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Innovation and Commercialization Specialists
Aimee Arnoldussen, PhD
Cognitive neuroscientist with expertise in medical and assistive technologies. Start-up, healthcare, research funding and FDA.
Abram Becker
Expertise in commercial strategy for pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and diagnostics. Start-up, non-profit, & Fortune 500 experience.
Cecily Brose
Expertise in consumer product development and commercialization. Led innovation platforms in the food industry.
David Ertl
Product management and strategy expertise in information technology. Silicon Valley, start-up, and Fortune 500 experience.
Kieran Furlong
Expertise in early-stage company building, venture capital, cleantech, agtech and manufacturing. VC investor & start-up veteran.
Upcoming Programs and Events from the Innovate Network
- December
- December 2
- Transcend Project ReviewDecember 2, 5:30 pm, Online
Project Review consists of a one-on-one 30-minute session where teams will be able to share their innovation/start-up idea with a mentor who has expertise in their field. Typically, each team will brief their mentor for about 5-10 minutes and then use the remaining time to discuss specific areas of their idea/project that they would like to get feedback on. This event will also be held virtually!
- December 3
- If it hasn't ended well, it's just not the endNidhi Aggarwal, Tech entrepreneur, Founder QwikLabsDecember 3, 4:00 pm, Online
News from the Innovate Network
SmarTrac can help alleviate shortage of physical therapists
Physical therapy can make the difference for a quick post-surgery recovery. Unfortunately, the U.S. is experiencing an extreme shortage of physical therapists that is only expected to get worse, according to a UW-Madison computer sciences professor and entrepreneur. “The demand of physical therapy right now is incredible, yet, underappreciated unless you are in the field,” […]
Startup created by UW-Madison professor debuts specialized computer chip
A startup company created by a University of Wisconsin-Madison computer science professor is gearing up to sell its high-performance, programmable computer chip, which the company’s founder said can crunch data at higher capacities for data …
Comprehensive directory helps campus entrepreneurs find resources
Entrepreneurial resources at UW-Madison are numerous, but very decentralized. Campus innovators that have an idea for a product, service, business, or social innovation often don’t know where to start. Discovery to Product is pleased to …