Madison, Wis. – Quick quiz: Which Wisconsin institutions spend the most on research and development in the life sciences?
Naming No. 1 is relatively easy: the University of Wisconsin-Madison ($764 million) is perennially among the top academic R&D centers in the United States. Second on the list is the Medical College of Wisconsin ($139 million), which ranks among the nation’s top 100 medical research centers. Next up is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at $28.3 million.