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The return of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference to Milwaukee is creating a robust agenda of speakers, panelists, awards and special attractions that will draw many to the city’s rejuvenated Brewery District. Read on to learn more about our #WiTreps conference highlights, as well as other upcoming events May 9 in Wauwatosa and May 21 in Madison.
Also, the Madison area was selected as the site for the summer gathering of the Tech Councils of North America, of which the Wisconsin Technology Council is a member. Community members can register now to attend social elements of the #TECNA2019 conference. See you soon!
Sincerely,
Tom Still, president
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2019 Entrepreneurs’ Conference to Milwaukee; Speakers Rusinow, Zeratsky to lead line-up
Angel investing pioneer Jeff Rusinow and tech creator, designer and author John Zeratsky will set the tone for the annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, which will take place June 4-5 in Milwaukee. The conference, to be held at Venue42 in Milwaukee’s revitalized Brewery District, is returning the Cream City to celebrate the region’s rise as a startup and scale-up hub. A dozen panel tracks formed under three unique stages of “launch,” “grow” and “succeed” will appeal to entrepreneurs in all stages.
Click here to read more and register.
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Cielo’s Sue Marks to receive ‘Seize the Day’ award June 4 at Entrepreneurs’ Conference
Serial entrepreneur Sue Marks, the founder and chief executive officer of recruitment leader Cielo, will receive the 16th annual Ken Hendricks “Seize the Day” award June 4 at the 2019 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference. “Sue Marks is an outstanding entrepreneur who will speak directly to what it’s like to launch, grow and succeed with companies in a competitive environment,” said Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. The award celebrates entrepreneurial leaders who have been crucial to Wisconsin’s economic growth, is named in honor of the late Ken Hendricks. Click here to read more and register.
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Developers of drug to offset menopause effects headline May 9 Tech Council event in Wauwatosa
Formed in 2018, Estrigenix Therapeutics has patented a small molecule drug that acts like estrogen to reverse the adverse symptoms associated with menopause, such as hot flashes. It also has potential to counter long-term onset dementia and memory decline in post-menopausal women between 55 and 65 years old. Panelists are Estrigenix Therapeutics founders Dr. Karyn Frick of the UW-Milwaukee and Dr. Daniel Sem of Concordia University Wisconsin. Along with a professor from Marquette University, the trio brings interlocking expertise in dementia and menopause, medicinal chemistry and drug development.
Click here to register.
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Thirty-three entries advance to second phase in ‘Wisconsin YES!’ youth biz plan contest
Students submitted their science- and tech-based 250-word business summaries through the contest website (WisconsinYES.com) in April to compete in Phase 1. More than 100 entries were received from around the state. Professionals committed to the development of young business leaders in Wisconsin served as judges, scoring the entries and providing constructive feedback to the students.
Click here to view entries advancing to the next round, including their school.
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WARF, 4490 offer views on venture investing at May 21 Tech Council luncheon in Madison
Two Wisconsin investors with ties to the nation’s larger venture capital community will talk about trends and practices that affect Wisconsin: Mike Partsch, chief venture officer of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which is the state’s oldest and largest technology transfer office, and Dan Malven, managing director of 4490 Ventures, which focuses on information technology start-ups and was co-founded by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and WARF. Click here to read more + register. |
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Tech Council execs from U.S., Canada to convene July 23-25 in Madison area for summer conference
Members of TECNA, an international association that represents technology councils from across North America, will meet for the group’s 25th annual summer conference. The Wisconsin Technology Council was selected to serve as host organization for the conference, which will attract tech leaders from most of the 50 states, all Canadian provinces and some states in Mexico. Community members may register to attend parts of the conference, which will be held at several Madison-area venues with working sessions at Epic Systems Corp. in Verona. Visit tecna2019.com to learn more.
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Guest column: University Research Park reflects life sciences growth
By this time in 2020, University Research Park’s footprint, the portfolio of labs and offices we manage, will be 40% larger than it was in 2010. Our growth reflects an underlying trend that’s not always obvious: From nascent research in lab petri dishes to scaling players investing in new facilities, Madison’s life science cluster is booming.
Unlike healthcare IT, Madison’s life science scene isn’t dominated by one highly visible juggernaut like Epic Systems. Exact Sciences, though, may be a contender for that title.
