OpGen, Inc. has added two new members to its board of directors: James Ogle and Thomas Pyle. The company is looking to bring in seasoned executives to help take OpGen's products to the next level....
I recently met with a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor who asked me where Milwaukee's entrepreneurs hang out. ...
Scientific research at UW-Madison is being transformed into thriving start-up companies that are playing a key role in the knowledge-based economy. This is the story of one such spin-off, Quintessence Biosciences, and a young graduate student named Laura Strong....
The Department of Financial Institutions is going through a renaissance under the leadership of Secretary Lorrie Keating Heinemann, who is taking an aggressive and creative approach to encourage more investments in start-up businesses and to measurably improve Wisconsin’s financial literacy scores. DFI is lending its...
MADISON – If you stand on your tiptoes and squint, you can almost read the framed documents hanging in the lobby of UW Madison's new $35.6 million biochemistry building....
MADISON – After the downfall of so many companies early in the decade, the dot-com industry is once again rearing its head in a resurgence of profit and popularity. With the prolific search engine Google - now valued at an estimated $36 billion - about...
The Amex Biotech Index includes only about 20 biotech stocks (most of which are the large-cap biotech stocks, which are usually the best performers). No Midwest biotech companies are listed on this index. The Nasdaq Biotech Index has expanded significantly. The Midwest has three company stocks...
MADISON—After partnering up for two years, the Wisconsin Life Sciences and Venture Conference and the Wisconsin Biotech & Medical Device Conference have decided to go their separate ways....
Park Bank and Impact Seven use Wisconsin Impact Fund to distribute loans The Wisconsin Impact Fund has loaned $3.5 million to The Alexander Company, the developer of a commercial campus on Madison's south side, as part of a federal program designed to boost community development....
Act provides $6.5 million a year for 10 years in tax credits MADISON – The future of venture capital and investment in Wisconsin was discussed at an economic development breakfast panel discussion presented last Wednesday by the UW-Madison Small Business Development Center at the MG&E...