“Next-gen” batteries are on the horizon, and NSF I-Corps alumna and Early Career Entrepreneur-in-Residence Jiajie Sui is helping to commercialize them.
Leadership Spotlight: Oliver Wiener
Oliver Wiener is an entrepreneur and financier with expertise in the digital realm. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kensington Merchant Partners, an investment firm in the evolving financial and technological ecosystem. He was formerly a Portfolio …
Forget the Superbowl—NFLPA Case Competition Winner Deeksha Singh Talks Success in Entrepreneurship (and Life)
TEO student assistant Deeksha Singh’s team was announced as the graduate winner of the 2025-26 NFLPA Case Competition February 5, 2026. She shares about the competition and her best advice for finding the conditions you need to thrive—in entrepreneurship, in career, and in life.
Meet the 2025 UW-Madison NSF I-Corps Teams Awardees
Meet the 2025 UW-Madison NSF National I-Corps teams awardees and learn more about their groundbreaking work. Each team has a unique project aimed at addressing pressing societal challenges.
Call for Applications & Sponsors – Transcend UW Pitch Competition 2026
Transcend UW, a premier student-led entrepreneurship & startup organization, is calling for participants and sponsors for their 11th-annual Pitch Competition on April 16th and 17th, 2026. Apply by February 16th to secure your eligibility.
2025 I-Corps Year in Review
TEO’s steady investment in NSF I-Corps™ program participation has yielded results in 2025: larger cohorts, substantial economic impact, and inspiring innovation.
Improv to Improve Science Communication and Teaching
Days/Times: Wednesdays 1-3pm, starting January 21 Instructor: Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel Location: 3545 Engineering Hall Credit: 1 credit (InterEGR 797) Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning: Course Description Improv requires the ability to listen carefully, think quickly, and communicate …
NSF I-Corps Great Lakes Region Impact Report – December 2025
The NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting more than a decade of outcomes from research-driven entrepreneurship across the Midwest and beyond. Since 2012, I-Corps–trained teams affiliated with Great …
New National Team Solicitation
The NSF I-Corps™ Great Lakes Hub has circulated a new solicitation for National Teams that introduces several notable changes to program structure, funding, and participation rules. These updates affect timelines, team capacity, travel, and prototyping …
How 3D Powder Tech is Revolutionizing Metal Manufacturing
Laboratory testing delays and inconsistencies aren’t usually a good thing. But sometimes, those very frustrations can cause innovation to spark. UW–Madison Mechanical Engineering PhD graduate and 3D Powder Tech startup co-founder Luis Izet Escaño Vólquez talks startup formation, product development, and how to shift between being a researcher and an entrepreneur.