Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
E408361
intellectual property management organization
nonprofit organization
technology transfer organization
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is a nonprofit organization that manages and commercializes intellectual property arising from research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation canonical | 2 |
| WARF | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4038164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Context triple: [Harry Steenbock, founded, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation]
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A.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is an interdisciplinary research and public engagement center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that fosters collaboration across science, engineering, arts, and education.
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B.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and flagship status within the University of Wisconsin System.
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C.
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is the governing body that oversees policy, administration, and strategic direction for the multi-campus University of Wisconsin System.
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D.
University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System is a large public university system in the United States that encompasses multiple campuses across Wisconsin and is known for its research, education, and public service.
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E.
Battelle Memorial Institute
Battelle Memorial Institute is a major nonprofit applied science and technology organization known for managing national laboratories and conducting research and development across defense, energy, health, and environmental domains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Target entity description: The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is a nonprofit organization that manages and commercializes intellectual property arising from research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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A.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is an interdisciplinary research and public engagement center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that fosters collaboration across science, engineering, arts, and education.
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B.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and flagship status within the University of Wisconsin System.
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C.
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is the governing body that oversees policy, administration, and strategic direction for the multi-campus University of Wisconsin System.
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D.
University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System is a large public university system in the United States that encompasses multiple campuses across Wisconsin and is known for its research, education, and public service.
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E.
Battelle Memorial Institute
Battelle Memorial Institute is a major nonprofit applied science and technology organization known for managing national laboratories and conducting research and development across defense, energy, health, and environmental domains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual property management organization
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ technology transfer organization ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Morgridge Institute for Research
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linked to:
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery ⓘ
linked to:
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
|
| basedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| beneficiary |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
ⓘ
researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| commercializesResearchFrom | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intellectual property law
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research commercialization ⓘ university technology transfer ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
commercial partnerships with industry
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patent protection for academic inventions ⓘ technology licensing agreements ⓘ |
| foundedFor | University of Wisconsin alumni ⓘ |
| hasMainActivity |
intellectual property portfolio management
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patent licensing ⓘ support for startup formation ⓘ |
| hasMainClient | University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | nonprofit foundation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madison, Wisconsin
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linked to:
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
|
| managesIntellectualPropertyFor | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercialization of university research
ⓘ
management of intellectual property ⓘ support of scientific research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| sector |
higher education research
ⓘ
technology transfer ⓘ |
| shortName |
WARF
ⓘ
linked to:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
|
| supports |
technology commercialization programs at University of Wisconsin–Madison
ⓘ
university research funding ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | university-affiliated foundation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Description of subject: The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is a nonprofit organization that manages and commercializes intellectual property arising from research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation