20 Feb D2P accepting applications for the Igniter Awards
The UW-Madison Discovery to Product (D2P) is seeking applications for its Igniter Awards. Open to UW-Madison students, staff, and faculty, the deadline to apply is March 15....
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New summer menus available from 12th Sept.18 Feb Madison a national hub for medical IT software development
Madison is in a sweet spot when it comes to creating health care IT software, programs and applications, thanks in large part to the success of Epic Systems, the electronic medical records giant located in nearby Verona. So says Mark Bakken, founder of HealthX Ventures...
10 Feb Cellular Dynamics manufactures “superdonor” stem cell lines to enable cell therapy with genetic matching
Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. announced that it has manufactured, under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), stem cell lines from two HLA "superdonors."...
09 Feb Exact Sciences’ Kevin Conroy named Executive of the Year
Conroy is being recognized for leading Exact Sciences to being a significant force in the national fight against cancer....
07 Feb Exact Sciences and Mayo Clinic extend, expand collaboration to continue fighting cancer through advanced screening
Exact Sciences Corp. and Mayo Clinic today announced a five-year extension and expansion of their collaboration, broadening their efforts to develop screening, surveillance and diagnostic tests beyond colorectal cancer to address other diseases within the gastrointestinal tract....
06 Feb Tech startups are taking notice of Madison
A lot of times, when we think about tech businesses, we think about California and the Silicon Valley. But over the years, Madison has become a Midwestern hot spot for up-and-coming tech start ups....
06 Feb Don’t cut research in a knowledge economy, tech chiefs say
University Research Park and UW-Madison continue to be significant catalysts for job creation in Wisconsin....
05 Feb Madison startups sound off on exposure, integration, diversity
The Madison Startup Fair on University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus brings together a cross-section of local startups each year, from software to 3D printing technology to alternative insulation material for outdoor gear....
04 Feb Madison Startup Fair taps into entrepreneurial excitement
Co-sponsored by the Capital Entrepreneurs and the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the Madison Startup Fair showcased some of the best-known companies in the Madison startup space....
02 Feb Exact Sciences’ hiring soars
With its home test kit for colorectal cancer now available for use in the U.S. and Europe, Exact Sciences Corp. has become one of the fastest-growing businesses in the Madison area....
02 Feb Tech startups create 175 full-time jobs in 2014
If you’re wondering how much of an impact the Madison area’s tech community has on the economy, take a gander at the year-end statistics and highlights of 2014 compiled by Capital Entrepreneurs....
30 Jan Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation near the top of the patent charts for 2013
In 2013, with 160 patents, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) was near the pinnacle of the university patent heap....