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News featuring the Wisconsin Technology Council or its trusted partnersSoutheast Wisconsin SCORE chapter named U.S. chapter of the year
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, has named SCORE SE Wisconsin the 2024 Chapter of the Year out of more than 200 chapters nationwide for its outstanding support of small businesses through free mentoring, training...
InsideWis: Can ‘Big Science’ prosper in Wisconsin? It’s an open question
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The term “big science” was first used in 1961 by physicist Alvin Weinberg, then director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to describe the notion that some problems could only be solved through big facilities and tools, big teams of...
Guest Column: Business Entity Choice After Wisconsin Act 258 and the CTA
By Joseph W. Boucher and Julijana Englander of Neider & Boucher. Neider & Boucher is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Prior to 1994, business entity selection in Wisconsin and around the country was much more limited, as fewer choices were...
‘Office Hours’ offer tips on financing, NFL draft and more at March 18 Wisconsin Tech Summit
In addition to “speed dates” with 17 major firms, representatives of emerging companies in Wisconsin will hear from experts on a mix of topics as part of the 11th annual Wisconsin Tech Summit, which will take place March 18 in-person at Lambeau Field. Online...
InsideWis: All in a day: A mix of research victories – large and small
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The titles of the 150 or so posters on display in the Capitol’s Rotunda sounded just as impressive as what might be found at a symposium of doctoral students – such as “The cost of clean water: An efficiency analysis of Wisconsin’s water...
Levering artificial intelligence in manufacturing plenary panel topic at March 18 Tech Summit
Call it an example of “old cogs, new tricks.” Some manufacturers in Wisconsin are learning how artificial intelligence can boost productivity and efficiency, but others have yet to embrace it. Learn more about AI and manufacturing during a mid-day panel discussion at...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Arjun Sanga of WiSys
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,” Arjun Sanga of WiSys talks about the statewide group’s role in a National Science Foundation grant process that...
Office of Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers Takes Action on Three Bills
Gov. Tony Evers today took action on three bills, including Assembly Bill (AB) 890, Senate Bill (SB) 971, and SB 780. Badger Fund of Funds Gov. Evers today signed AB 890, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 98, which makes several modifications to the current Badger Fund of Funds...
InsideWis: In effort to control drug prices, feds could devastate innovation
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Firefighting drones, Honeycrisp apples, major underpinnings of the internet, airport sensors to detect shoe bombs, nicotine patches, manufacturing processes, quantum computing and tests, vaccines or cures for diseases and conditions such...
WisPolitics: HealthX Ventures, a Madison investment firm focused on health care technology, is hiring more former business operators to help evaluate potential portfolio companies
HealthX Ventures is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. The move comes as many venture capital firms are applying more scrutiny to the “depth of content” that forms the basis of startup companies, HealthX Ventures Principal Laura Hilty said yesterday during...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Semifinalists named for 2024 Governor’s Business Plan Contest
A group of 52 semi-finalists from across the state is moving forward in this year’s Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Out of those 52 semi-finalists, who were selected by an independent panel of 70 judges, 18 are companies representing southeastern Wisconsin....
WisBusiness: Venture Investors Managing Director John Neis says high-quality startups are still raising money even in the more challenging environment — they just need to be tenacious
“When everybody is flush with cash, you may be able to call on a handful of VCs and before you know it, you have a term sheet,” he said during yesterday’s Tech Council luncheon. “At a time like this, you don’t get calls back … you need to find that perfect balance...