Five local startups are headed for the Pressure Chamber, a pitch contest held by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. The competitors are: AmebaGone, with a new type of bacteria-fighting technology, for use in plants, animals and people. Breathe for Change, wellness training for teachers. DataChat,...
In studies of young rhesus monkeys, researchers from the University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry have discovered brain pathways that underlie children’s vulnerability to develop anxiety and depression later in life. Importantly, the researchers from the UW HealthEmotions Research Institute determined that young monkeys inherit one of...
HAWTHORNE, Calif. – Engineers, investors and innovators from around the globe gathered in the Southern California desert on July 22 to test their prototypes for an ultrafast subterranean transportation concept at the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition. The private space exploration company SpaceX founded the annual...
Madison’s tech momentum is on the rise. The Madison area is ranked third — tied with Orange County, California — on a list of 50 metropolitan areas in North America included in the Scoring Tech Talent Report issued by CBRE, a major commercial real estate services...
Two of the state’s newest venture capital funds are looking for big opportunities in health care technology. The Wisconsin Technology Council recently hosted a panel discussion spotlighting these funds. Panelists included George Arida, managing director for 30Ventures, based at University Research Park in Madison; and Mike...
Rebecca Blank has now been chancellor of UW–Madison for five years. On this anniversary, she celebrated with Bucky Badger and shared some reflections about what's been accomplished during that time. "Everything here that gets done is a team effort," she says. READ FULL STORY...
Walk by Union South and you might hear the faint buzz of power tools. It’s the hum of creativity in the UW Makerspace next door in Wendt Commons, where students design and build whatever they can imagine in a collaborative environment with cutting-edge tools. Makerspace is...
With major expansion projects already underway at several of its Madison-area sites, Exact Sciences Corp. is also in line for a new corporate headquarters at University Research Park that could add 200 to 440 new jobs there over the coming years. Aaron Olver, director of University...
Landing the No. 7 spot on our list of the 2018 Top 100 Best Places to Live, Wisconsin's capital city has a fun, lively vibe that's drawing recent college grads in droves — and its economy is hot, with an employment rate of 98.5 percent...
Community support is key to some of the earliest-stage startups working in the recently opened StartingBlock space in Madison. “All the faces that you see everyday -- it keeps the mood up,” said Clay Burdelik, CEO of YoEats, which has been working out of the space...
As business leaders of Milwaukee and Madison, we bet every day on the future of this great state. Our members are among the most innovative and dynamic businesses in Wisconsin and are creating jobs at a robust pace in important sectors like advanced manufacturing, bioscience,...
Past milestones led to a booming arts scene today 1969 Broom Street Theater begins its long and prolific run as an avant-garde theater. 1974 City breaks ground on the Madison Civic Center, anchored by the Capitol Theater which is reborn as the Oscar Mayer Theater and Isthmus Playhouse. 1978 American Players...