation-day-2020/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:28:21 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=23408 Read More

]]> Join us for our first all-virtual WARF Innovation Day on November 18th at 2 pm CST. Featuring LIVE quick pitches from sports tech to virtual reality, emergency medicine to food science, the event will include special guests and glimpses of our iconic campus. Innovation Day has become a signature fall event for investors, industry and other tech-insiders. We look forward to welcoming you from all...

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]]> WARF Ventures Updates https://www.warf.org/accelerator-pipeline/october-2020-accelerator-pipeline-newsletter/warf-ventures-updates/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:17:04 +0000 https://www.warf.org/?p=23398 Read More

]]> WARF Ventures invests in select startup companies within the UW community. The team provides focused support and resources to advance technologies from UW-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research. Since the last Accelerator Pipeline (June 2020), WARF Ventures made investments in early stage companies working to treat rare diseases, support new artists and solve other critical problems.

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