The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is an independent, non-profit technology transfer organization serving the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Morgridge Research Institute and founded in 1925. It provides tens of millions of dollars to the university and provides significant research support.
With support from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 60 startups have been created. The purpose of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is that the university's scientific research could solve the world's problems. It is also a patent and licensing organization that propelled revolutionary discoveries into the marketplace.