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News featuring the Wisconsin Technology Council or its trusted partnersInsideWis: COVID-19 crisis throws into focus the problems of rural broadband
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – In Kenya, a Google-related company called Loon is working with an East African carrier to provide internet service through a fleet of high-altitude balloons. Hovering about 12 miles high in the stratosphere, the balloons will extend 4G...
Solid science, economic reasons behind COVID-19 masks, Tech Council votes
The board of directors of the Wisconsin Technology Council voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse the “soundness of the science” behind public orders that urge the wearing of masks to tamp down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin. The board voted, 37-0, to...
BPC ‘People’s Choice’ award winner certified for its SARS-coV-2 cleaner
Contact: Jeffrey Lord at 888-380-5344 NEW BERLIN, Wis. -- Labofine Analytical Services and Solutions has confirmed the use of AGent+® Hard Surface spray to eliminate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Labofine study, commissioned by AGent Plus Solutions...
WisBiz: The Show’ features investor Jason Fields, Tech Metrics and upcoming Tech Council events
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. MADISON – The latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show” spotlights retiring state legislator Jason Fields, who will talk about his economic development work while...
InsideWis: Three companies give prominent face to COVID-19 testing partnership in Wisconsin
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Much of the news about the COVID-19 pandemic has been trending somewhere between bad and awful. Within the last week, the United States recorded daily death counts unseen since May, bringing the total to more than 150,000 people. About...
Wisconsin health tech companies build better COVID-19 testing infrastructure
Three Wisconsin health technology companies joined forces to build a better infrastructure for COVID-19 testing within the state. Epic, Exact Sciences and Promega discussed their efforts yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council briefing in responding to the...
Wisconsin Health News: Companies detail rapid rollout of COVID-19 testing initiative
Wisconsin healthcare companies charged with boosting COVID-19 testing in the state detailed how they rapidly built up capacity during a Wisconsin Technology Council virtual forum on Tuesday. Epic, Promega and Exact Sciences started working together in mid-March. By...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin health tech companies build better COVID-19 testing infrastructure
Three Wisconsin health technology companies joined forces to build a better infrastructure for COVID-19 testing within the state. Epic, Exact Sciences and Promega discussed their efforts yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council briefing in responding to the...
Guest column: 7 steps on how educational facilities can come out stronger after COVID-19
By Bob Vajgrt and Christin Mlsna The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges and hardships; it has also presented a great opportunity to rethink how our learning institutions are designed and function. We have seen innovation in almost every aspect of our...
InsideWis: Pushing the boundaries of the ‘Endless Frontier’ in science
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Vannevar Bush is a giant of American science and technology whose name you’ve likely never read or heard … but probably should. An engineer, inventor and science administrator, Bush ran the World War II Office of Scientific Research and...
Shaping the Endless Frontier: How the Midwest Can Spark the U.S. Economy
A two-part series hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the Wisconsin Technology Council, Michael Best Strategies and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Part One: Why Midwest Assets Are Vital for Growth Tuesday, August 11 | 11 a.m. CDT | Webinar Join...
InsideWis: Collapse of foreign student rule may bring more market sense to immigration
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Some people would be tempted to blame pointy-headed campus intellectuals for the abrupt demise of the Trump administration’s attempt to block most foreign students from entering the country. Not unless you think of the U.S. Chamber of...