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News featuring the Wisconsin Technology Council or its trusted partnersBizTimes Milwaukee: Finalists named for 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards
The Wisconsin Technology Council unveiled 27 finalists this week for the 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. Now in its 12th year, the Wisconsin Innovation Awards seek to recognize the creative thinking that spans all sectors of the state’s economy. This year’s...
Insight on Business: Northeast Wisconsin companies named Wisconsin Innovation Awards finalists
The Wisconsin Technology Council announced 27 finalists for the 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards, honoring some of the state’s groundbreaking companies. The finalists represent industries including software, manufacturing, energy, health care, biotech, education and...
WisconsinEye: GMCC Lunch(UP)date: Tom Still
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce hosted an August 28 “Lunch(UP)date” featuring a conversation with Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Topics included Still’s impending retirement in October, the Tech Council’s impact on the state’s tech...
InsideWis: Curtailing mRNA research could derail 50-plus years of progress
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – To listen to opponents of federal support for “messenger” RNA research, one might think this science arose out of nowhere during the Covid-19 pandemic and lacks time-tested guardrails for safety. In fact, the roots of research into the...
Finalists set for 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards; to be celebrated Nov. 4 at networking reception
The Wisconsin Technology Council is proud to unveil the 27 finalists for the 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards, honoring some of the state’s groundbreaking companies. Representing industries as varied as software, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, biotech, education...
Showcase your startup: Apply to pitch to investors at Early Stage Symposium in Madison
Companies of all stages are invited to apply to pitch their stories to investors at the in-person Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, set for Nov. 5-6 at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. The 2025 conference will feature four pitch opportunities:...
InsideWis: Adult smoking down, but some disturbing trends among youth
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – I heard a word new to me the other day: It was “spliff,” which describes a rolled cigarette that is half tobacco and half marijuana – with the tobacco half being 100% harmful to the health of those who smoke them. Despite a steady decline...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Steven Girard of Sea Change Silicides
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. The latest episode of "WisBusiness.com: The Show" features Steven Girard of Sea Change Silicides, a Whitewater-based company that won the “Bright New Idea” award at...
InsideWis: Coming to a head: The clash over energy demands and how to satisfy them
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The town of Rome in northern Adams County is no stranger to development. Once a largely rural county in central Wisconsin, it’s now home to the championship-level Sand Valley golf course and Lake Arrowhead’s homes and recreational cluster....
Learn how Milwaukee tech transfer programs collaborate Sept. 11 at Milwaukee TCIN luncheon
Among the many reasons why Milwaukee’s startup rankings in the Midwest have grown to 14th among the top 64 cities is collaboration among the city’s major research...
Incoming Tech Council president Brickerman featured Sept. 18 at W·O·M·E·N reception
Former partner with gener8tor and incoming Wisconsin Technology Council president Maggie Brickerman will speak Thursday, Sept. 18 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison. Brickerman will talk about her background, her vision for the future of the Tech Council and...
Maggie Brickerman to become president of Tech Council; will succeed Tom Still
The Wisconsin Technology Council announced Monday that Maggie Brickerman has been named its next president, succeeding Tom Still, who is retiring Oct. 3 after 23 years of leadership. Brickerman, a founding leader of Wisconsin-based tech incubator gener8tor, has spent...