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…
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.
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…
Erik Iverson is shepherding 100 years of innovation
As the CEO of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Iverson is the head of a nonprofit that brings cutting-edge discoveries to the market. For someone with no formal science or medical…
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Erik Iverson, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Erik Iverson, CEO of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. WARF this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary, putting a spotlight on…
12 UW-Madison inventions that changed the world
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, known for helping UW-Madison commercialize discoveries such as vitamin D enrichment, a blood thinning drug and stem cells, may seem like a solid presence on…