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Last month, two clinicians were part of a team that introduced a new chemotherapy technique at American Family Children’s Hospital to treat a patient with retinoblastoma, the most common type of eye cancer in children. Dr. Margo Hoover-Regan, pediatric oncologist and...

"I think that's the critical issue looking forward, is this 'you don't need college' crowd," Wegenke told WisPolitics.com President Jeff Mayers in a recent interview. "And what are we going to do about it? I think we can't be tacit. I think we have to get out there...

The Idea Fund of La Crosse has launched its second venture fund focused on pre-revenue startups. Called Idea Fund II, the new venture fund has already attracted over $20 million in investment capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission....

With a problem-solver mindset, walking by faith and leaning into the power of the Milwaukee Tech Ecosystem, Chad Johnson, founder and CEO of Tip a ScRxipt, has taken his startup from an idea to a live platform in under three years. Tip a ScRxipt is a payment and debit...

A project began today at the UW–Madison Prevention Research Center that is focused on earlier detection of ovarian cancer. Of the five types of gynecologic cancers, which are cancers of the woman’s reproductive systems, ovarian cancer continues to cause more deaths in...

The Idea Fund of La Crosse recently launched a second fund that has attracted more than $20 million dollars of investment capital according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing shows that investors have committed $20.075 million to the...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dean Amhaus, president and CEO of The Water Council in Milwaukee. Amhaus discusses some of the top trends in water technology innovation, as well as the role of data analysis and predictive modeling in water...

Milwaukee-based Neostella, a global hyper-automation company, will acquire Chicago-based Work-Relay after signing an agreement with the company this week. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Work-Relay helps companies systemize and scale complex business operations...

After a two-year hiatus, the Future 50 program returned this year to recognize the fastest growing privately-owned businesses in southeastern Wisconsin. BizTimes Media celebrated all 50 companies during a luncheon Thursday, including announcing the five fastest...

Among the stars on the faculty of the Medical College of Wisconsin, you’ll find John Kirby, PhD, the Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Kirby and his team are engaged in leading edge research about how metabolic imbalances impact health....

Milwaukee-based Clinical Edge, a provider of visual acuity examiners and certification services, has been acquired by Rockville, Maryland-based The Emmes Company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Emmes is a global, full-service clinical research organization...

The board of directors for the Milwaukee Regional Innovation Center has appointed Mark Johnson to succeed Guy Mascari as executive director. Johnson will manage the operations of the Milwaukee County Research Park and the Technology Innovation Center, the Research...

Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. This year, Wisconsin has seven billionaires on the Forbes 400 list. The Wisconsinites on the list include: #42, John Menard Jr., 82, of Eau Claire. He has a net worth $17 billion, up 2.4%...

London-based Deloitte has announced its annual Deloitte Wisconsin 75 list of the state’s largest privately-held companies. To qualify, companies must be headquartered in Wisconsin and must have a majority ownership (more than 5%) by individuals, family, employee stock...

The Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator (NMBFA) is officially back for a second year with a new cohort of five tech startups. The 12-week accelerator is open to Black entrepreneurs throughout the U.S. in the fintech, digital health, insurtech or data...

Cellectar Biosciences has been awarded $1.98 million in additional grant funding by the National Institute of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI), the company announced today. According to a release, the grant will expand Cellectar’s ongoing Phase 1 study of...

A Green Bay-based wireless company proposes to extend high-speed internet to thousands of properties in rural Brown County where service is slow, and place a cap on monthly rates. But to make it happen, the company is asking for a nearly $30 million loan that would be...