18 Aug Businesses spawned at UW-Madison take two of three pitch night awards
A “pitch night” at the Madworks business accelerator on campus made significant monetary awards to two Madison businesses with roots in UW–Madison....
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15 Aug UW-Madison places highly in worldwide ranking of universities
The University of Wisconsin—Madison is ranked 28th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities....
15 Aug gBeta & Madworks graduate startup classes
Two accelerator programs for very young companies are nudging their latest participants out of the nest....
15 Aug WARF, UW-Madison again rank in top 10 universities for US patents
An annual report ranks the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the private nonprofit foundation that manages intellectual property on behalf of the University of Wisconsin—Madison, as 7th among the world’s universities in U.S. patents issued in 2015....
12 Aug EyeKor Stares Down $600K to Develop Clinical Trial Software
EyeKor, a developer of software for managing clinical trials of therapeutics for ocular diseases, has raised $600,000 in equity funding, according to a regulatory filing....
12 Aug Forward Festival continues to grow
Thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and like-minded professionals are expected to attend the seventh-annual Forward Festival, which has more than 40 events taking place throughout Madison. ...
11 Aug Madison’s Stratatech to be acquired by UK firm
Stratatech Corp., a Madison company developing skin tissue products to treat burn victims, will be purchased by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in the United Kingdom....
10 Aug Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals plans to raise $45 million
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals — a California drug development company with most of its operations in Madison — plans to raise $45 million in a private stock offering....
08 Aug Imbed Biosciences gets FDA green light to market its wound dressing
Imbed Biosciences, located at University Research Park, received clearance from the FDA to market its Microlyte Ag wound dressing for prescription and over-the-counter use. ...
05 Aug Madison’s high tech job growth far outpaces the national average
Madison’s high tech job growth far outpaced the national average from 2013 to 2015, with a 6.04 increase, ranking it 11th in the nation....
05 Aug Brookings report ranks Madison high for high-tech output growth
Madison is one of the top cities in the U.S. when it comes to growth in the tech-heavy industries that are pushing the nation’s economy forward, a report says....
02 Aug Mayor’s Summit fosters discussion around improving entrepreneurial ecosystems
The Mayor's Summit, held at University Research Park, brought together policymakers and city officials with entrepreneurs to learn how to create a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem in their city....