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The Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) eNewsletter is a periodical of news, events and programs about the needs and challenges faced by new and growing technology-based businesses in Wisconsin. WIN has chapters in western Wisconsin, the Lake Superior region, Madison, Milwaukee, northeast Wisconsin and central Wisconsin.
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| Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium set for Nov. 10-11 in Madison | | |
The Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium will be held Nov 10-11, at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. This conference is designed to help entrepreneurs learn how to pursue private equity - and to prepare them for regional and national venture conferences. Early-stage companies from Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest will be professionally "coached" by venture and service professionals, as well as veteran company executives with stories to tell. Conference highlights include:
- The annual "Elevator Pitch Olympics" for very early stage companies
- Separate investor-oriented tracks for angel-ready companies and beyond that are seeking private equity capital
- A workshop for entrepreneurs to learn and practice their pitch to investors
- A "First Look Forum" for presenting selected pre-commercial, campus-based discoveries
- An invitation-only event for investors hosted by the Wisconsin Angel Network
- A Nov. 10 reception celebrating early stage companies
- A workshop for companies that may seek SBIR grants
- Major speakers with messages of interest to Wisconsin investors, entrepreneurs and others in the tech-based economy. Returning by popular demand: Bill Joos of Go-to-Market Consulting.
To apply to present, click here.
To register, click here. |
| BioForward featured on 'WisBusiness: The Show' | |
The latest editions of "WisBusiness: The Show" feature timely interviews with business newsmakers, the WisBusiness.com news stock report and commentaries.
The late August show features an interview with Bryan Renk, executive director of BioForward. Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, talks about the first human clinical trial involving embryonic stem cells. Click here to see the late August episode.
"The Show" is produced every two weeks by WisBusiness.com, the Tech Council and Tweedee Productions. |
| Tech Council 'white papers' propose steps to expand state's economy | |
Improving access to investment capital for entrepreneurs, building a more educated workforce, creating a stronger business climate and speeding technology from the lab to the marketplace are major themes of the Wisconsin Technology Council's 2010-2011 "white papers" report. The white papers are also helping to inform the Wisconsin Economic Summit process.
Click here to read a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story on converging recommendations that Wisconsin create a state-backed venture fund that would attract private dollars. |
Vilas County Angel Network formed; investor Burrill among founders | |
At a meeting held Aug. 18, the Vilas County Economic Development Corp. agreed to form an angel network in Vilas County. This new network of angel investors, or high net-worth individuals who invest in selected start-up and growth companies, will be the 23rd such group to affiliate with the Wisconsin Angel Network. Read more about the network here.
Click here to read a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel story. |
Zystor acquired by California firm; deal could total $93 million | |
Zystor Therapeutics Inc. has been acquired by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a Novato, Calif., biopharmaceutical company, a deal that could attract investors for other Midwestern companies and venture funds.
BioMarin has agreed to pay $22 million initially for privately held Zystor, based in Wauwatosa. BioMarin will pay as much as $93 million more if certain development, regulatory and commercial milestones are achieved, the company said. Read more from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel here. |
Forest Products Lab in Madison ready for second century of research | |
The U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison is ready for the next 100 years of research with the opening of a $38 million facility. Read a Wisconsin State Journal story on a federal lab that has helped introduce some of the world's most familiar wood products. |
Heart monitoring device enters clinical study phase | |
A Middleton firm that has developed a heart monitoring device that is designed to replace the one currently in use by surgeons has begun clinical trials in three hospitals. Click here to read more about Eso-Technologies, winner of the 2009 Governor's Business Plan Contest, and 2008 Elevator Pitch Olympics. |
| Tech Council among conveners for Wisconsin Economic Summit Series | | |
The Wisconsin Technology Council is among the conveners of the 2010 Wisconsin Economic Summit Series, which has held meetings in La Crosse and Appleton. The thrid and final meeting will be Oct. 5 in Milwaukee.
The University of Wisconsin System, Competitive Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable, the Wisconsin Way and the Tech Council are co-hosting the summits to help Wisconsin forge dynamic strategies for a stronger economic future. Register or learn more here. |
| Inside Wisconsin columns tackle state, tech issues | | |
Inside Wisconsin
Tech Council President Tom Still shares insights on technology, the economy and politics though "Inside Wisconsin." Here are some recent columns:
For next governor, economic growth is essential to reducing state budget deficit: The first question that might be asked of the leading candidates for governor of Wisconsin is, "Are you sure you want this job? Really sure?" The grim statistics discussed at the recent Wisconsin Economic Summit in La Crosse would lead even an optimistic observer to believe the state's financial status is shaky and its economic foundation is crumbling. Then again, what's an economic summit without a crisis - and what's a crisis without a call to action?.... Read more.
Latest roadblock to embryonic stem cell research hurts everyone - even its opponents: If a recent court ruling forces some of Wisconsin's stem-cell researchers to abandon their federally funded laboratories and equipment, those researchers may find temporary quarters in WiCell's research center near the UW-Madison campus. Because the WiCell lab isn't backed by federal dollars, it could serve as a safe harbor for researchers whose labs run short on money.... Read more.
Beyond a presidential photo opportunity, energy research is federal priority: Every president, Republican and Democrat, likes to visit Main Street businesses. It's a guaranteed news story in the city or state where Air Force One lands for the day, it usually helps local candidates of the same party, and the story often goes national if the president uses the setting to make a larger point about his administration's policies. President Obama's recent stop at ZBB Energy Corp. in Menomonee Falls was just such an example.... Read more.
First clinical trial with embryonic stem cells based on Wisconsin research: It's an enduring complaint about human embryonic stem cell research, often but not exclusively voiced by people opposed on moral grounds: If this research is so promising, why is it taking so long to produce treatments? The long-term answer may emerge in a human clinical trial of a stem-cell therapy for spinal cord injuries - a therapy developed from a line of cells first cultured in Wisconsin....Read more.
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| News, events and opportunities | | 
* The Medical College of Wisconsin's $20 million National Institutes of Health grant will be explored at the Sept. 8 WIN-Milwaukee event.
* The Sept. 14 MITA event is focused on "Protecting your intellecutal property rights in global markets." For more information and to register, click here.
* Attend the Startup Accelerator on Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Waukesha Technical Community College Small Business Center.
* The investment strategies outlined in the Tech Council's recently released white papers will be the focus of the Sept. 28 WIN-Madison event.
* Dr. Rock Mackie and the new Medical Device Consortium which will work closely with UW-Madison to build medical devices to treat or cure medical conditions in patients and to improve the movement of new devices from research to lab to clinical use will be the focuse of the Oct. 24 WIN-Madison event.
* The Tech Council Board of Directors will meet Oct. 12 at Snap-on Tools in Kenosha. Contact Sarah Williams for more information.
* The Medical Design and Manufacturing Exposition and Conference will take place Oct. 12-14 in Minneapolis. Contact Jodi Hoeser for more information.
* The Centrallia Global Business to Business Forum will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, October 20-22. Find out more at www.centrallia.com
 * The Wisconsin Technology Council has published "Wisconsin Edge," a 16-page magazine aimed at informing people outside Wisconsin about the state's tech-based economy. Visit our publications page for more information.
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