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Wisconsin’s strength in biohealth extends well beyond the laboratories where researchers are working to develop new drugs and therapies. The state’s historic strength in manufacturing is also a critical element in its biohealth sector, and the partnership between the...

Wisconsin is lagging behind some of its neighbors in terms of adoption of solar energy, but advocates say a few policy changes could help turn the tide. A state-by-state map of the United States from the Solar Energy Industries Association shows Wisconsin had the...

The Water Council is pleased to announce the winners of our fall 2023 Tech Challenge, chosen by our leading participating sponsors to help solve real challenges in the water sector. The Water Council’s Tech Challenge connects water innovators with leading water...

Applications for the Madworks Accelerator winter 2024 cohort are open now until Friday, Jan. 19, the organization announced recently. The free, 10-week program will run Wednesday, Feb. 14 through Wednesday, April 25 and give participants access to mentors and tools to...

A UW-Madison researcher has developed a method for identifying insect infestations in plants, giving farmers a potential new tool for protecting their crops. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is touting the invention as a top licensing prospect in the food and...

Alpha Source Group of Milwaukee, which has been owned by Baird Capital since 2015, was sold to Tampa medical device company Probo Medical in a deal that Probo said significantly expands its diagnostic-imaging solutions platform. Financial terms were not disclosed for...

The Universities of Wisconsin is looking to double its number of international students in the next five years, as it lags neighboring states, and international enrollments at many campuses have yet to return to their pre-pandemic levels. Increasing the number of...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Bethany Larsen, program manager for gener8tor’s gBETA Kenosha program. Larsen, a Kenosha native, earlier this month was announced as the leader of the early-stage startup accelerator program. Funded by a grant...

A clinical trial now open at UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center uses a patient’s dying tumor cells to try to teach their immune system to find and destroy cancer cells following surgery for a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma. Carbone Cancer Center is one of...

BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced that it has made an investment in Green Bay-based Midwest Games, the only dedicated video game publisher in the Midwest. The games industry has grown rapidly to over $330 billion dollars and is expected to continue...

A protective mineral coating identified by University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineering researchers could allow powerful messenger RNA therapeutics like COVID-19 vaccines to be stored at room temperature, making them more accessible to lower-resourced...