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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"MKE Startup News: Minlopro Partners Doubles Revenue in Year Two: A Success Story
Last summer, we spoke with Mort Sayyed, co-founder of Minlopro Partners, a Salesforce consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee, at the end of an impressive first year. The company reached $5 million in revenue and expanded to 44 employees. Now, as they near the end...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Lisa Johnson, BioForward Wisconsin
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin. She shares an update on the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub effort, which is getting $49 million in federal funding this fall after being selected as one of 12 final tech...
InsideWis: Competitive federal grants aren’t target of Aug. 13 constitutional referenda
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s Aug. 13 primary election will cull the list of candidates for Congress, the state Legislature and some county races, as well as decide the fate of two constitutional amendments that could change how – and even if – state...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Dr. Daniel Cho of CranioSure
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” features Dr. Daniel Cho of CranioSure, which won the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Dr. Cho...
Exact Sciences: Exact Sciences announces second-quarter 2024 results
Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced that the Company generated revenue of $699 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $622 million for the same period of 2023. “Our...
WisBusiness: UW Health: UW Health Lung Transplant Program ranked nation’s best
he UW Health Lung Transplant Program has the highest one-year survival rate in the nation, according to new federal quality data. Each January and July, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, also called SRTR, a national quality tracker overseen by the...
In Business: 6 Pressure Chamber finalists announced
Today, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the six finalists competing in the 11th annual Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns to the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 20 during Forward Fest, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship...
MKE Startup News: WTC releases annual startup funding report
The Wisconsin Technology Council (WTC) released The Wisconsin Portfolio, its annual report on the status of early-stage startup investing in 2023. The organization, which has been compiling this data since 2008, provided highlights of the report at its monthly...
WisBusiness: UW Health, Epic issue report with AI recommendations for policymakers
UW Health and Epic say policymakers should provide “targeted investment and support” to ensure AI in health care benefits rural communities and other underserved areas. The Madison health care system and Verona-based electronic health records business yesterday...
In Business: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren launches new IP law podcast series
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren (Reinhart) launched its new podcast series, RIPL (Reinhart Intellectual Property Law) Effect, on Wednesday, July 24, with a live recording of the first episode, which focused on the intersection of intellectual property (IP) law and the...
Cap Times: Exiting tech college leader reflects on decades in Wisconsin education
Employees of the Wisconsin Technical College System moved into a new space this summer near the Hilldale Shopping Center. From President Morna Foy’s new fifth-floor office, the view outside features a green tree canopy and the blue waters of Lake Mendota. The inside...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Wisconsin’s Biohealth Tech Hub leader Wendy Harris explains how the program’s projects are moving forward
Shortly after the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) named Wisconsin a finalist as part of the national Tech Hubs program, awarding the state $49 million, the leaders behind Wisconsin’s Biohealth Tech Hub (WBHTH) announced the six...
WisBusiness: Broadband task force pushing for more state investment
The Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access is pushing for more state funding to expand broadband in Wisconsin, arguing “federal funds alone won’t solve internet access issues” for state residents. The task force on Friday issued its fourth annual report, providing...
MKE Startup News: WTC releases annual startup funding report
The Wisconsin Technology Council (WTC) released The Wisconsin Portfolio, its annual report on the status of early-stage startup investing in 2023. The organization, which has been compiling this data since 2008, provided highlights of the report at its monthly...
InsideWis: Big Tech just stumbled; little tech in Wisconsin holding its own
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Led by declines in the values of Tesla and Alphabet, two of Wall Street’s “Magnificent Seven” tech companies, the July 24 tumble in the stock market was likely an example of financial gravity: What goes up eventually comes down. The same...
Calendar 2023 was Wisconsin’s third highest year for early stage investment dollars at $490 million
Investments in young, Wisconsin-based companies by angel and venture capitalists and other equity investors totaled $490.2 million in 2023, down from the previous year’s total of $640.2 million but still the third-highest investment total on the books and also...
WisBusiness: Investors say last year’s lower VC total was no surprise, follows national trend
Last year’s lower total for early-stage investment isn’t a surprise as the state returns to a more typical level of venture capital activity, Wisconsin investors say. The Wisconsin Technology Council reports early-stage businesses in the state last year raised about...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee-area firms named finalists for 2024 Wisconsin Innovation Awards
Four Milwaukee-area firms have been named finalists in the 2024 Wisconsin Innovation Awards, honoring the state's most innovative and forward-thinking companies and individuals. Advanced Ionics of New Berlin, Microbial Discovery Group of Oak Creek, Septillionth Inc....
Business Wire: Exact Sciences Awards Grants to 28 Organizations Focused on Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening
Exact Sciences, a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, announced today that it awarded a total of $1.5 million to 28 organizations through its Funding Opportunities for CRC Screening Uptake Strategies (FOCUS) Program. Grant recipients are...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee startup 7Rivers raises another $2.4 million to support growth
Milwaukee-based 7Rivers Inc., a consulting services firm focused on AI and data modernization, has raised another $2.4 million to help support its expansion. 7Rivers raised an initial seed round of $3.5 million last year. That total has increased to $5.9 million,...
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Reminder: Forward Fest starts 8/19.
Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/s-PCo70 via @fwdtech #Wisconsin #startup #entrepreneur
Event (10/1 @mononaterrace): '#Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference' via @uwebcweb #Wisconsin #technology
Annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference
The UWEBC Annual Conference, held this year on October 1, is Wisconsin’s premier learning event for business profe...
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Event (10/1 @mononaterrace): '#Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference' via @uwebcweb #Wisconsin #technology
Annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference
The UWEBC Annual Conference, held this year on October 1, is Wisconsin’s premier learning event for business profe...
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The Tech Council's @tstillwtc and @joekremer recently joined a panel to discuss the status of early-stage #startup investing as outlined in our '#Wisconsin Portfolio.' via @mkestartupnews #venturecapital
WTC releases annual startup funding report - mkestartup.news
The Wisconsin Technology Council (WTC) released The Wisconsin Portfolio, its annual report on the status of early-stage startup investing in 2023.
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.@madisonbiz's 'Pressure Chamber' event is 8/20 @majesticmadison.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/rSYLkmQ #Wisconsin #startup #entrepreneur
Inside #Wisconsin: #BigTech just stumbled; little tech in #Wisconsin holding its own https://loom.ly/OpWp2-0 via @tstillwtc #venturecapital
