In the latest installment of the Wisconsin Watchlist, we’re tracking the fundraising plans of two new Milwaukee-area venture funds, and a pair of grants awarded to research and education projects in Madison. Read on for details. —State Representative Jason Fields, a Democrat from Milwaukee, aims to raise $10 million for a new venture capital fund … Continue reading “WI Watchlist: Dark Knight Fund, Morgridge “Flamingo” Grant & More”
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The Role of the Student Engineer in Medicine and Innovation
The last 50 years have seen many great technical advances in medical treatments, ranging from drug delivery and imaging to skin grafts and prosthetics. These advances—both large and small—have drawn on many fields and have transformed patient care. When examining the current state of clinical technology, the focus is naturally on the technology and its … Continue reading “The Role of the Student Engineer in Medicine and Innovation”
Ahead of WARF Keynote, Gigaom’s Reese Talks Academia’s Startup Push
Byron Reese, the Gigaom publisher and successful entrepreneur who has written extensively on how technology impacts society, says he believes the biggest future breakthroughs are likely to come from universities and startup companies, rather than large, publicly traded ones. “I think really disruptive things will always come from universities and entrepreneurs,” says Reese, whose most … Continue reading “Ahead of WARF Keynote, Gigaom’s Reese Talks Academia’s Startup Push”
Bright Cellars, AmFam, Coinigy & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist
Stay current on news from Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines: —Bright Cellars, a monthly wine club that seeks to help its subscribers develop more sophisticated palates, said it raised a $2.8 million funding round. Participating investors included Chicago-based Cleveland Avenue, Northwestern Mutual’s Cream City Venture Capital fund, and return backer CSA Partners. Richard … Continue reading “Bright Cellars, AmFam, Coinigy & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist”
WARF’s Erik Iverson Announces New VC Funds, Therapeutics Program
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s tech transfer office plans to invest $60 million in startups affiliated with the school over the next eight years and has launched a separate $50 million initiative aimed at commercializing UW-Madison research and discoveries in human therapeutics. Erik Iverson, managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation—an independent organization that manages … Continue reading “WARF’s Erik Iverson Announces New VC Funds, Therapeutics Program”
Exact, Microscopy, FairSquare, & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist
Keep up with the latest news from Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines: —Exact Sciences is evaluating two potential sites where it would house a second lab for processing results of its flagship product Cologuard, a stool-based DNA test for colorectal cancer, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Madison-based Exact (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EXAS]]) said it completed … Continue reading “Exact, Microscopy, FairSquare, & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist”
Astronautics, WARF, & The Commons: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist
Stay current on happenings in Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines: —A group that includes the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) and aviation and aerospace businesses, including Milwaukee-based Astronautics Corporation of America, announced it’s considering building “an aviation/aerospace center of excellence” in southeastern Wisconsin. The new establishment would house research on new aerospace and … Continue reading “Astronautics, WARF, & The Commons: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist”
Former Gates Foundation Lawyer Tapped As WARF’s New Managing Director
Erik Iverson, an attorney whose career stops include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been named the next managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which manages patents and licensing of intellectual property for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Iverson, 47, currently serves as president of business and operations for the Infectious Disease Research … Continue reading “Former Gates Foundation Lawyer Tapped As WARF’s New Managing Director”
WARF Leader Delays Retirement as Search For Replacement Continues
The search for a new leader of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is taking longer than planned. The nonprofit known as WARF manages patents and licensing for the research juggernaut that is the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WARF is one of the oldest university technology transfer organizations in the U.S. and manages a $2.6 billion endowment. … Continue reading “WARF Leader Delays Retirement as Search For Replacement Continues”
Wisconsin Roundup: Tax Credits, VC Funds, Medical Devices, & More
Here’s a collection of some recent headlines from Wisconsin’s tech and innovation community: —A report from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. reinforces the fact that 2014 was a strong year for investments in Badger State companies. The annual report on the Qualified New Business Venture program—a state initiative that offers a 25 percent tax credit … Continue reading “Wisconsin Roundup: Tax Credits, VC Funds, Medical Devices, & More”
Wisconsin Roundup: Steve Case’s ‘Rise of the Rest,’ CDI, ZBB, & More
Here are a few recent notable announcements from Wisconsin’s tech and innovation community: —Investor and AOL co-founder Steve Case will bring the “Rise of the Rest” bus tour to Madison on Oct. 6, part of a series of stops highlighting budding startup communities in America’s heartland. The first such road trip, held earlier this summer, … Continue reading “Wisconsin Roundup: Steve Case’s ‘Rise of the Rest,’ CDI, ZBB, & More”