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Madison startup Understory is moving into the insurance business with Auto-Hail Safe, an insurance program aimed at car dealerships, which can lose millions of dollars of inventory if a hailstorm hits the open lots. Founded in 2012, Understory has developed...
WisBusiness: Exact Sciences liver cancer test granted breakthrough device designation
A new test for liver cancer being developed by Madison-based Exact Sciences has been granted “breakthrough device” designation by the FDA, promising an easier pathway to market. The new test detects hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of liver cancer. It...
Bloomberg: How One Startup Is Trying to Help Car Dealers Weather Hailstorms
Nick Pacifico has been working at his family’s Cadillac dealership in Denver since 2003. He’s never seen insurance costs this bad. “Getting coverage is nearly impossible,” said Pacifico, vice president at Rickenbaugh Automotive Group. Two years ago he paid about...
It’s a wrap! 2019 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium
The 2019 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium attracted a mix of 500 investors, entrepreneurs and others Nov. 6-7 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, where a combination of company pitches, speakers, panel discussions and workshops focused on ways to enhance venture...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Exact Sciences Corp. completes $2.8 billion acquisition
Madison-based cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences Corp. completed its $2.8 billion cash-and-stock deal with Redwood City, California-based Genomic Health, the company announced. Exact Sciences produces Cologuard, a noninvasive, at-home screening test that...
WisBusiness: Milwaukee startup ecosystem poised for health care investment growth
Members of Milwaukee’s startup ecosystem see potential for the city to capture more venture capital dollars in the health care sector. Speaking at a kick-off event for Startup Milwaukee Week, Venture Investors Chief Financial Officer David Arnstein noted more than...