Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is the technology transfer organization for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It patents and licenses UW–Madison research discoveries to industry and supports commercialization through accelerator, therapeutics, and venture programs.www.warf.org
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Sep 29, 2026
Grady BuchananGUEST
Well, first and foremost, you have to know we like our acronyms.
Grady BuchananGUEST
We came from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, so WARF, if you're familiar.
Grady BuchananGUEST
But schools in the US have a tech transfer office.
Grady BuchananGUEST
WARF had a very unique portfolio at the time when I was there.
Craig ThompsonGUEST
And again, that's UW-Madison and the affiliate organizations.
Craig ThompsonGUEST
And those affiliate organizations include UW Health, which I think a lot of people are familiar with, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which I would like to talk about in a little bit that really does the commercialization of our spinoffs and the intellectual property and all of those.
Craig ThompsonGUEST
But I think some things that people would be more familiar with, for example, athletics, right? We're all Badger fans, I think, here in Wisconsin, and UW Athletics attracts more than 2 million people, 2 million visitors each year, and that alone accounts for over 7,000 jobs and about $977 million in economic impact.
Craig ThompsonGUEST
If we think about our College of Ag and Life Sciences, that's over $880 million.