14 Nov Exact Sciences could double Cologuard lab space along Beltline
Even before current construction is finished, Exact Sciences is planning for another stage of expansion at one of its Madison campuses, which could about double its lab space....
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14 Nov Meet the 3 Startups That Took Home Trophies at Wisconsin Tech Council’s Pitch Olympics
Eighteen state startups took to the stage to pitch their companies during lightning rounds at the Elevator Pitch Olympics in Madison. The annual competition was part of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, a two-day event put on by the Wisconsin Technology Council....
12 Nov UW System and WEDC introduce online “how to” Talent Generator
To make it easier for businesses to launch their own internship programs, the University of Wisconsin System and WEDC have introduced the Talent Generator...
10 Nov Women entrepreneurs, investors making tangible strides
Two standing ovations at the just-completed Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium help to explain the rising role of women in the related worlds of entrepreneurism and investing....
07 Nov Fighting a global health scourge
Schistosomiasis is a devastating tropical disease that affects the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. The Newmark Lab wants to discover drug leads that could protect people from being infected in the first place....
05 Nov WARF announces 2019 Innovation Award winners
Two technical breakthroughs, from the realms of experimental physics and microscopic communities, have claimed top honors from WARF this year....
29 Oct Madison #1 in Fundera’s List of Best Untapped Cities for Startups in 2020
The beautiful city of Madison, Wisconsin is number one on FUNDERA'S list, partly due to an excellent balance of startup-friendly factors including a well-educated population, and the highest concentration of millennials compared to any other city in the country....
25 Oct Google moves into new Madison office with sweeping views of the Isthmus
In an office twice the size of its old one, Madison’s more than 100 Google employees have ample space for working, meeting and partaking in the internet giant’s many employee perks — all with a panoramic view of the Isthmus....
16 Oct Percentage of women on Wisconsin corporate boards reaches all-time high
According to the organization’s new research report, 20.8% of director seats on those companies’ boards are held by women, up from 18.9% in 2018 and surpassing Milwaukee Women inc’s initial goal of 20% by 2020....
09 Oct Sen. Tammy Baldwin takes in ‘locally sourced science’ at Morgridge Institute
Today, metabolism research at UW-Madison is stronger than ever, and Baldwin took the opportunity to tour the lab of one of her grandfather’s scientific successors: Dave Pagliarini, a Morgridge metabolism investigator and UW-Madison professor of biochemistry....
06 Oct Here are the first four investments from Venture Investors’ new $75M health VC fund
Invenra Inc., a Madison startup that developed a drug discovery platform to identify human multi-specific antibodies for immuno-oncology, is one of the four startups to receive an investment from Wisconsin's Venture Investors....
28 Sep Better transit is key to keeping Madison strong, tackling challenges
Here are three reasons why investing in BRT, a high-frequency, high-capacity, limited-stop bus service, must be a critical economic development priority:...