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The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) established the Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) Program in 2005 to drive investment into early-stage companies that show the potential to create next-generation economic opportunity in Wisconsin. The QNBV...

Tracey Holloway, atmospheric scientist and professor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her leadership in initiatives to connect climate...

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – partnered with Johnson Financial Group to announce this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin on Wednesday at WMC’s annual Business Day in Madison event. Pierce...

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) Diverse Business Development Program is designed to promote inclusivity in Wisconsin’s economy by supporting existing, new and expanding businesses owned by minorities, women, LGBTQ individuals, veterans and...

During the last two days, 20 startups pitched their companies as part of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the brand-new Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Battlefield Cup...

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced its annual support to the University of Wisconsin–Madison research enterprise for the academic year ending in 2023. The amount totals $130.0 million across all grant categories and programs. Continuing a...

Carl Gulbrandsen, whose leadership and vision during his 16 years as Managing Director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) resulted in unprecedented technological innovation and a doubling of the foundation’s investment portfolio to $2.6 billion, died...

Allina Health has partnered with Flare Capital Partners, a Boston-based health care technology venture capital firm of which Advocate Aurora Health Care is an investor, to spin off a new company called Inbound Health to help health systems to offer hospital-at-home...

At the national level, venture capital investments in startups continue to slow after a record year in 2021. In Wisconsin, startups raised $100.28 million across 18 deals in the third quarter, according to the latest data from PitchBook Data Inc. and the National...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are developing the means to turn stem cells into a wide range of specific types of spinal cord neurons and cells in the hindbrain — the critical nexus between the spinal cord and the brain — paving the way for...

Milwaukee-based Estrigenix Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on research in estrogen biology, is the recipient of a $300,000 National Institute of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. The funding will be used to support...

Estrigenix Therapeutics, Inc., a Wisconsin-based, privately held pharmaceutical company leading the way in estrogen biology, has been awarded a $300,000 National Institute of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant. The one-year grant...

SHINE Technologies, a next-generation fusion technology company, and SHINE Europe announced today that the Dutch government has approved a substantial grant proposal to develop a plan to produce a variety of terbium isotopes for use in nuclear medicine. Within this...

As the demand for nurses grows across Wisconsin, nursing education programs are struggling to churn out enough graduates — but not for lack of applicants. Instead, schools are facing dwindling numbers of faculty and limited classroom space, forcing them to turn away...

Wisconsin manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about the future — despite hiring challenges, high inflation and energy costs. That's according to a report released earlier this month by the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity, or WCMP....