17 Aug Why startups should look for opportunity between the coasts
Dozens of cities around the nation (including Madison!) have everything Silicon Valley does, except the crushing costs....
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New summer menus available from 12th Sept.14 Aug Forward Fest features fraternization, innovation, inspiration
The annual eight-day event is in its eighth year and includes more than 50 sessions, including five separate pitch contests and panel discussions on a variety of issues. ...
11 Aug Why America’s universities and business schools are the best place to launch a startup
Business schools and university STEM programs are providing deeper resources and a more supportive culture for students looking to launch a start-up before graduation....
04 Aug An inside look into the Madison, WI entrepreneurial hub
StartingBlock's Scott Resnick and gener8tor's Sara Woldt discuss the success of Madison's entrepreneurial ecosystem, including Madworks, Bunker Labs, and the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic....
01 Aug FluGen, startup developing universal flu vaccine, raises $5.5M
FluGen, an early-stage company, located at URP, developing vaccine candidates designed to protect against multiple types of influenza, has raised $5.5 million in debt financing....
31 Jul Madison startup Invenra lands partnership with Merck
Invenra, a Madison startup involved in the race to find drugs that will beat cancer, says it is teaming with Merck, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies....
28 Jul Wisconsin landed Foxconn’s plant. Now UW-Madison looks to do the same with research
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank had a two-part pitch for Foxconn executives when she chatted with them during a dinner at the governor's mansion earlier this month....
28 Jul CDI ditches move to Verona
Cellular Dynamics International, the stem cell company founded by UW-Madison stem cell pioneer James Thomson, is backing off on moving its headquarters to Verona and will stay in Madison, at least for now, as it prepares to push forward with its first potential stem cell-based...
26 Jul Science Festival 2017: Revel in a century of public broadcasting
The 2017 Wisconsin Science Festival on November 2-5 will celebrate one of the great scientific “firsts” that Wisconsin bestowed on the world — the birth of public radio — while gazing into the future of radio technology, including the search for extraterrestrial life....
26 Jul Badgerloop’s run for hyperloop glory captures the attention of Elon Musk
By Judy Warner, Altium In 2013, Elon Musk introduced the concept of a Hyperloop transit system in a white paper. He proposed a completely open source approach to its development and invited universities to participate in a pod competition. SpaceX funded the construction of a near-mile...
26 Jul Exact Sciences says its next cancer test could begin studies in 2018
Exact Sciences said a major study on its second product in the pipeline — a test for lung cancer — will likely begin in early 2018....
21 Jul Big Idea: Growing human skin for burn victims
B. Lynn Allen-Hoffman and Stratatech are full of big ideas at University Research Park....