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This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Wendy Baumann, president and chief visionary officer of the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation. WWBIC is a statewide economic development corporation that aims to level the economic playing field...
Calendar 2022 was Wisconsin’s second highest year for early stage investment dollars at $640 million
Investments in young, Wisconsin-based companies by angel and venture capitalists and other equity investors totaled $640.2 million in 2022, far from the previous year’s total of $868.8 million but still the second-highest investment total on the books. Research by the...
InsideWis: Cracks in the venture and angel world will crimp Wisconsin in 2023
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- The second biggest year in Wisconsin’s angel and venture capital economy was 2022. Don’t expect a repeat in 2023. That statement combines what is already known about early stage investments in Wisconsin for the past calendar year, and how...
WisBusiness: InvivoSciences gearing up for FDA application on heart failure drug
InvivoSciences, a pre-clinical stage biotech firm based in Madison, is gearing up for a potential FDA application for a heart failure drug and companion diagnostic tool. But first, company leaders plan to meet with officials at the federal agency to get feedback ahead...
BizTimes Milwaukee: gener8tor unveils second cohort for Kenosha accelerator
Wisconsin startup accelerator gener8tor, along with the City of Kenosha, announced this week the latest cohort of companies that will participate in the city’s second gBETA program. gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator that works with local, early-stage startups so...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Arek Schmocker of Chocolate Rescue for Dogs
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show, Arek Schmocker of Chocolate Rescue for Dogs, who was the winner of the Bright New Ideas award at the Governor’s...
Wisconsin Public Radio: ‘More jobs for the Verona and Dane County area’: Epic Systems is planning another expansion
One of Dane County’s biggest companies is planning another expansion — on top of efforts to add two new buildings and hire an additional 1,700 new employees this year. Epic Systems, a Verona-based health care software company that employs around 13,000 people, is...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Zilber Foundation giving $20 million to UWM College of Public Health
The Zilber Family Foundation is giving $20 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health to support faculty excellence and student achievement. Specifically, the funding will support two endowments: the Zilber Faculty...
MKE Startup News: RoddyMedical: Creating a new standard of care
Registered nurse Lindsey Roddy witnessed the dangers of tangled medical tubing when she nearly lost a patient after a medical line carrying life support medications caught and was pulled out from the patient’s body. Studies indicate that 19 million medical lines are...
Wisconsin Inno: Realta Fusion, WRTP | BIG STEP to craft fusion workforce pipeline
WRTP | BIG STEP, a nonprofit workforce intermediary, is working with Madison startup Realta Fusion in a partnership that will work to identify the competencies and skills needed to create and sustain Wisconsin’s fusion workforce as the industry develops. “There’s no...
PR Newswire: Bend Health Launches Virtual Neuropsychological Evaluations for Kids and Teens
Bend Health, Inc. ("Bend") a leading national, virtual pediatric behavioral care provider that raised $32 million in capital last year, today announced an expansion of its child and adolescent mental health care services to include virtual neuropsychological...
WisBusiness: As artificial intelligence enables more potentially misleading digital content to be produced, a Madison-based expert says blockchain technology could hold the key to authentication
In a recent blog post on LinkedIn, AmpliPhi Digital founder Spencer X. Smith highlighted mounting concerns about the potential for "deepfakes" such as manipulated video, audio and images to mislead people. Because AI has now advanced enough to create convincing fakes,...
UW-Madison golf team members to join July 24 Tech Council outing to benefit Biz Plan Contest
Join us Monday, July 24 at Blackhawk Country Club in the Madison suburb of Shorewood Hills for a scramble golf tournament to support winners of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest and to celebrate with members and friends of the Wisconsin Technology...
Blackhawk Country Club: A hacker’s guide for July 24 golf outing
Our third annual golf outing is approaching quickly! Join us Monday, July 24 at Blackhawk Country Club in Madison to celebrate a great summer. Below is Tom Still's hacker guide to succeed at the golf outing. Registration is open until Monday, July 17 - click here to...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee logistics startup doubling warehouse space and staff
Fast-growing Milwaukee startup Atomix Logistics LLC is doubling the size of its current facility with a move to a 60,000-square-foot warehouse near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. It also said it plans to double the size of its team. The startup, which...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison health-tech startup RadUnity completes seed funding round
Madison-based RadUnity Corp., a startup creating a platform aimed at making the process of medical imaging within the health care industry more uniform, has closed a $500,000 seed funding round. The funding came from two undisclosed angel investors based in...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Versiti acquires Indiana-based Quantigen
Milwaukee-based blood health and research organization Versiti on Monday announced its acquisition of Quantigen, a specialty lab in Fishers, Indiana. Founded as an expert methods development laboratory, Quantigen provides a range of services supporting preclinical...
WEDC: Improving home health care for seniors
Finding caregivers for an older relative is no easy task, and it’s even harder for families to monitor how well that essential care is given. Scott Zielski, of Eau Claire, learned that quickly when his father moved back and forth among hospitals, skilled nursing...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Announces release of 2023 Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access annual report
Gov. Tony Evers today announced the release of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access’ third annual report. Building upon findings from the previous two reports, the 2023 report provides an update on efforts under Gov. Evers and the Evers Administration to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Future 50 winners for 2023 announced
The 2023 Future 50 winners have added nearly 1,400 jobs in the Milwaukee region during the past three years. Future 50 recognizes the fastest growing companies in southeastern Wisconsin. The program started in 1988 with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of...