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Over the past year, the artificial intelligence lab Microsoft Corp. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute has helped more than 10 Wisconsin companies turn ideas into AI-powered tools. Now, its goal is to help 270 businesses across the...
UW-Madison: UW oncologist studies how viruses cause cancer — and how we can better prevent them
Paul Lambert leads the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at University of Wisconsin–Madison where he has developed new anti-cancer therapies for cervical cancer and leads research to prevent and treat cancers caused by viral infections. Lambert, who also serves...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Where do Wisconsin bank CEOs see the economy headed for the rest of 2025?
Most chief executive officers at Wisconsin banks do not expect to see much change in the economy over the next six months, according to the latest survey from the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The survey was conducted from June 3 to June 30 and included 72...
Campus computing programs and ties to industry to be examined at July 29 Tech Council luncheon
Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, the director of one of UW-Madison’s fastest-growing programs, will join industry experts to discuss trends in computing and data science Tuesday, July 29, during a Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Madison. Join us at One City Schools,...
Madison Startups: Voximetry, Medpace Announce Partnership
Voximetry and Medpace Core Laboratories, a full-service core laboratory, have entered a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing radiopharmaceutical clinical trials through the integration of cutting-edge dosimetry technology and comprehensive contract research...
WEDC: WEDC provides more than $1.6 million to 14 Wisconsin organizations assisting entrepreneurs
ourteen organizations supporting Wisconsin entrepreneurs with technical and financial assistance have received more than $1.6 million in the latest round of Entrepreneurship Partner Grants (EPG) from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)....
InsideWis: Parts of state budget can help workforce, economy grow
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It’s been the pattern for as long as I have been familiar with state budget bills: After a two-year proposal is unveiled in the winter, not much happens for months on end – except some partisan friction – followed by a flurry of action in...
WisBusiness: Evers signs two bills to boost nuclear energy in Wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers yesterday signed SB 124, now Wisconsin Act 11, to create a Nuclear Power Summit Board. The board will be tasked with organizing, promoting and hosting a nuclear power summit in Milwaukee. He also signed SB 125, now Wisconsin Act 12, which requires the...
WMTV 15 News: Madison’s Edgewood College renamed Edgewood University
Starting Tuesday, Edgewood College will now be called Edgewood University. University leaders said the change better reflects the advanced degrees offered at the school, and will help attract more international students. The name update comes as the institution...
Evers signs bipartisan nuclear energy innovation bills
Gov. Tony Evers has signed two bills to advance the state’s nuclear energy landscape. Both were supported by the Wisconsin Technology Council. The first (Senate Bill 124) requires a study of nuclear energy opportunities and potential nuclear power and fusion sites in...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Celebrate Catalent’s $45 million expansion, adding to the state’s booming biohealth sector
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), today joined Catalent leaders and officials to celebrate the company’s recent announcement of an estimated $45 million investment to expand their facilities and purchase new...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Gov. Evers signs two bills supporting nuclear energy innovation in Wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers announced that he signed two bills that are aimed at advancing nuclear energy innovation in Wisconsin. The two bills, Senate Bill 124 and Senate Bill 125, require a study of nuclear energy opportunities and potential nuclear power and fusion sites in...
Hole-in-one prizes announced for July 22 Tech Council golf outing to benefit entrepreneurs
July is underway with opportunities to celebrate America’s independence and polish your golf game for Tuesday, July 22, at The Oaks in Cottage Grove, where members and friends of the Wisconsin Technology Council converge for a scramble golf outing. Click here to...
WisBusiness: Evers touts new broadband report, but says still ‘much more work to do’ to expand internet access
Gov. Tony Evers is touting a new report showing continued progress in expanding internet access for Wisconsinites, while also calling for more state investment. Internet providers added 163,000 new fiber internet connections to homes and businesses in the state last...
WisBusiness: SHINE Technologies has a “definite plan” for doubling production of its nuclear medicine product Ilumira in Janesville as it scales to meet customer demand
That’s according to CEO and founder Greg Piefer, who recently discussed the company’s path forward about a year after first launching Ilumira for targeted cancer treatment. SHINE currently has capacity to produce 100,000 doses per year, and Piefer said that could be...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Ashwin Karthikeyan, Phoenix-Aid
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Ashwin Karthikeyan, founder of Phoenix-Aid. Karthikeyan, who won this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, discusses his company’s advanced wound care dressing product. He describes it as a...
MKE Startup News: MU workshop helps scientists navigate biotech commercialization
A new workshop hosted by Marquette University aims to equip academic researchers with the knowledge and tools to bring their scientific discoveries out of the lab and into the marketplace. The Realities of Biotech: A Case Study in Entrepreneurship, held July 23–24,...
MKE Startup News: SequiDose aims to make IV delivery safer
UW-Milwaukee professors Dr. Jessica Rotier and Dr. Osvaldo Jhonatan Sepulveda Villet turned a back-of-the-napkin idea into a startup that’s now on the path toward FDA approval. Their innovation, SequiDose, is a syringe-based delivery platform designed to streamline IV...
InsideWis: Like it or not, AI’s effects on economy and more are here
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – If you want to know why some people fear the growth of artificial intelligence, just ask an AI Chatbot yourself. The answer is fast and honest … in a mechanical sort of way. Job displacement and economic disruption, the potential for...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Fueling innovation or falling behind? The state of VC in Wisconsin
The efforts to bolster Wisconsin’s venture capital ecosystem would get high marks if you were looking at a snapshot from a few years ago. There was even a 12-month stretch ending in the third quarter of 2021 that saw the total investment in Wisconsin startups reach...