Exact’s growth is increasingly visible through facilities across the community. Working with Exact, University Research Park is constructing the company’s new headquarters in the park to complement research and development and operations facilities here. Just across the beltline, Exact is building out another campus to accommodate its growing workforce, some 1,800 strong in Madison.
Read the full column by Tech Council Innovation member Aaron Olver, managing director at URP |
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TECH COUNCIL NEWS SERVICE:
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Week of May 6
TMJ4: Milwaukee woman works to expand tech opportunities in the city
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Barbara Hastie, founder and CEO of PoWER
WAOW.com: Bipartisan support for Wisconsin paper
Week of April 29
BizTimes Milwaukee: Wisconsin’s GDP growth last year was best since 2010
National Research Center: Scientific survey research firm merges with civic engagement technology company Polco
Xconomy: Roche spinout Nimble Therapeutics bags $10M to find new peptide drugs
SBIR Ready: Four week immersion workshop – applications due May 14
Week of April 22
WisBusiness: Currently unused biomass could be used to make valuable fuels
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Jon Young, head of WARF Therapeutics
Wisconsin State Journal: UW-Madison student continues his entrepreneurial run with coffee app Drip
BizTimes Milwaukee: Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference returns to Milwaukee
BizTimes Milwaukee: Cultivator class chosen for second cohort of The Blueprint
WisBusiness: NorthStar Medical Technologies: Closes $100 million financing round with Oberland Capital
PRNewswire: Northwestern Mutual announces winner of second reverse pitch MKE event
Biztimes Milwaukee: TitletownTech adds an Entrepreneur-in-residence: Aaron Kennedy
BizTimes Milwaukee: StartingBlock tenant Highly joins Twitter
UW-News: American Family Insurance boosts data science investment in UW–Madison
Wisconsin State Journal: Airplane kit company hopes to soar in Governor’s Business Plan Contest
JSOnline: Why American Family Insurance is becoming a big name in Milwaukee
BizTimes Milwaukee: The Hive to open second downtown coworking space
WisconsinINNO: How Frontdesk creates sense of home for business travelers
Isthmus: Risk averse: Administrative roadblocks set back life-saving research at UW
Week of April 15
WisBusiness: WHA quality report highlights efforts to reduce falls, infections
WisBusiness: WARF chief venture officer calling for more state dollars for shared labs
Wisconsin State Journal: Local tech startups to pilot projects for the U.S. Air Force
Wisconsin State Journal: Arch Virtual launches virtual reality training kit
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Mike Partsch, chief venture officer for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Xconomy: WI Watchlist: DotCom Therapy, Nordic, UWM, Epic
WisBusiness: Researchers developing blood-based colon cancer test
Milwaukee Business Journal: Curate Solutions’ Willis thrives on fast pace: People of Innovation
Wisconsin State Journal: Midwest Express advances toward takeoff
WisBusiness: Insurance claims analysis shows impact of pain management tool
UW News: Antibiotic resistance across Wisconsin revealed by new maps
WisBusiness: Clean energy industries employ over 76,000 workers, report shows
Release: SHINE takes next step toward production of life-saving medical isotopes
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Buckley Brinkman
Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity |
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WISBUSINESS: THE SHOW:
04/30/2019: Ep. 225: 'WisBiz: The Show’ covers Tech Metrics, Tom Still commentary; interview with Buckley Brinkman, chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity.
05/07/2019: Ep. 226: ‘WisBiz: The Show’ features CGI’s Mark Johnson, IT architect at CGI, Tech Metrics and latest Tom Still commentary
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INVESTORS' CORNER:
BizTimes Milwaukee: Socialeads raising $1.5 million
Xconomy: TitletownTech, HealthX, Polco & more WI venture funding news
BizTimes Milwaukee: HealthX Ventures raising $75 million
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee Regional Innovation Center forms angel fund
Wisconsin State Journal: $2 million investment boosts coffers of Imbed Biosciences
PRNewswire: Phoenix secures $4M in funding from U.S. Army to demonstrate neutron-based nondestructive testing equipment
Milwaukee Business Journal: Northwestern Mutual, Johnsonville part of $1.7M funding round for marketing startup Lumanu
Xconomy: Imbed Biosciences gets $2m boost for silver-based wound dressings
Xconomy: To help boost female-led startups, more women join investor ranks
Xconomy: Redox wrangles $33m to become healthcare’s go-to data integrator
Milwaukee Business Journal: Wisconsin startups raised $20M in first quarter of 2019: PitchBook
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