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.
On July 2, 2024, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced $49 million in Phase 2 funding to the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, a groundbreaking initiative set to drive transformative medical innovation, workforce development and critical job growth across Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of 18 members of the Biohealth Tech Hub consortium, was …
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.
Briana Burton, associate professor in the Department of Bacteriology and BTP mentor, was selected to receive the 2023 Myron H. and Anna Atwood Faculty Fellow Award. Burton studies mechanisms of membrane-associated macromolecular transport machines. Little is known about the molecular mechanism of DNA translocation across membranes in any system, as tools to study the mechanism …