Medical College of Wisconsin therapeutic accelerator program receives WEDC grant

$400,000 grant will support collaborations with regional biohealth institutions, companies

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. recently awarded a $400,000 grant to a Medical College of Wisconsin program focused on accelerating drug discoveries.

MCW’s Therapeutic Accelerator Program, housed within the school’s Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology’s Drug Discovery Center, works with academic scientists to bring their drug discoveries from concept to commercialization.

The WEDC grant will support the program’s collaborations with other regional biohealth institutions and companies, according to MCW’s announcement.