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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:
- A Nov.10 SBIR/STRR awards luncheon featuring Winslow Sargeant, a former venture capitalist, now SBA leader. Read more.
- Investor-oriented tracks for angel-ready companies and beyond that are seeking private equity capital and the annual "Elevator Pitch Olympics." Read more.
- Presentation by Abbott Global External Research Organization, which is seeking drug discovery ideas in Wisconsin. Read more.
- 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 register, click here. |
| John Neis of Venture Investors 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 September episode features John Neis, managing director of Venture Investors who talks with us about the state of early stage investment capital in Wisconsin. Tom Still's commentary focuses on prospects for better broadband coverage in rural Wisconsin and our WisBusiness.com stock report has the highs and lows for late September.
Click here to see the show produced by Tweedee Productions.
"The Show" is produced every two weeks by WisBusiness.com, the Tech Council and Tweedee Productions.
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| Tech Council's Still to write commentary for Journal-Sentinel | | |
Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and the Wisconsin Innovation Network, is joining the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and JSOnline.com as a biweekly "Business Commentary" columnist....Read more.
Still's column debut, appeared Sunday, and focused on the Wisconsin Economic Summit's plan to put Wisconsin on the map to prosperity. Read the column in the Journal-Sentinel here.
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Wisconsin pension fund explores venture strategy | |
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board is considering putting more money from the big state pension fund into top-performing venture capital funds on the coasts and, as part of that move, trying to steer money toward investment opportunities in the upper Midwest.
Click here to read an article from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel recapping this discussion at a recent WIN-Madison event. |
| Wis Economic Summit produces plan to rev up state economy | |
The Wisconsin Technology Council is among the conveners of the 2010 Wisconsin Economic Summit Series, which has held meetings in La Crosse, Appleton, and most recently, Milwaukee. On Oct. 5 in Milwaukee, a consortium of private and public-sector leaders finalized an economic plan to jolt Wisconsin's economy and guide state government out of financial crisis.
The report, "The Wisconsin Prosperity Strategy," offers what its authors describe as bold initiatives to reinvigorate the economy and educational and political systems. Read more from the Wisconsin State Journal here.
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Wisconsin's biosciences sector sees growth | |
While the rest of the state's economy was shrinking by more than percent, Wisconsin's bioscience sector grew by nearly 3 percent. It's a small sector that employs just 1.1 percent of all the workers in the state, but it also provides much higher-than-average earnings. Click here to read more from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. |
Acquiring firms can bring benefit to state's economy | |
It may seem counterintuitive that the sale of a start-up to an out-of-state firm would be good for Wisconsin, but it helps to set the stage for a cycle that spurs innovation, creates wealth and even lures bigger employers into the state. San Diego-based Gen-Probe acquired Prodesse, the privately held maker of diagnostic tests, for an initial price of $60 million and pledged to keep its operations in Wisconsin.
Read more from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel here. |
Tech Council's Still speaks to Elm Grove group on stem cell research | |
Members of an Elm Grove service club heard about trends in human embryonic stem cell research Sept. 3, from Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Click here to read more from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. |
| 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:
Small-scale regulation may bring big-time troubles for Wisconsin nanotech: Human embryonic stem cell research is science the political right loves to hate, but the left has discovered a demon science of its own: nanotechnology....Read more.
As stimulus money trickles out, broadband dollars find a faster pipeline: From the floor of the Grand Canyon to a 49-square-mile island near Michigan's Mackinac Bridge, TDS Telecom's 30-state service territory offers no shortage of places where high-speed Internet coverage is out of reach today. With the help of federal stimulus dollars, a better-connected tomorrow is within sight for even the most remote web users....Read more.
Economic growth is vital part of efforts to reduce state budget deficit: How can Wisconsin's next governor hope to reduce the state's budget deficit of more than $1 billioin without specifically encouraging the private sector to create more jobs?...Read more.
Major pharmaceutical firms showing more interest in Wisconsin research: The chances are pretty good you've never heard of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. However, if you're a biotech researcher at one of the state's colleges or universities, however, or you're building a fledgling drug development company in Wisconsin, the name Teva may mean something: a potential market for your discoveries.... Read more. In a world suddenly attuned to food safety, Wisconsin has expertise: As people think more about what they eat and drink, and from where that food comes, science and technology will play a larger role in helping people determine what's safe to consume.... Read more.
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Companies such as BioSystem Development, PerBlue, Phoenix Nuclear and Xolve, have recently reported good news. Click here to read more about the exciting developments with these companies.
Did we miss your announcement? Send your company news to news@wisconsintechnologycouncil.com.
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| News, events and opportunities | | 
* 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 focus of the Oct. 26 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 released its 2010-2011 white papers report, called "Looking to the future: A case for bold action." This biennial report contains recommendations in four broad areas: Increasing access to capital for Wisconsin entrepreneurs; Workforce development; Infrastructure and business climate; and Technology development. Click here to read the full report, which was issued in July 2010. |
| Get WIN-volved! Membership has its privileges | |
 Joining your local Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) Chapter offers networking connections with a variety of industries and professionals in technology, law, banking, government, public relations, manufacturing, and local entrepreneurs.
WIN would like to recognize these new members and sponsors:
Renewed Corporate WIN Member:
New Individual Plus WIN Member:
Ken Johnson, Kegonsa Capital Partners
New Individual WIN Member:
Gavin Quinnies - US Healthcenter Inc.
Individual Renewal:
Bonnie Reinke - Eso-technologies
Marsha Theusch - Milwaukee Economic Development
Jeff Vercauteren - Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP
Roccy Raymond - SEH, Inc.
Ophir Ben-Yitschak - Scopia
Mike Mathews - Technology Facility Advisors LLC
Richard Nelson - Strategic Frontiers
Patrick James - Blue Planet Strategies
Recent WIN event sponsors:
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