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.
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I-Corps Alum Dr. Jiajie Sui is the Next-Gen Entrepreneur for Next-Gen Batteries
“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 …
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.
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.
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.
Startup Story: Galasys does Food Science Entrepreneurship with George Huber
Engineering professor and co-founder George Huber discusses the science of turning dairy waste into sweetener, and shares his best advice for young entrepreneurs hoping to take their academic innovations from the lab to the market.
Transcend UW Welcomes Collaborative Entrepreneurial Spirit at Inaugural Kickoff Event
On September 12, 2025, Transcend UW hosted over 250 attendees at their inaugural Kickoff Event, which brought together many of the amazing entrepreneurial programs at UW into one common space.
The Business Model Canvas for Tech Entrepreneurship with Director Dan Olszewski
We asked UW–Madison’s Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship director Dan Olszewski’s about business model canvases and how correctly applying them can help you ask the right questions about your innovation and deliver not only valuable tech, but a sound startup ready for success.