WEDC, UW System award grants to help 8 Wisconsin companies bring products to market

Eight Wisconsin companies — including three in Madison — will receive a funding boost from a partnership between state offices with the federal Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer programs.

The federal SBIR/SBTT programs awarded several Wisconsin companies grant funding that is earmarked for research-related uses. To promote the commercialization of those businesses, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. and University of Wisconsin System awarded eight of those companies further funding through its SBIR Advance fund to help them bring products to market...