The Morgridge Institute for Research is a new, private, not-for-profit biomedical research organization associated with and located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, consistently ranked as one of the best-funded research universities in the world. It is part of the twin institutes of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a public-private initiative that facilitates interdisciplinary research and breakthrough discoveries to improve human health. The new facility housing the institutes will open in 2010.

The Morgridge Institute for Research leverages the best of a great public university with the flexibility and resources of a world class private research institute. Its research focuses on facilitating collaborations across the fields of biology, computer science and bioengineering to advance medical discoveries.

View of Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery second floor looking onto the main floor atrium

Born of the vision of Wisconsin Governor James Doyle, the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is being realized through state funding and the generosity of UW-Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). This $150-million state and private partnership will create two institutes-the private Morgridge Institute for Research and the public Wisconsin Institute for Discovery-located in a single, state-of-the-art research facility.

The building that will house the twin institutes, scheduled to open in 2010, is being designed to become the vibrant hub of a cross-campus interdisciplinary research program. Located in the heart of the UW-Madison campus, the site is adjacent to the School of Engineering as well as the departmental homes of the university's Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Medical Sciences, Genetics and Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bacteriology departments.