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The UW Health Transplant Center is one of the few transplant centers in the country that has transplanted more than 12,000 kidneys. This milestone shows the center’s incredible expertise and leadership in kidney transplantation according to Dr. Dixon Kaufman, medical...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Rockwell Automation lands Ford as latest major electric vehicle contract
On the heels of Rockwell Automation winning a contract at Hyundai’s $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in Georgia, the Milwaukee-based firm added a contract with Ford Motor Co. as Ford invests billions to create new EV and battery production facilities....
Madison.com: UW-Madison provost, a finalist for chancellor, will rejoin faculty ranks
UW-Madison is in need of a new top academic administrator, as Provost John Karl Scholz plans to step back into the role of a faculty member. Scholz announced his intention to return to UW-Madison’s economics department on Tuesday after spending more than three years...
Wisconsin Inno: Gateway Capital backs Racine startup that’s enabling shoppable vacation rentals
In its third investment to date, Milwaukee venture capital firm Gateway Capital Partners invested $300,000 in Houstr Inc., a Racine startup building a platform that enables short-term rental property and boutique hotel owners to sell products like mattresses, shower...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Tech startup CodeBaby makes a comeback after shuttering operations four years ago
After winding down operations back in 2018 as part of Mequon-based iDAvatars, now Milwaukee-based tech startup CodeBaby, Inc. has returned with its highly advanced digital avatars – and increased market demand for its product. CodeBaby, at the time based in Colorado,...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Johnson Controls names Global Products business president
Johnson Controls announced that Lei Schlitz has been named president of its Global Products business. Schlitz will be based in Milwaukee, the Cork, Ireland-based company said. She replaces Jeff Williams, who retired earlier this year. Click here to read the full...
Cap Times: Students push MMSD to stick to 2040 timeline for 100% renewable energy
In April 2019, the Madison School Board adopted a resolution to have the district use 100% renewable energy by 2040. The three-and-a-half years since have seen enormous challenges for the education world amid the onset of the pandemic less than a year after the...
Wisconsin Inno: Eau Claire startup sells to fast-growing HR tech firm
Speakfully, an Eau Claire startup that makes a private workplace reporting platform, was acquired by the human resources software company HR Acuity. The Monday announcement did not disclose the terms of the deal. Jana Morrin, the startup's CEO, founded Speakfully in...
Business Wire: NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expands Business Platform with New, Patient-focused, Radiopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) Services Unit
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used for therapeutic applications and medical imaging, today announced a significant expansion of its business platform with the...
MKE Startup News: Spotted: FOR-M Founder’s Showcase
Founders, funders, and Milwaukee startup supporters gathered at Wantable Café for a first look at a number of FOR-M graduates on Monday, November 14. FOR-M is an initiative of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition to support and grow Milwaukee’s tech startup ecosystem. The...
Panther Partnering aims to simplify IP deals with UW-Milwaukee researchers: Learn more Dec. 1
Major research universities have discoveries available for licensing. Companies of all sizes look for innovative ideas and products to take to market. What happens, however, if cumbersome negotiations get in the way of efficient “tech transfer”? The UW-Milwaukee...
WEDC Blog: Funding options, resources help startups gain traction
Just because early-stage entrepreneurs aren’t ready for the venture capital market doesn’t mean they’re out of options to get the funding they need to grow their businesses. For startups whose growth trajectory isn’t yet appealing to investors or entrepreneurs who are...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Most economic indicators tracked by MMAC improved in September
Most of the economic indicators tracked by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce improved in September, according to the MMAC’s latest economic trends report. In September, 13 of the 22 economic indicators improved over year-ago levels, the report said....
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee startup Rose Biosciences says it has discovered a new treatment for obesity
A biotech startup spun out of the Medical College of Wisconsin says it has discovered a new way to treat diabetes. Milwaukee-based Rose Biosciences was founded in January 2021 and is planning to open up its seed funding round this year. While studying the relationship...
Post Crescent: Tribe in rural northern Wisconsin, facing internet speeds ‘close to dial-up,’ will use $25M grant to build its own internet service
Frustrated by poor internet service from that part of Wisconsin’s only commercial provider, Lac du Flambeau tribal officials decided to build and operate their own internet. “During COVID, it came out like a sore thumb,” said Dion Reynolds, Lac du Flambeau’s chief...
Cap Times: May the best pitch win: Wisconsin entrepreneurs compete Olympics-style
A hemp-based alternative to concrete, a remote platform for teaching school children computer science, and an AI tool to synthesize vocal tracks were the winning ideas at this year’s Elevator Pitch Olympics, held Thursday as part of the Wisconsin Early Stage...
MKE Startup News: WTC hosts Early Stage Symposium
This week, MKEStartup.News is live from Madison to cover the 2022 Early Stage Symposium hosted by The Wisconsin Technology Council. The event allows emerging technology startups to connect with investors and resources to support the companies’ continued growth....
WisBusiness: Investors in the Midwest and nationwide are striving to improve diversity and inclusion among startups and those who help fund them
Kelli Jones, co-founder and general partner for Sixty8 Capital in Indianapolis, yesterday discussed these efforts during the Wisconsin Technology Council's Early Stage Symposium in Madison. This seed-stage fund focuses on diverse tech startup companies. "I think the...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Nick Myers, co-founder and CEO of RedFox AI
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with returning guest Nick Myers, co-founder and CEO of RedFox AI. Myers, who took part in this week’s Early Stage Symposium in Madison, provides an update on the company’s efforts to accelerate growth and connect...
Marquette University: Marquette biological sciences professor receivers $1.1 million NSF subaward as part of research team studying aging differences between females and males
Dr. Tony Gamble, associate professor of biological sciences in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a $1.1 million subaward from the National Science Foundation as part of a research team, “Integration Institute: Sex, Aging,...