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Technology based news from around the state - and the world!Med-tech app that detects infant skull condition earlier wins 2024 Biz Plan Contest
CranioSure, a Madison-based company that has designed a mobile app to screen infant head shapes to detect risk of craniosyntosis – accurately and early enough to help avoid surgeries – is the grand prize winner of the 21st annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan...
MKE Startup News: And the winners are….
The Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest began in January with nearly 150 applicants and concluded this afternoon. The 13 remaining contests pitched their companies to a judging body composed of key members of the Wisconsin startup ecosystem on June 6 in...
WisBusiness: Madison-based CranioSure has won this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest for its app that can detect an infant skull disorder called craniosynostosis
This disorder is characterized by the premature fusion of babies’ skull bones, which can require surgery to correct if not caught early enough. Ordinarily, the fibrous connective structure between these bones remain flexible, allowing the skull to grow along with the...
InsideWis: Just catching up: Some follow-ups on past columns and news
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Writing a weekly column is always a snapshot in time. Things can and do happen to advance the story. Here are a few examples tied to recent “Inside Wisconsin” columns: Wisconsin links to Microsoft: In a column dated May 8, I wrote about...
Tom Still’s May 29 remarks to Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce conference
Tech Council President Tom Still spoke via video at the May 29 Rural Resurgence conference in Wausau, joining Jim Wood of Competitive Wisconsin Inc. and Dennis Winters, chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development, in commenting on the challenges...
Discounted registration for military vets, students available for Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
Returning military veterans and students may register at a discount to attend the 21st annual conference, to be held June 5-6 at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. The conference returns to the “Cream City” to celebrate the region’s rise as a startup and...