Appendix A
Schools/Colleges
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Agricultural Technology Studies
- Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory
- Center for Dairy Profitability
- Center for Dairy Research
- Cooperative Extension Programs
- Food Research Institute
- Pesticide applicator Training Program
- Plant Variety Testing Programs
- Center for Cooperatives
- Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program
- Center for Community Economic Development
School of Business
- Family Business Center
- WI Public Utility Institute
- Executive Education
- Small Business Development Center
- Business Career Center
- Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
- Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
- 17 Industry-Related Advisory Boards (with over 320 executives)
College of Engineering
- UW-Technology Enterprise Cooperative
- Office of R & D and Technology Commercialization
- Wisconsin TechSearch (see UW-Madison Library)
- 14 Research Consortia with Industry, such as the Wisconsin Electric Motors and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC), which has been working with Wisconsin industry for more than 25 years
- 39 Research Centers, such as the Quick Response Manufacturing Center
- Engineering Professional Development (in 2001, almost 3300 Wisconsin residents attended its regular courses, and another 3467 attended the state-funded transportation center one-day program)
School of Veterinary Medicine
- Industrial Extension/Technical Assistance, such as ABG Global, Infigen, and Vienna Farms
- Industry Education/Training Partnerships, such as Hill's Pet Nutrition
- Faculty/Staff Consultative Services to Individual Private Dairy Producers, such as investigations on commercial dairies to enhance mastitis control and milk quality
- Industry Research Partnerships, such as Merial Ltd, and Harland, Sprague, Dawley
International Institute
- Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE)
School of Nursing
- Aging in Place: An Alliance between Patients, Caregivers, Professionals and Technologies
- Western Campus, Gunderson-Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI
School of Education
- BioPharmaceutical Technical Center Institute
- Partnership with the Madison Civic Center
- Partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society, Office of School Services
- Developed "Nuclear Physics in the Science Curriculum", "Advanced Topics in Physics and Energy Issues", and "Enriching the Secondary Science Curriculum" for Wisconsin K-12 districts
- Annual contract since 1992 with Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. to publish "Mathematics in Context"—middle-school mathematics curriculum materials
- Tandem Press (the only professional university fine arts press in the Midwest)
Division of Continuing Education
- Certificate in Business Spanish and/or French
- The Human Services Administration Certificate Program
- Partnership with Promega, Inc. to offer "Wisconsin Idea Explorations in Science"
- Co-sponsor the "First Annual International Bioethics Forum: Defining Life, Changing Life, Owning Life"
School of Pharmacy
- The development of the new Pharmaceutical Experiment Station, which provides physical chemistry, formulation, and related early stage and pre-clinical studies in support of promising compounds having pharmaceutical potential discovered by faculty researchers across the UW-Madison campus
UW-Madison Libraries
- 9000 registered non-UW-Madison users
- 104 businesses are registered with Memorial Library for borrowing privileges
- Annually, provides more than 15,000 information service transactions through the Business Library with company clientele; Steenbock Library provides document delivery to state veterinarians and delivers business information services through an agreement with UW Extension; and Health Sciences libraries support private hospitals and clinics with document delivery and information services
- In 2002, Wisconsin TechSearch, the information outreach program of the Kurt F. Wendt Library with the College of Engineering, received over 37,000 requests for engineering and business clients
- Partnership with the Small Business Development Center and other organizations to begin the WisTIP (WI Technical Information Partnership) Program, which provides grants to high-tech start-up companies in Wisconsin
Law School
- Courses and workshops in Antitrust in Energy Markets, Antitrust in Telecommunications
- Seminars and programs in labor and employment law, corporate law, securities law, taxation, and international business
- Active in American Bar Association and related-committees
- Wide-array of continuing legal education programs
- Part of the UW-Madison's "Entrepreneurship/Technology Cluster"—an interdisciplinary group that develops innovative and competitive research programs, and courses in Business Organizations, Contracts, and the Law & Entrepreneurship Seminar
College of Letters & Science
- Numerous spin-off companies related to the Department of Chemistry (e.g., GWC Instruments, Quintessence Biosciences, OPGen, Inc., and Third Wave Technologies)
- Industrial/Academic Research Collaborations (e.g., Computer Architecture Affiliates Program, Database Industrial Affiliates, Organosilicon Research Center, Intel/Computational Chemistry Cluster Computing Initiative. 3D Seismic Visualization Lab, Electronic Theater Controls)
- Learning Support Services (e.g., Hewlett Packard Corporation)
Affiliated Units
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Technology Transfer Activities
- Industry Research Partnerships
- Industry Education/Training Partnerships
- Faculty Start-Ups
- Venture Capital Facilitation
- WiCell Research Institute
- WiSys Technology Foundation
University Research Park
- Procurement
- Financing
- Technology Transfer
- Faculty Opportunities
- Student Opportunities
- Tours and Public Relations
- Membership in boards and associations
- Referrals for consulting services
University of Wisconsin Foundation
- Corporate Major Gifts
- Visits to Companies
- Campus Visits
- Corporate Matching Gifts
University-Industry Relations Objectives:
- Promote proactive "Off-Campus" networking initiatives
- Promote "On-Campus" networking opportunities
- Promote the research efforts and results of the UW-Madison research community
- Publish and Distribute Publications
- Conduct programs to further UIR’s objectives in the areas of technology transfer and intellectual property education
- Increase the number of patent disclosures
- Provide funding to stimulate and enhance collaborations between Wisconsin industry and the UW-Madison
- Assist patenting and licensing efforts through feasibility demonstration and prototype development
- Contribute to the University of Wisconsin and State of Wisconsin initiatives in promoting new company formation and company growth
- Outreach and University Service