WARF
A nonprofit university technology-transfer and investment organization that manages intellectual property, commercialization, accelerator programs, and an investment portfolio to fund research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and affiliated institutes. The organization provides patenting and licensing services, runs accelerator and venture programs to advance prototypes toward commercial partners or startups, and distributes recurring grants and fellowship funding to support campus research.
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Products
Discovery Building (facility partnership and transfer)
Participation in development and transfer of an interdisciplinary research facility to campus partners; involved capital and operational support for the building.
Accelerator pipeline newsletters
Regular communications that showcase emerging technologies, program updates and commercialization outcomes to stakeholders.
Discovery Building (facility partnership and transfer)
Participation in development and transfer of an interdisciplinary research facility to campus partners; involved capital and operational support for the building.
Accelerator pipeline newsletters
Regular communications that showcase emerging technologies, program updates and commercialization outcomes to stakeholders.
Services
Patenting, licensing and IP advisory services
Institutional patent filing, prosecution oversight, licensing negotiations and inventor advisory.
Accelerator program (funding and mentorship)
Targeted prototyping funding, mentor support, commercialization coaching and investor introductions for early-stage technologies.
Venture and therapeutics support
Equity and venture support services focused on enabling startups and advancing pharmaceutical/biotech opportunities to partnerships or exits.
Research grantmaking and fellowship administration
Annual grant distribution, strategic initiative funding, faculty fellowships, graduate student support and matching grants to the university.
Patenting, licensing and IP advisory services
Institutional patent filing, prosecution oversight, licensing negotiations and inventor advisory.
Accelerator program (funding and mentorship)
Targeted prototyping funding, mentor support, commercialization coaching and investor introductions for early-stage technologies.
Venture and therapeutics support
Equity and venture support services focused on enabling startups and advancing pharmaceutical/biotech opportunities to partnerships or exits.
Research grantmaking and fellowship administration
Annual grant distribution, strategic initiative funding, faculty fellowships, graduate student support and matching grants to the university.
Expertise Areas
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Intellectual property management
- University–industry partnerships
- Accelerator-based prototyping and early-stage funding
Key Technologies
- Target-guided peptide synthesis for drug discovery
- Biomass-derived diols chemical production (bio-based chemical precursors)
- Antifouling polymer coatings for biomedical devices
- Point-cloud rendering and visualization techniques for VR/AR