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Technology based news from around the state - and the world!Maneesh Arora, who leads cancer-fighting Elephas, to speak June 6 at Entrepreneurs’ Conference
The founder of a Wisconsin company that is working to visualize how cancer cells respond to possible treatments, thus helping patients get help faster and more effectively, will speak June 6 at the annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. Maneesh...
WisBusiness: Virent leader sees potential for collaboration with dairy, paper industries
The head of Madison-based Virent sees opportunities for partnerships within the state’s dairy and paper industries as the renewable fuels business continues to develop its technology. Virent President and General Counsel Dave Kettner discussed the company’s trajectory...
InsideWis: Taking off: Aviation innovation continues to fly high in Wisconsin
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Dave Kettner, the president of Madison-based Virent Inc., doesn’t make a habit of hanging out with international celebrities, but he did so last fall on a transatlantic flight with billionaire Sir Richard Branson. It helped that Kettner’s...
Female Biz Plan Contest finalists discuss success at May 9 Tech Council luncheon in Wauwatosa
With the 2024 version of the Governor’s Business Plan Contest set to culminate June 5-6 at the annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee, it’s an ideal time to ask: What happened to some of the past winners? Learn more about three of those winners – all...
Lab Robotics Innovation Group meeting, vendor show May 2 in Madison
The Laboratory Robotics Innovation Group will hold its annual meeting and vendor show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St. This is a free event but registration is required. Tech Council President Tom Still will be among...
UW-Madison engineering dean to step down by year’s end
Ian Robertson, dean of the UW-Madison College of Engineering and a longtime member of the Wisconsin Technology Council board, will step down by the end of 2024. “It has been my honor to lead your college for the past 11 years, and to be part of the excellence of our...