Innovation
Work hard, play hard: Zywave grows by serving unique niche
Dave O’Brien leans into each week with the mantra, “Around here, Mondays never suck.”
That saying is among the most...
SOUTH AFRICA- UW Scientists help discover species being called ‘cousin’ of humanity
A few months after a team of excavators pulled more than 1,500 bones from a cave outside Johannesburg, South Africa, dozens of experts in the anatomy of human ancestors were brought to the city in spring 2014 to determine what had been found.
PALO ALTO, CALIF- Apple unveils new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Apple unveiled a number of new products Wednesday, including the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, the iPad Pro and a new Siri-enabled Apple TV.
EAU CLAIRE- Local effort targets startups
The nonprofit Innovation Foundation of Western Wisconsin for several years has been working to help early-stage companies grow.The challenge, according to the organization’s executive director, has been a lack of new businesses to help.
MADISON- Saliva-based fertility test company wins another award for innovation
The Madison biochemist and bioengineer who helped develop the first saliva-based fertility test for women won the 5X5X5 pitch competition held Thursday by the Doyenne Group.It is the second contest the company has won in two days.
MARSHFIELD- Biotech company wins Wisconsin Innovations Award
Microscopy Innovations, LLC was announced as one of 10 winners of the awards at the second annual Wisconsin Innovations Award ceremony. The company creates products that are used in applications ranging from electron microscopy to regenerative medicine and drug discovery.
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Water Council gets additional funding for pilot program
The Water Council has announced it has received an influx of cash to ramp up its work on clean water technologies.
Paper-Less improves manufacturing efficiency with MV2 software
Paper-Less LLCInnovation: MV2 software1331 Capitol Drive, Oconomowocwww.paperlessllc.com Oconomowoc-based Paper-Less LLC is working to make manufacturing more efficient and competitive...
MADISON – Shareholder battle brewing at Promega Corp.
Promega Corp., one of the Madison area's most successful, homegrown and fiercely independent biotechnology companies, is in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt by two shareholders who want to buy a majority of shares and boot Promega's founder and CEO Bill Linton.
Hatching a Business
Wisconsin was recently ranked dead last nationwide in business startup activity. While some take issue with what the ranking measured, the fact remains that Wisconsin isn't exactly known for churning out innovative new companies.
