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WARF Announces Innovation Award Winners

A research team focusing on cancer immunotherapy and a team that works with stem cell-derived models of human tissue won the WARF Innovation Awards, the organization announced recently. Jenny Gumperz…

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WARF Gives $88.5M in Grants to UW

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation provided the University of Wisconsin more than $88.5 million in grants for the 2020-21 academic year, with an additional $11.8 million going to the Morgridge Institute…

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WARF Selects Nine COVID-19 Projects

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has selected nine projects to receive development funding through the UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge, the organization announced recently. “The response was overwhelming,” WARF CEO Erik…

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WARF Creates COVID-19 Challenge

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will dedicate resources and funds to inspire and advance technologies poised to combat the COVID-19 pandemic through its UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge, the organization announced…

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Berbee Named WARF Board Chair

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named Dr. James Berbee its Chair of the Board of Trustees, the organization announced recently. Berbee, who was elected to the board in 2012, is…

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WARF Names New CFO

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named John Gransee its new Chief Financial Officer. “John brings an exceptional and complementary skill set to this role,” WARF Managing Director Erik Iverson said…

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WARF Innovation Awards Honors Two

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named two research teams the winners of its annual Innovation Awards, the organization announced today. One winning team is predicting prostate cancer in tissue biopsies and…

WARF Launches Seed, Venture Funds

To continue to foster entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will offer “complementary opportunities,” including seed and venture funding, Managing Director Erik Iverson said in…

Two Teams Win WARF Awards

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced the winners of its annual Innovation Awards. One winning team is developing a potential vaccine for the Zika virus, while the other is…