Multi-disciplinary research
to enhance the competitiveness
of Wisconsin industry.
The UW E-Business Institute (UWEBI) is a campus-wide University of Wisconsin-Madison initiative conducting multi-disciplinary research on e-business strategies, emerging information technologies and innovative business practices. The overarching goal: to enhance the competitiveness of Wisconsin industry.
| Current research |
| A National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation Project This federally funded project brings together Wisconsin companies, universities and technical colleges to develop new packaging and printing products and processes that have superior physical, biological, chemical and smart-sensing characteristics. More » |
| RFID in Transfusion Medicine Supply Chain Funded by the National Institutes of Health, this project centers on RFID tracking of end-to-end industry processes — from donation to patient transfusion. Participants include 3 independent blood centers, 2 U.S. hospitals and 14 industry and academic supporters. More » |
| Mobile Asset Tracking (MAT) Also part of the Healthcare Collaborative’s work, the MAT project is applying RFID to key assets for patient-care services, including capital-intense mobile equipment, critical-care mobile devices and a preliminary assessment of extending use to surgical instruments. More » |
| RFID Industry Workgroup Radio frequency identification tags are poised to fundamentally change the way organizations track, trace and manage their assets. The UWEBI RFID Industry Workgroup includes participants from leading companies in a variety of Wisconsin industries. More » |