UWM receives state grant to support entrepreneurship

The University of Wisconsin Research Foundation was awarded a $33,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to teach healthcare professionals how to turn their ideas into startup businesses.

The I-Corps program in Milwaukee teaches students and academic researchers at five universities how to find out what customers want before spending a lot of money on developing an idea. The WEDC grant will allow the UWM-directed program to recruit practicing clinicians and health care providers at organizations not affiliated with universities.