Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)

From pioneering vitamin D research to groundbreaking veterinary innovations, WARF is proud to partner with the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine to advance animal and human health. #WARF100 #WisconsinInnovates

Meet Kyoung-Shin Choi, professor in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry at the UW-Madison College of Letters & Science. Combining the disciplines of inorganic chemistry, solid state chemistry, electrochemistry, materials chemistry and nano-scale science, her research focuses on developing new electrodes, catalysts and processes for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications critical to creating a sustainable future. These applications include solar fuel production, electrochemical biomass upgrading to fuels and chemicals and electrochemical water treatment and resource recovery. "Kyoung-Shin’s research focus addresses big problems that industry, and the human race, need solved. She balances her scientific acumen with real world financial constraints that her industrial partners face," says Jennifer Gottwald, WARF director of licensing. #WisconsinInnovates

Don't miss the first episode of Thierry Heles's new podcast, The Next Leap, featuring WARF's Kevin Walters! Kevin shares the story of WARF's founding in 1925 and how we've partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Madison over the past century. #WARF100

Congratulations to the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers & alums awarded patents in February! ?? Christian Krueger ?? Emilia Alfaro Víquez ?? Hao Luo ?? Hilary Urena Saborio ?? Jess Reed ?? JIANDONG YUAN ?? Lianyi Chen ?? Mohit Gupta ?? Qilin Guo ?? Scott Sanders ?? Shannon Stahl ?? Shantanu Gupta ?? Sundaram Gunasekaran Tell us your idea: https://lnkd.in/gYCktmMv #WisconsinInnovates

We are excited to have?the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)?on board as Arctic Circle Sponsor?for our 11th annual IceBreaker at the Kohl Center on April 23. ? For 100 years, WARF has fueled innovation by supporting groundbreaking research and transforming discoveries into real-world impact. That commitment aligns with IceBreaker’s history of challenging perspectives, inspiring fresh thinking and igniting forward-thinking collaboration. ? Stay tuned to?learn more about WARF and their connection to this year’s program. In the meantime, catch up with the latest on WARF’s centennial celebration here: https://lnkd.in/g4TpUiu6 IceBreaker is now sold out. To add your name to the waitlist, click here: https://lnkd.in/gsKg6pbD #IB25

How does #WARFAccelerator work with University of Wisconsin-Madison inventors? Lesli Mark says, "WARF Accelerator works really closely with inventors from the beginning until licensing or through startup formation and onwards. It starts at the point of drafting and developing a proposal together. The inventor and WARF Accelerator will work on determining useful and necessary milestones that the technology needs to hit in order to increase its chances for licensing or increase its visibility for investors in what investors may want to see in a startup technology." "Then, once the proposal is accepted, we work closely with the inventors on providing various types of resources that may be needed, whether that is mentorship in startups or reaching out to consultants that can provide useful knowledge on scale up or the market landscape. And then even when projects have closed with the Accelerator program, we like to keep in contact with our inventors to try to continue to market their technology or move their technology out into the world." #WARFFAQS To learn more about WARF, visit: https://warf.org To disclose your invention, visit: https://warf.org/disclose To learn more about WARF Accelerator, visit: https://lnkd.in/ghZ7Gaug

Jose Ayuso uses advances in microfabrication, 3-D printing, bioprinting and other tools to fabricate lab-grown skin tissue to tap the promise of precision medicine. #WisconsinInnovates

Researchers in the University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology and University of Wisconsin Department of Medical Physics have developed new tools to make CT-guided interventional procedures faster, safer and more effective. These innovations automate needle path planning, improve visualization, reduce operator dose and more. “The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a global leader in both developing and implementing new technologies,” says Jeanine Burmania, WARF senior director of IP and licensing. “Innovations like these streamline CT-guided procedures to benefit both clinicians and patients.” #WisconsinInnovates

Meet Guri Sohi, professor in UW–Madison Computer Sciences at UW-Madison CDIS, whose research focuses on computer architecture, parallel computing, memory systems and performance evaluation. "Prof. Sohi’s innovations in parallel processing have been fundamental to the computing industry. His insights into commercially valuable improvements continue to make a very real impact in this technology space," says Stephanie Whitehorse, WARF director of IP, physical sciences. #WisconsinInnovates

One exciting application of printed electronics technology is in the manufacture of large area displays for televisions. Quantum dots – tiny semiconductors with unique optical properties – are typically deposited to form QD-OLEDs via inkjet printing, but this process requires pre-patterning of the substrate to create wells to hold the thick layers of QDs required. Joseph Andrews and Anna Meredith from UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering in the UW-Madison College of Engineering developed an aerosol-jet printing method for printing assemblies of quantum dots at a uniform height without a constraining photolithographic mask. The process simplifies manufacturing, reduces waste, improves the printing density and conversion efficiency, and lowers material costs. #WisconsinInnovates