WARF spotlighting new method for breaking down PFAS

WARF is promoting a newly developed process for breaking down PFAS, which could offer another tool for addressing “forever chemicals.”  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation touted the technology as one of its “top licensing prospects” in its clean technology portfolio,

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Exact Sciences releases data showing effectiveness of cancer test

Exact Sciences is touting new results for its Oncodetect cancer test, which demonstrate its “strong performance” in detecting disease and predicting recurrence.  That’s according to Brian Baranick, general manager of precision oncology at the Madison-based diagnostics company.  “We’re thrilled to

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Indeed Brewing Co. scrambling to determine tariff impacts

Indeed Brewing Company is “scrambling” to figure out what kinds of impacts new steel and aluminum tariffs will have on the business, including a brewery in Milwaukee.  That’s according to Ryan Bandy, the Minneapolis-based company’s chief business officer. In an interview yesterday, he said U.S. craft breweries have largely shifted

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GOP bill would expand low-income housing tax credit program

Legislation from Republican authors would expand the state’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program while requiring more than a third of the credits go toward rural projects.  Rep. David Armstrong, R-Rice Lake and Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Birchwood, recently began circulating the bill for co-sponsorship. In a memo to other lawmakers, they

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Tech Council urging federal lawmakers to push for reversing NIH cuts

The Wisconsin Technology Council is urging the state’s congressional delegation to push for restoring National Institutes of Health funding and preventing similar cuts from being made elsewhere.  After the NIH on Friday announced cuts to grants that help cover indirect R&D costs for medical research institutions, the Tech Council sent

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Evers slams move to freeze funding for EV charging stations

Gov. Tony Evers is slamming federal officials for moving to “yank tens of millions of investments” in EV charging in Wisconsin after the U.S. Department of Transportation suspended approval of state EV infrastructure plans.  The guv’s office on Friday said the Trump administration is seeking to “retroactively suspend” EV infrastructure

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AI expert says large language model development nearing plateau

An AI specialist with the Milwaukee School of Engineering predicts models like ChatGPT will soon hit a plateau, meaning a lot less short-term impact on jobs and society than the hype suggests. Jeremy Kedziora, endowed chair of artificial intelligence at MSOE, this week addressed members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club.

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WARF spotlighting new method for breaking down PFAS

WARF is promoting a newly developed process for breaking down PFAS, which could offer another tool for addressing “forever chemicals.”  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation touted the technology as one of its “top licensing prospects” in its clean technology portfolio, based on research conducted at UW-Madison.  In remarks provided by

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Efforts underway to address rising energy needs linked to data centers, AI

Researchers and industry are working to address the challenge of rising energy needs linked to AI and data centers amid concerns around environmental impacts and strain on the energy grid.  UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute recently hosted a discussion on this topic, which highlighted the soaring energy requirements linked to increased

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Innovation can come from anywhere, Tech Council panelists say

As major companies in the state seek to advance and leverage new technologies, panelists at a Wisconsin Technology Council event stressed that innovation can come from anywhere.  Speaking yesterday at the Tech Council luncheon in Madison, Rockwell Automation Innovation Program Manager Krystal Thibault said organizing events like hackathons and innovation

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Exact Sciences releases data showing effectiveness of cancer test

Exact Sciences is touting new results for its Oncodetect cancer test, which demonstrate its “strong performance” in detecting disease and predicting recurrence.  That’s according to Brian Baranick, general manager of precision oncology at the Madison-based diagnostics company.  “We’re thrilled to bring our MRD solution to the rapidly growing molecular residual

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Reports detail minority underrepresentation among state’s businesses

Black, Latino and Native American businesses remain underrepresented in Wisconsin’s economy, a series of UW-Madison reports show.  The university’s Community Economic Development program recently released the reports on Black, Latino, Asian, and Native-owned companies in the state, detailing their growth over time as well as persistent challenges for each minority

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