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News featuring the Wisconsin Technology Council or its trusted partnersManeesh 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...
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...
Tech Council board member among 2024 Chancellor’s Award recipients
Three people with rich backgrounda in innovation, including a current member of the Wisconsin Technology Council board of directors, were honored April 18 in Madison as part of the Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards. The following were cited for their...
Tech Council’s Kremer among judges at WiSys “Big Idea’ contest
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Joe Kremer, director of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s network for early stage investors, was among five volunteer judges for the 2024 WiSys Big Idea Tournament, held April 19 in La Crosse. The WiSys Big Idea Tournament is an annual competition...
gener8tor Madison invests $600,000 into six startups
gener8tor Madison received hundreds of applications from across the world for the 2024 program. The six selected companies were chosen based on the demonstrated domain expertise of their teams, their growth potential and their investor readiness. “gener8tor is pleased...
Quantum computing project lands NSF grant
A coalition led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange has been awarded a $1 million National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines Development Award to deepen partnerships and strengthen workforce and economic development plans for Chicagoland’s growing quantum...
InsideWis: Fusion energy is a nascent ‘hot spot’ for Wisconsin economy
By Tom Still MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Even a casual observer of the Wisconsin economy can name some nationally prominent sectors, such as manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. Others can go deeper and list medical and scientific instruments, health information software,...
InsideWis: ‘Forever chemicals’ no more: Wisconsin firm works to remediate PFAS
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – No one needs to convince Larry Kinsman, principal at ORIN Technologies in Verona, of the health threats associated with long-term exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known by their PFAS and PFOS acronyms. With 4,700...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Katie Schmitz of Ziegler Investments
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,” Lauren Usher head of principal investing and fund management at Ziegler and chief administrative officer of the...
Insight on Business: Oshkosh entry among final 25 in Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Twenty-five entries representing advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology and life sciences will compete in the finalist round of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Among the finalists is InMEDBio, Ashwinraj Karthikeyan,...