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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Madison.com: Beloit company reaches ‘major milestone’ in medical isotope production
In what’s being hailed as “a major milestone for nuclear medicine,” has received a pair of high-tech machines that will be used to produce radioactive material used in millions of medical procedures each year. The 24-ton particle accelerators arrived in Beloit Tuesday...
InsideWis: Young companies leading the way on clean technologies
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – At the latest “First Look Forum” produced by three of Milwaukee’s leading research universities, three of the six presenting research teams offered solutions to cleaning water – from drinking water at home and abroad to untreated sewage...
Unicorns are real! Founder of $1-billion company to speak June 3 at Entrepreneurs’ Conference
Wes Schroll, chief executive officer and founder of Fetch Rewards, will speak June 3 during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference via vFairs, an award-winning virtual platform. This keynote session is sponsored exclusively by RSM. Register today by clicking here!...
Madison.com: Local health and biotech companies fighting COVID-19 for more than a year
While the food and hospitality industry was forced to go dormant during the pandemic, Madison’s many biotech and health companies went into overdrive in response to the spread of the coronavirus. Some businesses, including Fitchburg-based Promega Corp. and the Madison...
WisconsinINNO: The battle for tech talent is heating up. Milwaukee is among the hotspots
Demand for tech talent is ramping up around the nation, and it’s not just the usual suspects that are seeing a surge of job postings. Rising competition for tech talent is a trend with high stakes that transcend the tech industry itself, as small businesses around the...
WisBusiness: Foxconn is confident a new agreement with Wisconsin will attract other businesses to the state
Foxconn Technology Group is confident a new agreement with Wisconsin will attract other businesses to the state. The new deal slashes the maximum tax credits the company could earn while providing more flexibility after plans for the southeastern Wisconsin plant were...
WisconsinINNO: Supply chain startup PAXAFE pulls in $2.25 million in seed funding
PAXAFE, a Milwaukee-based startup that applies AI and machine learning to manage risk in the supply chain, announced the company has raised $2.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by Ubiquity Ventures, bringing total funds raised to more than $3.2 million....
WisconsinINNO: Zywave Inc., the region’s largest software company, has acquired Enquiron
Zywave Inc., the Wauwatosa-based insurance technology firm and the region’s largest software company, announced it has acquired Enquiron, a provider of risk management and consultative business solutions, for undisclosed terms. The 25-year-old Boston company provides...
WISN: New Foxconn agreement to save taxpayers $2.77 billion
Company must hire 1,454 qualified workers to get tax credits A new agreement negotiated under Gov. Tony Evers between the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) and Foxconn will save Wisconsin taxpayers a total of $2.77 billion, according to the governor's...
WEDC presents 5 episode ‘Wisconsin Employer Vaccine Forum’ series
We’re connecting Wisconsin business owners with experts in employment law, human resources and financial management to provide timely insights on how to bring COVID-19 vaccination into your organization. The 5-episode Wisconsin Employer Vaccine Forum will tackle...
MIT: Lost Einsteins: The US may have missed out on millions of inventors
Innovation has slowed in the U.S., stymying economic growth. To get back on track, the U.S. needs more low-income children, women, and minorities to become inventors — but that won’t be easy. Innovation fueled economic growth in America for the past century, but since...
HealthcareDive: Advocate Aurora Health’s new investment unit is on the hunt for deals
Some critics question whether the strategy fits with the mission and perks enjoyed by not-for-profit entities. Advocate Aurora Health is expanding its reach beyond its traditional hospital business with the launch of an investment group on the hunt for organizations...
Reported state, Foxconn deal good step for Wisconsin
It is encouraging that negotiations between the state of Wisconsin and Foxconn have taken a positive turn and a new agreement related to company performance and tax credits is under consideration, Tech Council President Tom Still said Monday. If such an agreement is...
eix: Jon Eckhardt talks with Wes Schroll, CEO of Fetch Rewards, Softbank’s latest Unicorn
Download PDF On April 1, Madison, Wisconsin-based company Fetch Rewards became a unicorn, with a $210 million investment round lead by SoftBank VisionFund 2. EIX Editor in Chief Jon Eckhardt interviewed the company's founder, Wes Schroll, on how he built Fetch...
WPR: Evers, Foxconn Reach New Agreement Lowering Burden On Taxpayers
WEDC must approve agreement that scales down project, includes fewer tax incentives Foxconn Technology Group has reached a new deal, with reduced tax incentives, for its scaled back project in Racine County, Gov. Tony Evers and the company announced Monday. The...
TIME: Inside the Facilities Making the World’s Most Prevalent COVID-19 Vaccine
If you've been vaccinated for COVID-19, chances are pretty high that you’re benefiting from a product made by BioNTech. The German biotech company, co-founded by a husband-and-wife team of scientists, developed the vaccine that became not only the first to earn...
Wisconsin State Journal: MilliporeSigma expanding pharmaceutical production facility in Verona
Life sciences company MilliporeSigma plans to create 50 new jobs starting this year as it builds a $65 million expansion to its Verona facility. The 70,000-square-foot facility will expand production of active pharmaceutical ingredients at the Verona location of the...
Wisconsin State Journal: Let schools start when they want
More students are failing and disengaged because of online classes during the pandemic. That’s what the data from more than a dozen school districts across Dane County shows, according to a recent State Journal report by Chris Rickert. It’s not surprising, given the...
Wisconsin State Journal: Madison company trying to develop gene therapy for type 1 diabetes
A Madison company started by a UW Health transplant surgeon aims to develop a gene therapy for type 1 diabetes, with the goal of regulating glucose metabolism without the need for daily insulin shots. Endsulin’s experimental DNA injection is being tested in naturally...
Wisconsin State Journal: Findorff gets first F-35 contract to construct flight simulator facility at Truax
The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing has awarded the first of many building contracts to a local construction company in anticipation of basing a squadron of F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field in Madison. J.H. Findorff & Son was awarded the contract...