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News featuring the Wisconsin Technology Council or its trusted partnersInsideWis: Business plan contest is sampling of Wisconsin’s diverse startups
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – I sat down the other day next to a familiar-looking fellow who, like me, was attending a real-estate seminar produced by business magazine InBusiness. I quickly figured out that table-mate Joe Carpenter, an accountant in his full-time...
UW-Madison Innovate Network: Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Winners Announced
Congratulations to grand prize winner CranioSure in the 21st annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Their med-tech app, designed to assist in the early detection of infant skull conditions, was created from technology developed at UW-Madison. The startup...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison medtech, Pewaukee ice provider honored at Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
CranioSure, a Madison-based company that has designed a mobile app to screen infant head shapes to detect risk of craniosyntosis – accurately and early enough to help avoid surgeries – has been named the winner of the 21st annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan...
Fore! The Oaks in Cottage Grove site of July 31 Tech Council golf outing to benefit BPC
Join us Wednesday, July 31, at The Oaks in Cottage Grove for a scramble golf outing to support winners of the 2025 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest and to celebrate summer with members and friends of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Click here to register...
Former Involta, now Ark Data Center, hosts grand opening
American co-location firm Involta, which has rebranded to Ark Data Centers, will hold a grand opening for its northeast Wisconsin data center starting 1 p.m. June 12 at W. 6149 Old Highway Road, Menasha. Refreshments will be served and tours of the data center will...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison-based medtech company wins 2024 Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Madison-based medtech company CranioSure is the winner of this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The startup, founded by Dr. Daniel Cho, has designed a mobile app that screens infant head shapes and can detect craniosynostosis early enough to avoid...
Med-tech app that detects infant skull condition earlier wins 2024 Biz Plan Contest
CranioSure, a Madison-based company that has designed a mobile app to screen infant head shapes to detect risk of craniosyntosis – accurately and early enough to help avoid surgeries – is the grand prize winner of the 21st annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan...
MKE Startup News: And the winners are….
The Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest began in January with nearly 150 applicants and concluded this afternoon. The 13 remaining contests pitched their companies to a judging body composed of key members of the Wisconsin startup ecosystem on June 6 in...
WisBusiness: Madison-based CranioSure has won this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest for its app that can detect an infant skull disorder called craniosynostosis
This disorder is characterized by the premature fusion of babies’ skull bones, which can require surgery to correct if not caught early enough. Ordinarily, the fibrous connective structure between these bones remain flexible, allowing the skull to grow along with the...
InsideWis: Just catching up: Some follow-ups on past columns and news
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Writing a weekly column is always a snapshot in time. Things can and do happen to advance the story. Here are a few examples tied to recent “Inside Wisconsin” columns: Wisconsin links to Microsoft: In a column dated May 8, I wrote about...
Need one excuse to attend ‘Treps Conference? Here are 10 good reasons to be there June 5-6
Hundreds of people are set to attend the 2024 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. Here are 10 reasons to join them Wednesday and Thursday for one of the Midwest’s premier events for entrepreneurs. Online registration is open until 5 p.m. on Sunday, June...
Tom Still’s May 29 remarks to Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce conference
Tech Council President Tom Still spoke via video at the May 29 Rural Resurgence conference in Wausau, joining Jim Wood of Competitive Wisconsin Inc. and Dennis Winters, chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development, in commenting on the challenges...