Category Archives: General & Events

2014 Biz Plan Contest Finalists Announced

The Wisconsin Technology Council announced Wednesday the 13 finalists that will present in the annual Governor’s Business Plan Contest during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference next month. The finalists–13 instead of…

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Madworks Adds Accelerator Program

Madworks Coworking at University Research Park is looking to help startups in another way–through its own accelerator program, the organization announced recently. Applications are due May 25 for the inaugural…

WI Innovation Awards to Hold Kickoff Event

A kickoff event for the newly created Wisconsin Innovation Awards will take place from 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Coopers Tavern, event organizers announced recently. According to its website, the WIA highlights…

Madison College Challenge Final on Friday

Six finalists in the second annual Madison College Challenge will present their business plans in the final segment of the competition, beginning at 12:35 p.m. Friday at the Madison College Truax…

Internet of Things Lab to Host Open House

The newly opened Internet of Things Lab (IoT) is hosting an open house, held 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, organizers announced recently. “We felt it was important to…

UV Bandage Wins Qualcomm Prize

The student team known as Power Wearables won the 2014 Qualcomm Innovation Competition for their MicroViolet Patch, the University of Wisconsin announced this week. Mehdi Shokoueinejad, Akshay Kumar and Yei-Hwan Jung…

3DS at 100state This Weekend

Just six months since the last 3 Day Startup, the event returns this weekend and will be hosted by 100state. The 40 selected University of Wisconsin students will split into…

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D2P Igniter Deadline Nears

Discovery to Project (D2P), a joint venture of the University of Wisconsin and WARF, is now accepting applications for the second round of its Igniter program, which funds the commercial development of ideas. “More…

Fishidy Wins Inaugural Pressure Chamber

The Fishidy team is taking a trip to Silicon Valley. That was the prize for winning the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s Pressure Chamber competition, which saw six startups that have raised…

Nordic CEO Talks Healthcare at Gener8tor Event

While it may seem obvious that technology has transformed the healthcare industry, people like Mark Bakken can see how first-hand. The CEO of Nordic provided his insights as the keynote…