08 Jun Madworks Accelerator’s Summer 2015 class begins
Madworks Coworking’s accelerator program on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, recently launched its summer 2015 session with seven startups....
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New summer menus available from 12th Sept.05 Jun BluDiagnostics wins Governor’s Biz Plan Contest
On Wednesday, Madison-based BluDiagnostics was named the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Competition’s overall winner and top life sciences company, beating 12 other finalists....
27 May La Crosse middle school student wins annual ‘Wisconsin YES!’ youth biz plan contest
Elizabeth Hlavacka, an 8th grader at Aquinas Middle School in La Crosse, is the grand prize winner in Wisconsin YES!, a statewide youth business plan contest for students in middle and high school....
26 May Governor’s Biz Plan Contest finalists to present at Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
Finalists representing diverse tech-based sectors in Wisconsin’s startup economy will present live to judges in the Governor’s Business Plan Contest during the 13th annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Madison....
21 May URP spurs nearly 4,000 high-paying jobs
Currently, more than 3,800 people are employed by the 126 businesses and organizations in the University Research Park....
14 May Hackers push their creative limits at hackathon organized by CS students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison joined the growing hackathon trend this past April with its first large-scale hackathon event--dubbed MadHacks--organized and run by students in the Department of Computer Sciences and hosted by University Research Park....
14 May Survey finds UW-Madison alumni starting companies across the state
A survey just completed by the Wisconsin Alumni Association shows a substantial level of business startups among graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
06 May Exact Sciences reports strong growth trajectory for Cologuard™ in first-quarter 2015
Exact Sciences announced its first quarter business and financial results, reporting that 11,000 Cologuard™ tests were completed and that the number of ordering physicians more than doubled, increasing from 4,100 at the end of 2014 to 8,300 in the first quarter of 2015....
06 May Static Mixer and Caffeinated Mint among top winners of Qualcomm Innovation Competition
The winner of the Qualcomm Innovation Competition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is a device that mixes chemicals within a pipe. The contest challenges UW-Madison students to develop new products or technologies and marry those ideas with market-ready business plans....
04 May Conference will help entrepreneurs grow, succeed
The Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference, occurring in Madison June 2 - 3, will showcase numerous examples of the innovation economy in southeast Wisconsin....
04 May URP requests your help for Nepal
On behalf of Nepali American Friendship Association (NAFA), a local not-for-profit organization in Madison, Wl, we are requesting your support and contributions to help alleviate the devastation of the recent earthquake in Nepal....
01 May Tixora wins UW business plan competition
A day-long competition with 43 teams of students being judged by 23 business people and entrepreneurs led to a $10,000 prize for Tixora, an online booking service for intercity motorcoach buses....