Flashing lights, bright colors and loud noises… When you walk down the aisle of a toy store, that’s what you will see and hear. Highly stimulating toys currently dominate the market. While these products are great entertainment for children, they
Gov. Tony Evers signed the two-year budget Wednesday after using his partial veto authority to make changes to Republican proposals on transportation funding and vehicle fees. Evers said he seriously considered vetoing the entire budget GOP lawmakers sent him late
New research from Cleveland Clinic and Propellor Health finds the Madison company’s digital medicine platform reduced hospital visits for patients with respiratory diseases. In a study published last month in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, researchers explored the use
A bill to expedite the research contract review process at UW-Madison has cleared an Assembly committee with support from the Wisconsin Technology Council and university entrepreneurs. The “Mark Cook Bill” was named after a UW-Madison animal sciences professor who headed
Hemp-related businesses are on the rise in Wisconsin, following the state’s first growing season for the crop in more than 60 years. That’s according to Sen. Patrick Testin, who touted his recently introduced hemp bill yesterday before an audience
Exact Sciences is highlighting new research showing the company’s Cologuard test can improve colon cancer screening rates for patients covered by Medicare. Citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Madison company says a third of
Milwaukee’s Hispanic population has been growing steadily over the past two decades, supporting the region’s workforce and balancing out population losses in other demographics. Still, Hispanics are largely underrepresented in higher-paying occupations, according to the latest report from the
The Wisconsin Policy Forum says the state is “clearly better prepared” for a recession that it was in 2007. A new report focused on the state’s unemployment fund shows the state’s unemployment fund balance hit $1.74 billion at the
The state’s manufacturing resources could be key to creating new clean energy jobs, according to Wisconsin Environmental Initiative Director John Imes. Speaking yesterday at a Wisconsin Technology Council event in Madison, Imes said Wisconsin has fallen “a little behind”
Gov. Tony Evers says it’s “unrealistic” to think Foxconn will create the 13,000 jobs it had pledged given the company’s plans to scale back the original project. He also said he’s looking to potentially revise the company’s contract with
Mike Partsch, chief venture officer for WARF, is calling for greater state investment in shared lab spaces to help emerging biotech startups. As a former founder and CEO of a startup in this space, called Cervel Neurotech, Partsch says
Members of WEA Trust who used a digital platform for managing lower back pain cut use of emergency and urgent care by more than 90 percent. That’s from a recent two-year insurance claims analysis from Madison-based WEA Trust and
Foxconn spent nearly $100 million on its Racine County development last year with the lion’s share going to land acquisition. And about half the Taiwanese tech company’s hires last year were made in the last three months of 2018,
After winning the Governor’s Business plan contest in 2018, Novomoto has big plans for expansion in 2019 and beyond. The company provides rent-to-own solar electrical systems for families in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is looking ahead to
Scientists at UW-Madison are giving fruit flies brain damage in order to test potential therapies for traumatic brain injury. A patent in late February was granted for a device used to model TBI in invertebrate models. The Wisconsin Alumni
SwanLeap co-founder Brad Hollister is bringing new logistics technologies to businesses with operations in Latin America, anchored by the company’s first international office in Mexico. “Mexico has been the perfect storm for us,” he told WisBusiness.com. After being
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Yu-Lin Yang, president of Transcend UW. This student org, which grew out of UW-Madison’s engineering department, helps connect participants with funding sources for their startup ideas. Student organizers put on
UW-Madison scientists have made a discovery that opens up new avenues for investigating potential cancer treatments. Their work centers on the p53 protein, which is described as “the guardian of the genome.” In its unmutated form, it protects against
Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy is calling on business leaders in Milwaukee and statewide to help create a new corporate investment fund to drive startup growth. Addressing the Milwaukee Rotary Club yesterday, Conroy cited data from a Kauffman Foundation
A device from a Madison-based startup has been shown to detect infections two days before they could be diagnosed in a clinical setting. That’s from a recent study published in the scientific journal of the American Association for the
Flashing lights, bright colors and loud noises… When you walk down the aisle of a toy store, that’s what you will see and hear. Highly stimulating toys currently dominate the market. While these products are great entertainment for children, they generally don’t aim to improve language development or learning. A
Gov. Tony Evers signed the two-year budget Wednesday after using his partial veto authority to make changes to Republican proposals on transportation funding and vehicle fees. Evers said he seriously considered vetoing the entire budget GOP lawmakers sent him late last week, adding it fell short of his original plan
