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Transform Your Research into Real-World Impact Are you ready to bring your research to life and make a real-world impact? Join our free, six-week virtual workshop, led by the UW-Madison local NSF I-Corps™ program, and take …
Past Events
Blueprint by The Engine™ F2025 Program
Virtual @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Blueprint by The Engine™ is designed to help graduate students, postdocs, researchers, and their teams explore the translational potential for their breakthrough research. Content sessions of the Blueprint program are facilitated online Fridays in September through October, concluding with the Blueprint Showcase in-person at The Engine HQ in Cambridge, MA. Apply by August 8th.
Badger Startup Summit at Forward Fest 2025
Engineering Centers Building: 1550 Engineering Dr, Madison, WI 53706 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
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Fuel your entrepreneurial spirit at the Badger Startup Summit—an energizing launch to Forward Fest hosted by 100 State and UW-Madison TEO that brings together innovators, founders, and big ideas from across Wisconsin’s startup ecosystem. Start your day with a …
Innovate to Impact: Fetch’s Defeat the Odds Pitch Competition
Application Due:
Have a research idea with startup potential? Fetch is excited to host the Second Annual Defeat the Odds Pitch Competition, a national opportunity for student innovators to transform bold ideas into funded ventures by providing …
StartingBlock’s Summer 2025 AEC Innovation Challenge: Building Tomorrow’s House
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Interested in applying your knowledge to shape the future of housing in Madison and beyond? StartingBlock Madison, UW–Milwaukee, American Family Insurance, and the USDA Forest Products Lab are excited to launch the 2025 AEC Innovation …
From Ideas to Product (Virtual Lunch and Learn)
@ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
You have a thoroughly researched idea, but you might be wondering what’s next. Join the Wisconsin Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) for a FREE virtual event on June 26th to learn more about how to …
Free Virtual Workshop: 2025 UW-Madison I-Corps Summer Cohort
Virtual @ 4:45 pm - @ 7:00 pm
Join our free 6-week virtual workshop to turn your research into real-world solutions with NSF I-Corps! Learn Lean LaunchPad concepts, connect with customers, and gain entrepreneurial skills.
DOD SBIR/STTR 101 Workshop
@ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Unlock Department of Defence (DoD) Funding for Your Innovation! Are you an entrepreneur with big ideas? Join us for an essential introduction to the Department of Defense’s SBIR/STTR programs—your gateway to non-dilutive funding, technical partnerships, …
Whiteboard: From research to translation.
The Engine, 750 Main Street, Cambridge, MA @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Whiteboard is a one-day, in-person program developed by The Engine (MIT) for faculty and principal investigators exploring the transition from research to startup. Whether you’re early in the process or looking to deepen your understanding, …
‘Open Mic’ Pitching Opportunity at the 2025 Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Conference
Monona Terrace, Madison, WI @ 10:00 am - 11:10 am
Got a big idea or a budding startup? Practice pitching at the Entrepreneurs’ Conference, a high-energy gathering of Wisconsin’s innovators, investors, and changemakers. Details for the ‘Open Mic’ Pitching Opportunity On the morning of June …
