The next groundbreaking clean tech solution might just be brewing in Wisconsin. WARF is at the forefront, advancing cutting-edge projects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison that address today’s critical environmental…
Capturing attention
Bu Wang didn’t necessarily set out to launch a carbon-capture company that would attract millions of dollars from major climate-focused investment firms. Back in the pre-pandemic days of 2019, the…
WARF Advances in Food and Agriculture | April 2025
Top licensing prospects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Catalytic Method for the Production of Difructose Anhydride (DFA) This cost-effective approach to large-scale production of DFA, which could serve as a…
Erik Iverson, Mike Partsch: Industry doesn’t want newly hatched ideas
2025 marks 100 years since the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) became the first-ever tech transfer office. It’s been a very successful first century for the nonprofit organization as we heard…
Kevin Walters: Vitamin D-fortified food changed universities forever
The story of technology transfer begins with Harry Steenbock’s discovery of how to create vitamin D- fortified food. Steenbock, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, established the…
WARF Advances in Engineering and Computer Science | March 2025
WARF ADVANCES Top licensing prospects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hybrid PLD of Complex Oxide Thin Films with Large Vapor Pressure Mismatch This new synthesis method, hybrid PLD (Pulsed Laser…
Innovations at UW-Madison improve CT-guided interventional procedures
CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs [email protected] | (608) 960-9892 MADISON, Wis. – New medical devices and software tools created by researchers at the University of…
A century of partnership with WARF supports innovation
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) enjoy a century-long partnership that began when UW-Madison biochemistry professor Harry Steenbock patented his discovery that…