Leigh Cagan

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation provides research patenting and licensing services. It helps steward the cycle of research, discovery, commercialization, and investment for the University of Wisconsin. The firm provides its support services for the entire cycle of innovation, from research to invention to investment. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Madison Vaccines, Inc. develops vaccines for patients with prostate cancer. It is also developing a sensitivity test to identify those patients who will derive clinical benefit from these vaccines. The firm develops immunological therapies in patients with minimal residual disease, and for whom the mechanism of action of vaccines is ideally suited. The company was founded by Richard R. Lesniewski and Douglas G. McNeel in 2012 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.