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Ultima Genomics, Inc. and Exact Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAS) have entered a long-term supply agreement for Ultima's next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Under the terms of the supply agreement, Ultima Genomics will provide access to its NGS products,...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee should get federal tech hub funding: Congressional Black Caucus leader
Milwaukee should be among the U.S. places designated as a regional technology hub under pending federal legislation that would fund innovation and economic development efforts in those hubs, Congressional Black Caucus executive director Vincent Evans said recently at...
Post Crescent: Minority-owned businesses can struggle to start and grow in northeast Wisconsin. These groups are trying to change that.
Avery Rhenwrick expected to be another person on the safe, well-trod path from high school to college and, then, a job in corporate America. He applied for jobs after he graduated from St. Norbert College in December 2019, but the coronavirus pandemic’s arrival in...
BizTimes Milwaukee: More than 60% of Wisconsin bank CEOs expect recession in next six months
More than 60% of Wisconsin bank CEOs say a recession is likely or very likely in the next six months, according to survey results from the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The survey was conducted May 24 to June 10 with 56 respondents, including 45% who said a recession...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Innovations: Mequon company creates bullet-resistant table to help protect against gun violence
Many are concerned about gun violence and mass shootings in America. So, when Roger Clark, executive vice president of business development and co-owner of PS Furniture, was approached to help create a bullet-resistant table, he was convinced it was the right move. ...
WisBusiness: SHINE’s medical isotope facility set to go online next year
The head of SHINE Technologies says the company is “at the end of a long road” with its Janesville medical isotope production facility set to go online next year. But the journey won’t stop there, CEO Greg Piefer told WisBusiness.com in a recent interview, as this...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Milwaukee Brewers launch new fan engagement chat experience with AI technology
The Milwaukee Brewers are the first team in Major League Baseball to create a new fan engagement chat application through a partnership with GameOn Technology. The Brewers and San Francisco-based GameOn Technology will utilize AI technology that allow Brewers fans to...
Wisconsin Public Radio: UW-River Falls expected to break ground on $117M STEM building approved by regents
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls expects to begin construction next year on a $117 million academic building aimed at addressing growing demand for science and technology-related degrees. Now, the project must get the approval of the state Building Commission,...
Wisconsin Inno: Green Bay Packers’ VC firm TitletownTech names former Navy fighter pilot as new partner
Green Bay venture capital firm TitletownTech has added Edward Ward as a new partner, the firm announced Tuesday. Ward previously worked in product development at Kohler Co. and is a retired Navy Commander who served as a fighter pilot and later worked for the U.S....
Wisconsin Inno: Madison health tech company raises $30M, plans team expansion
Medical data company Moxe Health raised $30 million from investors to grow its team and improve its technology, the Madison firm announced earlier this month. The Series B financing round was led by growth equity firm Piper Sandler Merchant Banking and health tech...
Cap Times: Dane County’s broadband task force will continue its work through 2024
The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to continue the work of its broadband task force, expanding its research and recommendations beyond rural areas to broadband access in cities. Task force chair and Supervisor Melissa Ratcliff, District...
Associated Press: Teams organized to help with critical incidents at schools
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is creating 12 regional teams to support schools around the state deal with critical incidents such as shootings. Team members include law enforcement members, school administrators, counselors, social workers, nurses, teachers and...
Marquette University: Biomedical sciences professor receives $1.8m grant to study sex differences in brain mechanisms of seasonality
Dr. Jennifer Evans, associate professor of biomedical sciences in Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, has been awarded an R01 research grant from the National Institutes of Health, with an expected value of about $1.8 million over five years, to study...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Millennium CEO named Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest by EY
James Kyle, founder and CEO of Delavan-based Millennium, was named the winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Midwest Award by Ernst & Young. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Midwest Award recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies in Illinois,...
MKE Startup News: COnovate announces growth
Milwaukee power pioneer COnovate has announced a number of scaling milestones. The company was founded in 2016 by UW-Milwaukee professors Dr. Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska and Dr. Carol Hirschmugl, based on their 2010 discovery of the first known form of solid carbon...
Cap Times: One City Schools gives its educators a four-day work week
One City schools will give its educators fewer work days each week this fall without cutting students’ instructional time. The Madison charter school announced June 10 it would cut work weeks for its teachers, assistant teachers and student support personnel to four...
InsideWis: Part two: Chancellor Blank reflects on her nine years at UW-Madison
By Tom Still In the spring of 2013, just before she was confirmed as the next UW-Madison chancellor by the Board of Regents, Rebecca Blank was criticized by some Republican state legislators for her “radical policies.” On her way out the door nine years later, she...
WisBusiness: Economist argues for boosting ‘homegrown’ businesses over attracting out-of-state companies
An economist with UW-Madison argues the state should focus more on developing “homegrown” businesses rather than recruiting companies to move to Wisconsin. “Going out and trying to recruit that business is not a good use of their time,” Prof. Steven Deller said...
Indo-Pacific economic agreement: Learn June 29 what this 12-nation pact could mean for Wisconsin
From trade to foreign direct investment, and from technology to supply-chain resiliency, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity could lead to benefits far beyond nations and states that border the Pacific Ocean. Join us noon Central Time Wednesday, June...
WisPolitics: Children’s Wisconsin: Ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Children’s Wisconsin in eight specialties and #1 in Wisconsin as part of the new 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today. This ranking is just one of a number of awards that recognizes Children’s...