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Recent UW-Milwaukee grad Sam Keehan was already a CEO before donning his cap and gown. Keehan founded NuvaBox, a subscription box service for young adults leaving home for the first time, in 2023, as a senior project. It is now his full-time pursuit. “When I moved out...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Life sciences exec Deborah Keller named chair of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Deborah Keller, an experienced life sciences executive, has been appointed chair of the board of trustees for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the patent and licensing arm of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Keller succeeds Dr. Jim Berbee, a...
Role of NW Mutual Data Science Institute topic of July 11 Tech Council luncheon in Wauwatosa
What is the “special sauce” that is attracting major tech projects, investment and talent to southeast Wisconsin? In a word: Infrastructure. It’s increasingly available in many forms, from ample physical resources to intellectual power to a will to improve lives...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: Dairy innovation hub – new graduate research initiatives
The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is investing in the future of Wisconsin's dairy industry by awarding six new graduate student assistantships. These assistantships will support research projects focused on four key...
WisBusiness: More northeastern Wisconsin manufacturers adopting ‘Industry 4.0’ tech, survey shows
More manufacturers in northeastern Wisconsin are adopting “industry 4.0” technologies such as cloud computing, AI and networked devices, a new survey shows. The NEW Manufacturing Alliance recently released its latest Industry 4.0 Talent & Technology study,...
PR Newswire: Leo Cancer Care to Use Series C Financing to Grow Global Footprint
Leo Cancer Care is delighted to announce that it has secured funding to advance the company to the next stage of its global ambitions for upright radiation therapy. This investment highlights increasing confidence investors have in the team and the product, which is...
Cap Times: Madison artificial intelligence experts predict AI’s promise, threats
A new generation of artificial intelligence tools will bring tremendous promise, but humans must regulate the technology and realize its limitations, a panel of experts told Madison business leaders this week. The discussion on Wednesday, June 12, organized by the...
Cap Times: UW-Extension receives $1 million to help site solar and wind projects
Large-scale solar and wind projects have been popping up on landscapes across the country with increasing frequency. But not all communities give the energy infrastructure a welcome reception. As of April, The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved 4,176...
WisBusiness: Marshfield Clinic Health System: Marshfield Clinic Research Institute continues to seek ticks collected from citizens as summer begins
More than 3,200 ticks submitted from across Wisconsin As the first day of summer approaches on June 21 and summer holidays, vacations and outdoor activities hit high gear, scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for the...
WisBusiness: Medical College of Wisconsin: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment invites applications for $50,000 seed grants
Milwaukee, Wis., June 13, 2024 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) is offering seed grants up to $50,000 for community-led projects that create new strategies, test innovative ideas, and foster collaboration to address health challenges in Wisconsin....
InsideWis: Business plan contest is sampling of Wisconsin’s diverse startups
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – I sat down the other day next to a familiar-looking fellow who, like me, was attending a real-estate seminar produced by business magazine InBusiness. I quickly figured out that table-mate Joe Carpenter, an accountant in his full-time...
Wisconsin Public Radio: UW Health nurses using AI to improve patient messaging
As the health care industry continues to struggle with staffing, UW Health is looking to artificial intelligence to help nurses respond to patient messages more efficiently. More than 75 nurses within the health system are piloting a generative AI tool that drafts a...
Cap Times: Does this hemp battery company have the energy to replace lithium?
Before most batteries effectively powered the world by using lithium ions to send a shock to the anode, or positive end, they used zinc anodes combined with mercury — which we now know can be deadly. “In a lot of cases, the only thing battery companies have really...
Center for Technology Commercialization: $700,000 in state matching grants advance 8 innovative small businesses
Eight small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $700,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. The state matching grant program provides assistance to companies in the process of completing a project...
UW-Madison Innovate Network: Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Winners Announced
Congratulations to grand prize winner CranioSure in the 21st annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Their med-tech app, designed to assist in the early detection of infant skull conditions, was created from technology developed at UW-Madison. The startup...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison medtech, Pewaukee ice provider honored at Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
CranioSure, a Madison-based company that has designed a mobile app to screen infant head shapes to detect risk of craniosyntosis – accurately and early enough to help avoid surgeries – has been named the winner of the 21st annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan...
Fore! The Oaks in Cottage Grove site of July 31 Tech Council golf outing to benefit BPC
Join us Wednesday, July 31, at The Oaks in Cottage Grove for a scramble golf outing to support winners of the 2025 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest and to celebrate summer with members and friends of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Click here to register...
BizTimes: Realta Fusion working with U.S. Department of Energy to develop fusion power plants
Madison-based Realta Fusion, an early-stage fusion company spun out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is one of eight companies chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to help advance research and development for fusion power plants. Realta will receive an...
WisBusiness: SHINE supplying key material to UK cancer therapy company
SHINE Technologies is supplying UK-based Blue Earth Therapeutics with a key material for a prostate cancer clinical trial, the Janesville company says. In a recent release, SHINE announced its partnership with the business, which develops radiopharmaceutical...
WisBusiness: Reinhart: Welcomes Scott Fiducci to its corporate law practice
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) announces that Scott Fiducci has joined the firm as a shareholder in its Corporate Law Practice. Fiducci focuses his practice on counseling clients on mergers and acquisitions transactions and other strategic matters, debt...
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.@madisoncollege, @MATCMilwaukee, @UniversitiesWI bolster accessibility of #biohealth #career pathways. via @ibmadison
Madison College, MATC, UW bolster accessibility of biohealth career pathways
The ABC Pathways project aims to train and place 2,000 workers in biohealth jobs within five years, with a 30% employee diversity goal.
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The state of early stage investing in #Wisconsin: How did 2023 fare?
Learn more at our #Innovation Network luncheon 7/23 in #Madison. https://loom.ly/q2Q6Gk0 #startup
.@uwmadison scientists are testing a new soil nutrient sensor this summer. https://loom.ly/BKfOn_o via @wisbusiness #Wisconsin #agriculture
Event (8/7): '@captimes Power Hour' with @milwaukeetool's Scott Griswold. Learn more: #Wisconsin #business #leadership
The Cap Times Power Hour featuring Scott Griswold of Milwaukee Tool
The Cap Times has established itself as a leader in presenting high-powered events that educate and entertain in t...
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A reminder to join us for our annual #golf outing, reception on 7/31!
Learn more: via @ibmadison
Tech Council hosting annual Golf Outing, reception at July’s end
Purchase of an individual or foursome includes golf warm up, lunch, carts, and the end of day reception.
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.@michaelbestlaw and Los Angeles-based venture #law firm O&A P.C. complete their combination. #Wisconsin #venturecapital
Michael Best, Los Angeles-Based Venture Law Firm O&A, P.C. Complete Combination
Michael Best and venture law firm O&A, P.C. have formally combined effective July 1, 2024. Through the combination, ...
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