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Despite occasional headlines that can trigger anxiety, aviation remains one of the world’s safest and most reliable ways to travel – as 90,000 passenger flights per day attests. To remain sustainable, however, the aviation industry must continue to innovate in fields...
WisBusiness: The Wisconsin Technology Council has announced 25 finalists in this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, representing startups working in advanced manufacturing, life sciences and other sectors
These contestants were selected through two rounds of judging, and will compete in the finalist round of this year’s contest. “Young companies such as those advancing in this year’s contest are examples of innovation that cuts across industry sector lines in...
Finalists in Gov’s Biz Plan Contest offer ideas in ag and food tech, health, IT, more
Twenty-five entries representing broad sectors such as advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology and life sciences will compete in the finalist round of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The contestants have emerged after two...
Wisconsin Public Radio: UW-Madison to open PFAS center with federal funds
A new center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will focus on studying PFAS and finding solutions to environmental contamination by the chemicals. The new center will be launched with federal funding announced last week. Scientists said they hope to be able to...
In Business: Madison ranks No. 4 for career flexibility in Midwest top 10
In a new study from CommercialCafe ranking the country’s 20 best cities for career flexibility, Madison placed fourth among the Midwest’s top 10. The study awarded the cities points for indicators in the following categories: flexibility opportunities, commuting and...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rockwell Automation survey finds manufacturers are going all in on generative AI
A combination of challenges including a dwindling workforce, heightened cybersecurity concerns and inflationary concerns have caused manufacturers to shift their investment plans to have a heavy focus on emerging technologies. Rockwell Automation’s ninth annual State...
WisPolitics: UW-Milwaukee: $1.3 million gift moves UWM closer to new research vessel
The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the UWM Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences’ state-of-the-art Research Vessel Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of...
Milwaukee Business Journal: American Family Field’s new parking lot tech is made in Milwaukee, took 2 years to create
Under development for two years, the system that will let Milwaukee Brewers fans drive into American Family Field’s parking lots on Tuesday without waiting in line to pay is the first of its kind in the U.S. It also was devised and created by Milwaukee companies. The...
Wisconsin Inno: How Chicago is bidding to become the Silicon Valley for quantum tech
Lawmakers and tech leaders south of the Wisconsin border continue to see positive momentum when it comes to making Chicago a national and global quantum tech hub, and they want to make sure it stays that way. On the heels of The Bloch getting designated an official...
PR Newswire: Workflow Services Partners with Exact Sciences to Provide Colorectal Cancer Screening for Patients with Access Challenges at the Pharmacy
Exact Sciences is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Workflow Services, an automated platform that solves point-of-care clinical service delivery for pharmacies, announced a new agreement with Exact Sciences, a biotechnology company that develops tests...
WEDC: Elephas Biosciences forges a new path for cancer treatment
With innovative methods that allow for using live tumor cells to develop personalized solutions, Madison-based Elephas Biosciences is changing the course of cancer treatment. Founder and CEO Maneesh Arora has worked in cancer diagnostics for more than two decades,...
Cap Times: Madison’s Novii CPA is an accounting firm with startup vibes
Novii CPA is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Name an industry, and chances are there are at least a few startups vying to “disrupt” it with some status-quo-busting product or business model. But accounting? The business of preparing financial statements...
WisBusiness: UW Health: Launches first respiratory therapist registered apprenticeship in U.S.
UW Health, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Madison College have partnered to create the nation’s first respiratory therapist registered apprenticeship. The three-year program is currently open to UW Health staff, and they can submit applications...
In Business: WWBIC offers in-person, online training sessions this month
WWBIC has several upcoming training sessions and events this month. In addition to its online offerings, WWBIC will host the following in Madison: April 9: Redacción y Negociación de Términos Contractuales Clave (5:30–6:30 p.m.); April 16: Funds in Motion: Money In...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison-based cybersecurity firm closes $8 million Series A funding round
Madison-based Sprocket Security, a cybersecurity company with a platform for continuous penetration testing, has closed an $8 million Series A financing round. The funding will allow Sprocket to expand its sales and marketing initiatives and help accelerate...
Cap Times: New Madison facility aims to supercharge U.S. lithium-ion battery market
A new facility slated to open later this year could make Madison a hub in the manufacturing process for rechargeable batteries and aid other U.S. companies in developing new technologies. Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, a business group within Mexican chemical...
Exact Sciences: Exact Sciences Advances Development of Non-Endoscopic Oncoguard® Esophagus Test to Screen for Esophageal Cancer and Pre-Cancer
Exact Sciences is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, reported on data showing high sensitivity...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison: New federal spending bills to boost UW-Madison research initiatives
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is set to receive more than $56 million in new funding for research initiatives after the passage of two federal appropriations packages. The set of bipartisan bills, signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 9 and March 23,...
InsideWis: Don’t be surprised when economic data and public perception fail to align
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The two-horse race for the presidency may not satisfy people who wished for different candidates atop the Republican and Democratic tickets, but it has at least focused the debate on how well the American economy is – or isn’t –...
BizTimes Milwaukee: We Energies planning new $34 million service center in West Bend
WE Energies is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. We Energies is seeking approval from state regulators to build a new service center in West Bend, consolidating an existing service center in the city and another one located in Port Washington. The new...