A few years ago, venture capital conference audiences were comprised predominantly of investors from stand-alone venture funds. Today, however, the makeup includes many more "in-house" funds within larger corporations....
Twenty-six entries representing sectors as broad as social media, health technologies and innovations in products or services are competing in the finalist round of the 14th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest....
Lynx Biosciences, a Madison-based biotech company located at URP, is undertaking a fundraising round for $1 million....
Exact Sciences Corp. today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) included Cologuard® in its updated Medicare Advantage Star Ratings program. Medicare Advantage plans now can help increase their Star Ratings when their beneficiaries complete Cologuard, Exact Sciences' non-invasive colon cancer screening...
URP Managing Director Aaron Olver was part of a panel that discussed a report that examines the economic impact of "tech hubs" in the United States. The report identifies Madison as one of the four hubs of industry and innovation positively impacting research and economic...
A panel of alumni and faculty led by Kevin Conroy, CEO of Exact Sciences, addressed the issue of education and the future of the biotech industry on March 23, 2017 at the Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research (WIMR). Listen to the podcast of the discussion...
You do not have to live near an ocean to take the plunge into innovation and entrepreneurship. While eight of the ten U.S. universities conducting over $1 billion of R&D each year are in states bordering an ocean, two of the nation’s research powerhouses –...
The Master of Science in Biotechnology Program celebrates its 15th year in 2017, and it’s looking to continue to meet the needs of the biotechnology industry in an ever-changing industry climate....
Governor Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs awarded a $238,000 Entrepreneurship Grant to Bunker Labs Wisconsin. The funds will be used to begin a series of statewide events to promote entrepreneurial endeavors by Wisconsin’s veterans....
The capital region of Wisconsin has been churning out tech entrepreneurs and innovative firms, many located at University Research Park, whose primary purpose is the promotion of personal health and wellness....
StartingBlock's Scott Resnick and gener8tor's Sara Woldt discuss Madison's growing, dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem and its major players, including 100state, Doyenne Group, gBeta, and Madworks....
In the past three months, Invenra has announced two new partnerships, under which it will provide antibodies to organizations that will use them to develop new drug candidates....