UWM team selected for National I-Corps cohort

A team of researchers from the UWM's College of Engineering & Applied Science has been selected for a national NSF I-Corps cohort. The team was awarded $50,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a robotic assistive arm for the disabled individuals who need assistance from the caregiver...

Another Successful Cohort, Winter I-Corps Applications Now Open

Another successful cohort has completed the Summer NSF I-Corps Milwaukee Program consisting of six research teams representing UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Concordia University. Subjects ranged from medical treatments to cloud-based technologies.  Check out the full list of teams below: Estrigenix - Estrigen-based...

NSF awards Pashaie $300,000 to study neuro-vascular interactions during Alzheimer’s disease

Congratulations to Ramin Pashaie, associate professor of electrical engineering, who was recently awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant is to study neuro-vascular interactions during Alzheimer’s disease. The project title is “EAGER: Optical and System Engineering Interrogation of Vascular Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Disease.” Pashaie and his...

Winter 2018 Cohort Begins!

The Milwaukee I-Corps Program kicks off its Winter 2018 cohort with eight innovative teams. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps Program, the Southeastern Wisconsin I-Corps Site fosters commercialization of applied academic research and faculty/student innovation; build an innovation/commercialization network that supports faculty and/or student ventures; and broaden the pool of students and faculty fluent in Lean LaunchPad (LLP) methodology.

Milwaukee I-Corps Teams Complete Fall 2017 Session

The NSF I-Corps Site of Southeastern Wisconsin has wrapped-up its Fall 2017 session with a cohort consisting of 10 research teams representing UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert, and Concordia University. Teams conducted more five-weeks! Academic Lead, Chad...

Kicking off the NSF I-Corps Fall Session 2017!

Please welcome our newest cohort for the Fall 2017 NSF I-Corps Session! Our first session begins tonight, October 9th, 2017 ending November 6th, 2017. Fall 2017 Session: Trust Fall Kinetix - Assistive Robot HydraCore Vest Food Allergy Monitoring System Global Health Coalition Microswitches Pain Management Med...

The Fall 2016 cohort is up and running!

Fall'16 teams (cohort #5): Composite Works (UWM) - advanced carbon fiber composites for aerospace, transportation and infrastructure AIM (UWM) - technology enabled tools for designing spaces ItusONE (Marquette)- wearable technology to reduce risk of injury in the construction industry NanoRED (MCW) - precision delivery of cancer therapeutics Airway Reflux Treatment (MCW) - novel pepsin inhibitors...