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The top three business pitches in Appleton on Wednesday included a skin care line, a dental screw and an on-campus food delivery service. All three made their cases to a panel of judges at The Pitch, the eighth annual event organized by the Fox Connection for Creative...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee named Workforce Hub by the White House. WRTP | BIG STEP wins $1.5M grant.
The city of Milwaukee received massive support for one of its infrastructure goals thanks to help from the White House. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that Milwaukee would be one of four Workforce Hubs so that citizens could receive good jobs under his...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison’s Venture Investors co-leads $21.5M investment in Atlanta healthtech firm
Venture Investors is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Venture Investors Health Fund of Madison has co-led a $21.5 million Series B financing round in an Atlanta firm that develops technology for identifying and treating autism, according to an early...
Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce 18 Wisconsin School Districts Awarded Investments to Support STEAM Skills and Learning
Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced that the Muskego-Norway School District and 17 other school districts will receive more than $493,000 in “fab lab” grants to train students...
Innovation in agriculture, energy and AI: Learn more at May 21 Tech Council luncheon
Resiliency and sustainability in the face of animal disease, energy storage, personal health and crop management will bring four young companies to the stage Tuesday, May 21, during a Wisconsin Tech Council luncheon in Madison. Join us mid-day at the Sheraton Hotel on...
WisBusiness: Madison chamber forming future-focused work group
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce is forming a new future-looking work group called N2, which stands for the Next Normal. In a recent interview, Chamber President Zach...
Fox 11 News: Wisconsin business leaders bring home information on how to cash in during 2025 NFL Draft
More than 275,000 people entered the 2024 NFL Draft campus in downtown Detroit on Thursday, proving ample opportunity for Wisconsin businesses to cash in when the draft is in Green Bay next year. FOX 11 is told Wisconsin businesses should be getting ready, as...
Herald Times Reporter: Manitowoc County broadband taskforce to begin discussions on how to bring internet access to rural communities
A new taskforce dedicated to assessing the need for rural broadband internet and finding solutions is meeting April 30. The Manitowoc County Rural Broadband Taskforce, which includes 16 local leaders, will meet at the Progress Lakeshore office. Its agenda includes...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood names its first president
The Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood (KIN), the nonprofit organization supporting the redevelopment of the 107-acre former American Motors Corp. and Chrysler plant site in Kenosha, has named Kelly Armstrong as its first president. Armstrong will build upon the work...
Channel 3000: WHA President & CEO on state of Wisconsin hospitals
The Wisconsin Hospital Association is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Wisconsin's hospitals at large continue to face a slue of challenges. In a one on one interview with News 3 Now, Wisconsin Hospital Association President and CEO, Eric Borgerding,...
Marquette University: Biomedical engineering professor in joint Marquette, MCW department receives NSF career award to develop a heart valve that grows with patient
Marquette University is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Dr. Brandon J. Tefft, assistant professor in the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation...
PR Newswire: Fetch’s Cutting-Edge Advertising Campaign Optimization Technology Validated with First Patent
Fetch, America's Rewards App, today announced that the company has secured a patent for its BrandChoice Tech, its digital advertising technology that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate campaign testing and optimization. Drawing on Fetch's...
WisBusiness: CommercialCafe: Madison among top metros for life sciences
As life sciences industries are experiencing demand like never before, they also fuel the necessity for well-educated R&D talent, world-class facilities, and a supportive economy. With this in mind, CommercialCafe ranked the top 25 U.S. metros for life...
UW-Madison: Nanomaterial that mimics proteins could be basis for new neurodegenerative disease treatments
A newly developed nanomaterial that mimics the behavior of proteins could be an effective tool for treating Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. The nanomaterial alters the interaction between two key proteins in brain cells — with a potentially powerful...
Maneesh Arora, who leads cancer-fighting Elephas, to speak June 6 at Entrepreneurs’ Conference
The founder of a Wisconsin company that is working to visualize how cancer cells respond to possible treatments, thus helping patients get help faster and more effectively, will speak June 6 at the annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. Maneesh...
WisBusiness: Virent leader sees potential for collaboration with dairy, paper industries
The head of Madison-based Virent sees opportunities for partnerships within the state’s dairy and paper industries as the renewable fuels business continues to develop its technology. Virent President and General Counsel Dave Kettner discussed the company’s trajectory...
InsideWis: Taking off: Aviation innovation continues to fly high in Wisconsin
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Dave Kettner, the president of Madison-based Virent Inc., doesn’t make a habit of hanging out with international celebrities, but he did so last fall on a transatlantic flight with billionaire Sir Richard Branson. It helped that Kettner’s...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison: Kyoung-Shin Choi elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Trailblazing electrochemist Kyoung-Shin Choi has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, honoring her work developing and understanding electrodes and catalysts for use in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications critical to creating...
Cap Times: Epic Systems is starting sixth campus, and it’s from ‘Other Worlds’
Epic Systems is a Wisconsin Technology Council member. Verona health records giant Epic Systems has broken ground on its newest campus, following approval this month from the city’s Plan Commission. In line with the fantastical designs of the existing buildings, the...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison says it will conduct a nationwide search for a new leader of the College of Engineering with current dean Ian Robertson announcing plans to step down
The university this week said Robertson will leave the post once a successor is chosen after more than 11 years leading the engineering program. He will continue as a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, according to the release. “At...