The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation helps UW researchers turn science into start-ups. Faraz Choudhury PhD’17 arrived at UW–Madison seeking a problem to solve. And not a small problem, either. Choudhury…
WARF at 100: Connecting university innovation with industry imagination
Since 1925, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has supported the brilliant scientific research taking place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research.
That research leads to ideas and innovative solutions for our world.
After a century investing in innovation, WARF looks to the future
When biochemistry professor Harry Steenbock filed to patent a groundbreaking vitamin D-fortification process in 1924, he also sparked the creation of an organization primed to bolster innovation for the next…
A century of research partnerships
CALS scientists are furthering the success and legacy of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 100 years after its founding. Hector DeLuca left his mark on the UW–Madison campus — literally….
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: 100 years of innovation
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is a unique, century-old organization that supports the research powerhouse that is the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, UW-Madison is fueled by…
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…
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…
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Jeanine Burmania, WARF
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Jeanine Burmania, senior director of intellectual property and licensing for WARF. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which handles patenting and licensing…