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About

Advancing Innovation

Whether you’re just starting out with an idea, or you’re already on the path to launching a startup, Discovery to Product (D2P) is your front door to get connected to the people, programs and resources designed to help bring university ideas to the marketplace. All of D2P’s programs and services are free and open to UW–Madison faculty, staff, students and employees of affiliate organizations.

Services and Programs

  • D2P’s Innovation and Commercialization Specialists provide free consultation, coaching, and mentoring to all UW–Madison innovators. Request a chat.
  • Whether you’re just getting started, or already on the path to developing your product or service, D2P’s educational programming is an excellent resource.
  • D2P administers funding opportunities that support innovators, and we also have relationships and connections to help projects access other sources of funding in the region and beyond.
  • D2P coordinates the UW–Madison Innovate Network, a collaborative group of campus-based and campus-affiliated organizations willing to help campus entrepreneurs advance their innovations.

D2P has helped launch or grow over 140 startups since its inception in 2014. Learn how we supported campus innovators in 2023:

D2P IMPACT REPORT

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ABOUT D2P FLYER

Created through a partnership between UW–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), Discovery to Product is a unit within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.

Support D2P Programs

Your gift to the Discovery to Product (D2P) Initiative Fund supports programs that offer UW–Madison faculty, students and staff hands-on learning and resources to bring innovations to market and create businesses. To learn more, contact D2P Director Abram Becker.

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Explore our database of university resources and programs for campus innovators and entrepreneurs—from early-stage, through incorporation, market introduction and rollout, and beyond.

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