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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....

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will soon begin the process of distributing $6 million in scholarships funded by Froedtert Hospital. The Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship fund is intended to support educational opportunities that will increase the...

After years of planning, Agrace today announced it is working to become carbon neutral by 2025. The Madison-based nonprofit health care organization plans to do its part to care for the environment of southern Wisconsin, just as it cares for its people. Agrace’s...

Employers are now able to apply for the latest round of Wisconsin Fast Forward grants from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Up to $3 million in funding is available to employers who demonstrate a critical need for skilled workers and are seeking training...

In the coming months, economists will be closely watching employment figures as a possible indicator of whether the economy is in a recession. That’s according to Dave Clark, executive associate dean and professor of economics at Marquette University. In a recent...

When Monica Kim learned she received a coveted MacArthur fellowship Wednesday, she immediately called her mom. “I had to kind of explain to her exactly what the MacArthur was,” she recalled, laughing. “But it was also very meaningful to tell her.” Kim’s parents, who...

Nine winners were honored from the 30 finalists and more than 300 nominees during the 2022 Wisconsin Innovation Awards at the Memorial Union in Madison. The ceremony recognized the state’s most innovative products and services from eight industry categories. The 2022...

The winners of this year’s Wisconsin Innovation Awards have been crowned and two Kenosha companies are among those being recognized. More than 300 innovative products and services have been narrowed down to nine winners. During a ceremony held this week in Madison,...

Delavan-based Millennium continues to surpass expectations in more ways that one. The telecommunications solutions company has been continually named one of America’s fastest-growing companies and 2022 has been no different. James Kyle, founder and CEO of...

Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced today they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate how the two organizations might combine to form an integrated regional health system. Both organizations have complementary geographies and...