On August 17, the UW Tech Exploration Lab and the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub co-hosted an End of Summer Celebration at 1403 University Ave, part of ForwardFest 2026. The evening brought together students, founders, industry professionals, …
Month: August 2026
BuildFest is Coming Sept 26–27
One weekend. Multidisciplinary teams. Real momentum. BuildFest kicks off the Lab’s fall season: a 30-hour, campus-wide build sprint with tracks spanning Entrepreneurship, Agentic Tooling, Hardware, Digital Health, and Sustainability. Teams of 2–5 pull together …
Welcome Tom Yen, Ph.D., as the Lab’s new Associate Director, Emerging Technologies & Innovation Programs
The Tech Exploration Lab is thrilled to welcome Tom Yen, Ph.D., as the Lab’s new Associate Director, Emerging Technologies & Innovation Programs! Tom has spent over 30 years leading human-centered product development for major medical technology …