BioForward Member Directory

Established in 1984, University Research Park, a University of Wisconsin-Madison affiliate, is an internationally recognized research and technology park that supports early-stage, and growth-oriented businesses in a range of sectors, including engineering, computational and life sciences. URP2, an extension of URP, is a commercial and residential development that aims for environmentally friendly, walkable neighborhoods where people can live and work. University Research Park is creating a neighborhood of ideas, entrepreneurship, and opportunity with its cutting edge facilities and strong ties to the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, City of Madison, and State of Wisconsin.

The Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology is 100% online and an ideal choice for busy adults who are seeking advanced education and need the flexibility an online program offers. Courses provide students with a solid foundation in biotechnology, leadership, ethics, research, communications, product development, quality control, and regulatory and compliance practices. Through specialization tracks in Quality Assurance and Compliance, Business Management, or Research and Development students can focus on developing those skills most relevant to their career goals. An additional option is the Graduate Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics; a four course fully online certificate program that focuses on processing biological data from scientific research. Both programs offer students the flexibility to start any semester and formulate a completion plan that considers personal time constraints such as work and family obligations.

The mission of the Urban League of Greater Madison is to ensure that African Americans and other community members are educated, employed and empowered to live well, advance professionally and contribute to the common good in the 21st Century.

We provide exceptional IT services to small to medium-sized businesses in the greater Madison and Dane County area. We help guide our clients through the financial and technical considerations for how to best implement, maintain, protect and secure your business. We are here to help you make more efficient use of your time and allow you to focus on what's important your core business.

Next generation of natural products and molecular tools, developing reagents for cloning and amplification.

Vaxthera is a Colombian Biotech company with a subsidiary startup in the US. We develop vaccines an therapeutics that will contribute to Colombia and LatinAmerica health sovereignty and positively impact people's health through out the world. We recently start R & D operations at Forward Bio Labs in collaboration with our UW founder.

Venture Investors seeks the next big things in healthcare. Based in the Midwest with open access to renowned research universities, and the vibrant communities that surround them, we target, uncover, and invest in extraordinary ideas that will shape the future of health and wellness. With decades of proven success, we're fueling the future of what's driving healthcare. Today, we have over $200 million in assets under management.

A not-for-profit organization that provides blood products, diagnostic laboratory services and basic research.

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases. Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our corporate headquarters is now located in Boston’s Innovation District, and our international headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. We currently employ approximately 2,500 people in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America with nearly two-thirds of our staff dedicated to research and development.

Vogel Bros. Building Co. is a fifth-generation construction services company and a leading builder in several varied market segments. This award-winning company has earned recognition for commissioning large-scale, complex projects, encouraging innovation, embracing new technologies, and making a difference in their community.

Voximetry is a Healthtech software company committed to advancing dosimetry-guided Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (DG-RPT). With Torchâ„¢, we aim to improve patient outcomes by moving beyond population-based models and making it simpler for clinicians to develop patient-specific RPT treatment options.

Powered by AI, updated through active machine learning, and curated by human subject matter expertise. Our proprietary knowledge base consolidates millions of existing studies, data points, and experiences from decades of scientific and biomedical research into a concise yet comprehensive database of human health predictors. It then regularly extracts, updates, analyzes, and identifies directional relationships between predictive and modifiable lifestyle factors, health conditions, and diseases, including managing multiple conditions at the same time. A user-friendly database unlocks OneHealth’s potential, providing the foundation for countless health prediction, prevention, and management tools. Whether designed for patient, provider, or health-focused professional use, OneHealth’s tools remain focused on reducing the onset and severity of chronic and infectious diseases throughout our communities.

Strategically part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Biomanufacturing maintains industry-standard facilities, equipment, and quality systems with a scientific staff that provide a highly flexible and collaborative project management approach. WB has a proven track record for producing high-quality clinical trial material for both large and small biotech companies, universities, and federal agencies for regulatory filings in the US and other global markets. Waisman Biomanufacturing has manufactured hundreds of clinical grade products since inception in 2001 and has earned a reputation as a strategic partner for cost effective and timely delivery. We strive to meet these high standards with each manufacturing campaign or development program.

Waseen specializes in the custom blending and packaging of microbial products for human and non-human applications.

Founded in 1931, Westphal & Co. is a full service electrical & technology contractor from our headquarters in Madison, WI. We also have locations in Milwaukee, Janesville and Dubuque, Iowa. Our preconstruction department supports projects even before a Basis of Design is created. Construction of research facilities requires attention to detail and a documented process to ensure a smooth transition through validation. Westphal and it’s low voltage division Globalcom Technologies have completed work at many of the science and technology companies in the area. Our Globalcom Technologies is a technology contractor specializing in structured cabling, access control, security/CCTV, and cellular enhancement projects. In addition to construction, we also provide full design build/design assist services, AutoCAD layout, Information Modeling (BIM), and other engineering services such as arc-flash and thermal imaging studies using SKM software.

Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, WiCell is a supporting organization of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a world leader in the area of human pluripotent stem cell research. WiCell is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to advance stem cell technologies. The global leader in cell banking, characterization testing and distribution of stem cell lines, WiCell builds on these core strengths by also providing characterization testing for a wide variety of cell types, clinical grade stem cell lines, quality control testing, contract cell banking and long-term LN2 storage services.

WiSolve is a non-profit organization composed of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WiSolve provides research-based business recommendations to address challenging problems in the Madison business community. Simultaneously, WiSolve consultants acquire business acumen and experience to further their professional development.

WiSys is a nonprofit organization that works with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the UW System to facilitate cutting-edge research programs, develop and commercialize discoveries and foster a spirit of innovative and entrepreneurial thinking across the state.

Windfall Consulting is a collaborative design and engineering company specializing in enterprise electronic security and network infrastructure.

Wingspan Development Group (Wingspan) is an experienced, full-service real estate development and investment firm that delivers high-quality projects across multiple real estate segments. Wingspan develops experiential commercial, mixed-use, and multifamily properties across the United States, with completed projects in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Florida. What makes us special is that we are just as committed to our investment in people as we are to our boutique and large-scale developments. Whether it is our fund investors, team members, partners, retail tenants, or residents, at Wingspan, we always lay the foundation for positive, long-term relationships. Out team succeeds because we are hands-on, seasoned, responsive, and invested at every level.

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), established in 1925 as the world's first university-based technology transfer office, is a private, non-profit supporting organization to UW Madison. It supports world-class research at the university by protecting the intellectual property of its faculty, staff and students, and licensing their discoveries to companies for commercial use to benefit humankind.