New research from Cleveland Clinic and Propellor Health finds the Madison company’s digital medicine platform reduced hospital visits for patients with respiratory diseases. In a study published last month in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, researchers explored the use of electronic inhaler monitoring in combination with a disease management
A bill to expedite the research contract review process at UW-Madison has cleared an Assembly committee with support from the Wisconsin Technology Council and university entrepreneurs. The “Mark Cook Bill” was named after a UW-Madison animal sciences professor who headed the PROFS Entrepreneurial Work Group. His research spawned four companies,
Hemp-related businesses are on the rise in Wisconsin, following the state’s first growing season for the crop in more than 60 years. That’s according to Sen. Patrick Testin, who touted his recently introduced hemp bill yesterday before an audience of about 200 bankers, as part of the Wisconsin Bankers
Exact Sciences is highlighting new research showing the company’s Cologuard test can improve colon cancer screening rates for patients covered by Medicare. Citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Madison company says a third of Americans aged 50 to 75 aren’t up to date with
Milwaukee’s Hispanic population has been growing steadily over the past two decades, supporting the region’s workforce and balancing out population losses in other demographics. Still, Hispanics are largely underrepresented in higher-paying occupations, according to the latest report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The report, titled “Upward Mobility,” shows
The Wisconsin Policy Forum says the state is “clearly better prepared” for a recession that it was in 2007. A new report focused on the state’s unemployment fund shows the state’s unemployment fund balance hit $1.74 billion at the end of last year. That marks the highest it’s been
The state’s manufacturing resources could be key to creating new clean energy jobs, according to Wisconsin Environmental Initiative Director John Imes. Speaking yesterday at a Wisconsin Technology Council event in Madison, Imes said Wisconsin has fallen “a little behind” on developing clean energy industries. “This is a competitive
Gov. Tony Evers says it’s “unrealistic” to think Foxconn will create the 13,000 jobs it had pledged given the company’s plans to scale back the original project. He also said he’s looking to potentially revise the company’s contract with the state, saying the current document “deals with a situation
Mike Partsch, chief venture officer for WARF, is calling for greater state investment in shared lab spaces to help emerging biotech startups. As a former founder and CEO of a startup in this space, called Cervel Neurotech, Partsch says competition has only grown more fierce in the decade since
Members of WEA Trust who used a digital platform for managing lower back pain cut use of emergency and urgent care by more than 90 percent. That’s from a recent two-year insurance claims analysis from Madison-based WEA Trust and Kiio, another Madison company that developed the platform. WEA
Foxconn spent nearly $100 million on its Racine County development last year with the lion’s share going to land acquisition. And about half the Taiwanese tech company’s hires last year were made in the last three months of 2018, according to capital investment and job creation tax credit forms
After winning the Governor’s Business plan contest in 2018, Novomoto has big plans for expansion in 2019 and beyond. The company provides rent-to-own solar electrical systems for families in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is looking ahead to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. “We’re definitely expanding and
Scientists at UW-Madison are giving fruit flies brain damage in order to test potential therapies for traumatic brain injury. A patent in late February was granted for a device used to model TBI in invertebrate models. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is currently seeking commercial partners to develop this
SwanLeap co-founder Brad Hollister is bringing new logistics technologies to businesses with operations in Latin America, anchored by the company’s first international office in Mexico. “Mexico has been the perfect storm for us,” he told WisBusiness.com. After being named the fastest-growing U.S. company of 2018 by Inc. magazine,
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Yu-Lin Yang, president of Transcend UW. This student org, which grew out of UW-Madison’s engineering department, helps connect participants with funding sources for their startup ideas. Student organizers put on a number of events throughout the year, including an innovation
UW-Madison scientists have made a discovery that opens up new avenues for investigating potential cancer treatments. Their work centers on the p53 protein, which is described as “the guardian of the genome.” In its unmutated form, it protects against cancer — but when mutation occurs, the protein has the
Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy is calling on business leaders in Milwaukee and statewide to help create a new corporate investment fund to drive startup growth. Addressing the Milwaukee Rotary Club yesterday, Conroy cited data from a Kauffman Foundation analysis showing most new companies that survive for a year
A device from a Madison-based startup has been shown to detect infections two days before they could be diagnosed in a clinical setting. That’s from a recent study published in the scientific journal of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. It focuses on the Canary, which was