BTP 2026 Banquet Explores Biotech Entrepreneurship
Students heard from Paul Weiss, a health-focused venture investor, and Lewis Sheets, director of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub.
Doctoral Studies Funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Students heard from Paul Weiss, a health-focused venture investor, and Lewis Sheets, director of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub.
Last fall, Robert Mejia interned at the Madison-based biotechnology startup, Xylome, which is engineering a yeast that can produce palm oil.
Through her BTP internship, Naia Novy is helping to turn biosensor technology developed in the Raman Lab into a marketable product.
Dean William Karpus spoke to trainees about applying basic science training in industry settings.
The Raman Lab has developed a new tool to quickly detect harmful and health-relevant substances in our bodies and environments.
Nithesh Chandrasekharan, an international graduate student in the Coyle Lab, gained clarity in his career through an internship at Aldevron.
Abigail Cordiner, a graduate student in the Palecek Lab, was among this year's recipients.
She discussed Madison’s strength as an epicenter of health-based biotechnology with creative scientists interested in building the industry.
Through his internship at LanzaTech, David Rivera-Kohr explored career possibilities to fulfill his research interests and passion for sustainability.
Biotechnology Training Program faculty mentor David Beebe is one of three University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers to be announced as a National Academy of Inventors fellow. Joining him in the class of 2023 are Guang-Hong Chen in the department of Medical Physics and Yoshihiro Kawaoka in the School of Veterinary Medicine. UW–Madison’s three new fellows bring the university’s total representation to …