More than 3,000 homegrown, academic discoveries are available for licensing by industries in Wisconsin – and it’s not that hard to shop for what you need.
Learn more about the patent portfolios of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and its sister organization, the WiSys Technology Foundation, at the Thursday, Dec. 13 meeting of the Tech Council Innovation Network in Appleton.
This Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon is in partnership with the Forum for Innovation, which will focus on high-growth companies in the region, and NEW North, the regional economic development group. It will be held at the Fox Valley Technical College D.J. Bordini Center, 5 N. Systems Drive, conference center BC112A.
Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon and the presentation at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $10 for individual members, students and returning veterans, $20 for general admission and included for Tech Council corporate members. Click here to register.
Panelists are Jennifer Cook, associate director for WiSys Technology Foundation, which patents technologies developed through 11 UW System universities and licenses those inventions to companies; and Greg Keenan, accelerator program manager for Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which is among the oldest and most successful technology transfer offices in the nation and is the designated patent and licensing organization for the UW-Madison.
“The presence of WARF and WiSys in Wisconsin is a major plus for companies seeking to tap into innovation from one of the nation’s leading research engines, the UW System. This is an opportunity to better connect those resources with northeast Wisconsin,” said Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council.
This Tech Council Innovation Network/FINN event is supported by Fox Valley Technical College. The Tech Council is the independent, non-profit science and technology adviser to the governor and Legislature, with events, publications and outreach that build Wisconsin’s tech-based economy. To join, go to www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com or call 608-442-7557.
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