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May 2016
The Tech Council Current
News, events and programming from the Wisconsin Technology Council
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TECH COUNCIL NEWS SERVICE:
Release: Bunker Labs now accepting applications for 14-week seed accelerator
WisBusiness: Encouraging connections crucial to inclusive Madison economy
JSOnline: New WARF leader to make first public appearance
AmebaGone offers a helping hand for organic fruit growers
Essential Biotechnology could prove invaluable in future cancer treatments
‘My Snow Hero’ aims for clean sweep in snow removal business
Compost Crusader makes it easy to reduce carbon footprint
Grazin aims to fill needs of ‘locavores’ to connect with farmers
Candid Brilliance Music makes finding quality musicians easy
WisBusiness: Ziegler and Salm win 2016 Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards
JSOnline: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek law firm to combine with Husch Blackwell
WisBusiness: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek’s Eberle says merger ‘made a lot of sense’
WIHealth News: SHINE aims to fight shortages of radioisotope needed in medical imaging
WisBusiness: FaB Wisconsin accelerator takes new approach to developing startups
Release: NovaScan wins 2016 PROPEL Business Plan Competition in Chicago
WisBusiness: AOL’s Steve Case says Madison ‘is on the rise’
WisBusiness: GrocerKey looking for Woodman’s partnership to boost online offerings
JSOnline: Jury awards $940 million to Epic Systems in suit against Tata Consultancy
JSOnline: Cyber criminals target Wisconsin manufacturers for secrets, harm
JSOnline: Marks finds the ‘Blue Ocean’
WisPolitics: YPWeek aims to attract, retain young professionals
Release: UW-Madison student startup NonoMoto wins Clean Energy Trust Challenge
The Daily Cardinal: Wisconsin workforce, economic development praised at student research event
Email Privacy Act clears key committee vote in Congress
INSIDE WISCONSIN:
Inside Wis: Revisiting some recent topics – Solar energy, WARF, academic R&D and business plans
Still in JSOnline: Wisconsin needs to keep pace with the ‘Internet of Things’
Inside Wis: Finding the right energy mix of Wisconsin increasingly involves solar
Inside Wis: Taking ownership of business startup is first step to escaping cellar
Still in JSOnline: Concordia University ties into the economic future of Milwaukee region
Inside Wis: Story of Wisconsin boy’s life-saving diagnosis speaks to promise of basic research
WISBUSINESS:THE SHOW:
Episode 165: Featuring interview with Sara Seegers of Level 3 Communications
Episode 164: Featuring interview with venture capitalist John Philosophos
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www.fabwisconsin.com
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Sue Marks, Cielo |
Tom Still, Tech Council
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Sara Seegers, Level 3 Communications
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INVESTORS' CORNER:
Eau Claire Leader Telegram:Certificate signals growth for company
JSOnline: Insulete raises $300,000 of equity funding
JSOnline: Badger Fund launches second fund in Fox Valley
WisBusiness: UW-Madison spinoff, Smart UQ, closes $750,000 fundraising round
WisBusiness: Milwaukee startup Dynamis Software Corp. raises $530,000
JSOnline: Badger Fund of Funds launches first venture capital fund in La Crosse
WisBusiness: Madison startup Ionic raises $8.5 million
JSOnline: WiCab raises $2.4 million of funding
JSOnline: ConjuGon raises $375,000 in outside funding
WisBusiness: AkitaBox raises $1.1 million for building solutions
JSOnline: AkitaBox raises $1.1 million of seed funding
JSOnline: Forward Health raises $4 million
JSOnline: State continues to lag in venture capital
JSOnline: Madison health care data software provider EnsoData raises $550,000
Xconomy: Pegasus Sustainability nabs $2 million to develop cleanup-facilitating tools
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Michael Barbouche, Forward Health |
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EVENTS YOU CAN'T MISS:
May 12: WIN-Northeast
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton
May 24: WIN-Madison
Sheraton Hotel, Madison
June 7-8: Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference
Alliant Energy Center, Madison
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June 28: WIN-Madison
Sheraton Hotel, Madison
July 14: WIN-Milwaukee
UWM Innovation Accelerator, Wauwatosa
July 19: WIN-Madison
Sheraton Hotel, Madison
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