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Justin Mortara — former CEO of Milwaukee's Mortara Instrument Inc. that was sold for $330 million in 2017 — is now president of Madison health care artificial intelligence startup EnsoData, according to a Friday announcement. The announcement came alongside the news...
WisBusiness: MCW testing treatment for hearing loss
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin are testing a new therapy aimed at reversing the most common form of hearing loss. The therapy being tested is meant for patients with sensorineural hearing loss, or SNHL, which accounts for 90 percent of all hearing...
Madison.com: WEA Trust to stop offering health insurance in Wisconsin, lay off 110 employees
Madison-based WEA Trust, a health insurance company wounded by the passage of the 2011 Republican anti-union law Act 10, will stop offering health insurance at the end of 2022. The company will lay off 110 employees, it said in a statement, and offer each employee a...
Wisconsin Inno: Rapid Radicals Technology wins 2022 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Rapid Radicals Technology LLC, a Milwaukee-based wastewater treatment firm that developed a system to prevent sewer overflows during storms, was the grand prize winner of the 19th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, according to a June 2 press release...
Wisconsin Inno: New dating app bringing virtual speed dating event to Summerfest
A few years ago, Zach Schleien began to notice a pattern in his online dating life. Conversations over chat features quickly fizzled, and when he went through the effort of meeting people for dates, there often wasn’t chemistry. It was only when he started arranging...
MKE Startup News: Live from the 20th Annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
Wisconsin Technology Council’s annual conference was hosted in Milwaukee and brought together entrepreneurs and investors from across the state. Highlights of the conference included presentations from the finalists in the Governor’s Business Plan contest, the winners...
Wisconsin Inno: SHINE Technologies to begin producing medical isotopes in 2023, CEO says
SHINE Technologies LLC will begin producing medical isotopes next year as it plans to increase cost effectiveness to eventually move its fusion technology into the recycling of nuclear waste and the fusion energy fields, CEO Greg Piefer said at the Wisconsin...
WisBusiness: Rapid Radicals Technology, a Milwaukee firm with a water treatment solution, has won this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest
An award ceremony for the contest was held during yesterday's Tech Council conference in Milwaukee, recognizing Rapid Radicals Technology as the grand prize winner of this year's competition. The company beat out 12 other finalists who presented their companies during...
WisBusiness: Two Wisconsin investors urged entrepreneurs at the conference to be patient, avoid overly technical pitches and do their homework ahead of meeting with potential investors
Tim Keane, director of Golden Angels Investors in Milwaukee, said "everything takes longer than everybody thinks" when it comes to growing a startup company. Jenni Le, an associate with Venture Investors in Madison, said some founders can get caught up in explaining...
WisBusiness: Blue Line Battery approaching profitability, president says
"Most startups never see that, so our business is really, really growing," Phil Fonfara said yesterday during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference, held by the Wisconsin Technology Council in Milwaukee. He said the business has raised $5.7 million to date, nearly...
Company with tech to rapidly clean water in sewer backups wins 2022 Biz Plan Contest
A Milwaukee-based firm with a system to help stop untreated sewage from being dumped into waterways during floods is the grand prize winner of the 19th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Rapid Radicals Technology, which can treat water at a municipal...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Trish Lane of Foley & Lardner
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Trish Lane, a partner and finance attorney in Foley & Lardner’s Milwaukee office. She discusses a program that provides small business owners in Wisconsin with free consultations from volunteer attorneys...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee-area manufacturers, institutions support Tosa startup: The Pitch
Wauwatosa water sensor technology startup NanoAffix is a product of Milwaukee through and through. Founded by former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee engineering professor Junhong Chen, the company was launched with guidance from the UWM Research Foundation. Its...
InsideWis: A steady flow of Wisconsin innovation may help ease water woes
In the closing round of the 2022 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, all three finalists in the “advanced manufacturing” category offered ideas for dealing with threats to water supply. During the recent “Research in the Rotunda” exhibit in the State Capitol...
Wisconsin Inno: Green Bay Packers’ VC firm TitletownTech leads $2M investment in construction startup
TitletownTech, a Green Bay venture capital firm formed by the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, said its latest investment was in a new startup spun out of one of the largest engineering firms in greater Cincinnati. TitletownTech led a $2 million seed round for...
Can technology help to curb mass shootings? Learn more at June 21 Tech Council luncheon
Recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, have reignited public concerns about such tragedies and raised questions how to prevent or mitigate them in the future. Is early-warning technology part of the answer? Hear from experts Tuesday, June 21, at...
Wauwatosa team wins annual ‘Wisconsin YES!’ youth biz plan contest with sign language app
Emily Scott and William Moertl, an 8th grade duo at Whitman Middle School in Wauwatosa, are the first-place winners in Wisconsin YES!, a statewide youth business plan contest for students in middle and high school. Scott and Moertl’s company, Signfluent, will produce...
Need one excuse to attend ‘Treps Conference? Here are 10 good reasons to be there June 1-2
Hundreds of people are set to attend the 2022 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. Register in-person on Wednesday and Thursday at the...
WisBusiness: Registered nurse workforce could be short nearly 23,000 nurses by 2040, report projects
A new report projects Wisconsin’s registered nurse workforce could see a shortage of nearly 23,000 nurses by 2040. The Department of Workforce Development report includes three models projecting possible labor shortfalls in nursing. These draw on data from the...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: New estimates say 1.3 million Wisconsin households don’t have access or can’t afford broadband internet service
The number of Wisconsin families without high-speed internet could be much higher than was known earlier even as hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent addressing the problem. State officials now say approximately 650,000 people lack home internet access of...
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#Milwaukee-area firms named finalists for the 2024 #Wisconsin #Innovation Awards. via @mkebizjournal @wiscia
Milwaukee-area firms named finalists for 2024 Wisconsin Innovation Awards
Four Milwaukee-area firms have been named finalists in the 2024 Wisconsin Innovation Awards, honoring the state's most...
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Calendar 2023 was #Wisconsin’s third highest year for early stage investment dollars at $490 million. https://loom.ly/u9LHK1o #venturecapital #startup
Investors say last year’s lower VC total was no surprise, follows national trend. https://loom.ly/mWu59w4 via @wisbusiness #venturecapital #Wisconsin
.@exactsciences awards grants to 28 organizations focused on increasing colorectal #cancer screening. #prevention #health
Exact Sciences Awards Grants to 28 Organizations Focused on Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening
Exact Sciences, a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, announced today that it awarded a total of $1.5 million to 28 organizatio
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.@uwhealth East Madison Hospital achieves an important #stroke certification. https://loom.ly/o4KQQKA via @wisbusiness #Wisconsin #healthcare
Check out the finalists for the #Wisconsin #Innovation Awards. https://loom.ly/kTF4aZs via @wisbusiness @wiscia #startup