There are more than 200 research centers, institutes and consortia on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. These organizations provide a great benefit to their industry partners through:

• University-Industry networking
• Access to interns
• Opportunities for collaborative research

A list of UW-Madison industry-applied centers, institutes, and consortia is below.

• Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Aquaculture Program
  • Community Economic Development, Center for
  • Dairy Research, Center for
  • Food Research Institute
  • WiCell Research Institute
• Business
  • Center for Retailing Excellence
  • Family Business Center
  • Small Business Development Center
  • Wisconsin Public Utility Institute
• Engineering
  • Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium
  • Applied Water Quality Research, Consortium for
  • Diesel Emissions Reduction Consortium
  • Ergonomics Analysis and Design Consortium
  • Electric Machines & Power Electronics Consortium, Wisconsin
  • Engine Research Center
  • Human Performance and Risk Analysis, Center for
  • Industrial Hand Tool and Ergonomics Research Consortium
  • Industrial Refrigeration Consortium
  • Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
  • Nanotechnology, Center for
  • Physical Sciences Lab 
  • Plasma Processing and Technology Research Consortium, Wisconsin
  • Polymer Engineering Center
  • Power Systems Engineering Research Center
  • Quick Response Manufacturing, Consortium
  • Reed Center for Photonics
  • Rheology Research Center
  • Space Automation & Robotics, Wisconsin Center for
  • Structures & Materials Testing Laboratory, Wisconsin
  • UW E-Business Consortium
• Environmental
  • Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (GNIES)
• Global Programs
  • Center for International Business Education and Research
  • International Institute (with OISP)
  • UW–Madison Language Institute
  • World Affairs and The Global Economy (WAGE), Center for
• Pharmacy
  • Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station