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'Resource Rendezvous' matches federal agencies, presenting companies
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 The fifth annual Resource Rendezvous will bring together researchers, grant writers, business leaders, investors and other professionals. The event overviews current research interests of selected federal agencies and their related R&D funding opportunities. Last year's event, held at the UW School of Engineering, drew more than 180 attendees.
The event, produced by the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, the Wisconsin Technology Council and the UW-Milwaukee, will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Crowne Plaza Wauwatosa.
Speakers include: Gregory Milman, National Institutes of Health (NIH); Jim Grove, Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Darniet Jennings, National Security Agency, Technology Scout; Robert Shaw, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Tom Gillespie, In-Q-Tel; Robert Sienkiewicz, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Paul Lambert, United States Marine Corps (USMC); Edward Buck, Eaton Corporation
Tracks include: "Writing a winner: Pointers on SBIR proposals for NIH and DoD", and "What the feds really want: Overview of agency research agendas."
Other highlights: "Elevator Pitch" presentations - Producers of the Resource Rendezvous are looking for cutting-edge companies from Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest to present at the conference. We invite you to apply OR nominate companies to participate in the Elevator Pitch presentations: Three-minute company presentations. Deadline to apply is 8 a.m.. on Monday, August 22, 2011. To read more about how to apply, click here.
General admission is $99 (before Aug. 30, $120 thereafter) and $50 for undergraduate students; register at www.wisecurity.org or at the door.
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2011 Governor's Biz Plan Contest category winners in the news
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All four category winners in the 2011 Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest have been featured in major newspapers in recent weeks. Click here to read a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story about WiRover, the grand prize winner. Read a Journal Sentinel story about Insulete, the winner in the life sciences category, here. The Business Journal and the Journal Sentinel both covered the progress of RapidForce, the winner in the advanced manufacturing category. The winner of the business services category, The Bugabees, was featured in the Journal Sentinel as well. Over eight years, more than 2,000 companies have entered the contest. |
| 'Wisconsin YES!' student biz plan contest will accept entries this fall | |
In partnership with the WEA Trust and others, the Wisconsin Technology Council will launch a statewide business plan contest for students in middle and high school next fall. The Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs in Science contest, called Wisconsin YES!, will be open to all students in Wisconsin who are entering grades six through 12 for the 2011-2012 academic year....read more here. www.wisconsinyes.com |
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Growth Capital Coalition reactivated and other venture capital news
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The Tech Council and its Wisconsin Angel Network have reactivated and grown the Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition to help state policymakers consider options for creation of a state-leveraged venture capital fund. More than 50 investor groups, companies and other organizations with a stake in Wisconsin's high-growth economy have joined the coalition. Read more about the coalition here. Also, read about other news related to Wisconsin's investment climate here.Click here to watch a 'WisconsinEye' online broadcast of the July 26 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network meeting in Madison, where a panel discussed efforts to create a state-leverage venture capital fund in Wisconsin. Capital Midwest Fund announced that it has raised $40 million for a second venture capital fund that will invest at least 30 percent of its assets in Wisconsin companies. The fund intends to collect as much as $100 million by the end of the year. Read the Journal Sentinel story here. Local leader trying to lure business to the Northwoods; Angel Network plays role In attempt to share ideas on how to bolster the economy in the Northwoods, the Vilas County Economic Development Corporation hosted local business leaders who are entertaining ways to help bring new business to the area. Read full story here. Q&A: Deal maker John Neis works to connect ideas with venture capital Those who follow Wisconsin's economic development scene know the state suffers from a lack of investment dollars to help new companies get off the ground. One figure often cited is that Wisconsin is home to 1.84 percent of the U.S. population and receives 2.15 percent of the nation's academic research spending but attracts just 0.11 percent of the available venture capital. Neis is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council Board of Directors. Read full Cap Times story here.
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Company news round-up
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VETransfer program highlighted on Whitehouse.gov blog: Located in Milwaukee, Veteran Entrepreneurial Transfer (VETransfer) was launched in March 2011 and is the first veteran-focused business incubator. Read blog post here.
RecipeBridge, a Milwaukee-based recipe search engine company, has been acquired for an undisclosed price by Gourmet Ads, an Australian food advertising network. RecipeBridge was founded by Andy Theimer. Theimer served on the steering committee of the Wisconsin Tech Council's Entrepreneurs' Conference. Read Journal Sentinel story here.
Endece LLC, a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing proprietary compounds for treating cancer, announced it has raised $1.2 million from private investors that it will use to further develop a compound it says could potentially turn off any kind of cancer cell.
Asthmapolis and Door 6 are now QNBV certified. Gov. Scott Walker announced that two companies, Asthmapolis and Door 6, Inc., both of Madison, have received the Qualified New Business Venture certification from the former Department of Commerce. Alice.com is going global: The e-commerce company, based in Middleton, says it is merging with Koto.com, a startup online retailer in Spain. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alice.com chief executive officer Brian Wiegand said the two companies exchanged assets.
Primorigen Biosciences Inc. of Madison has entered into an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with STEMCELL Technologies, Inc., of Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Read more here.
Johnson Controls partners with UW, UWM in global research: A new partnership involving the state's two biggest public universities and its biggest corporation, Johnson Controls, should put southern Wisconsin on the map as a global research center for the high-tech batteries that will power the cars of the future. Read full Journal Sentinel article here.
Luminex Corporation announced the completion of its acquisition of privately-held EraGen Biosciences, Inc., a Madison, Wisconsin based innovator in molecular diagnostic testing technologies for infectious disease and genetic applications, for $34 million in cash. Read Wisconsin State Journal story here.
Deron Curliss has been appointed Assurance Business Line Leader for the Wisconsin practices of BDO, USA, LLP, one of the nation's leading accounting and consulting organizations. Virent Energy has announced new grants to continue its biofuels development, and ZBB Energy has contracted with the U.S. Navy for control systems.
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Inside Wisconsin columns tackle state, tech issues
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Tech Council President Tom Still shares insights on technology, the economy and politics through "Inside Wisconsin." Here are some recent columns:
New issues could hurt aims of Blue Cross health funds
Robert Golden, dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, can hardly contain his excitement when he's asked about research financed through money set aside after nonprofit Blue Cross Blue Shield United of Wisconsin converted to a for-profit corporation.
After the recalls: Time to get back to business on Wisconsin's economy
The high-stakes fight for control of Wisconsin's state Senate is over. The even higher stakes debate about securing the state's economic future should resume now.
With less federal funding likely, can Wisconsin attract more industry research
Even after the federal debt ceiling is raised, one thing is certain about federal spending over the next decade: There will be less of it than expected. To be precise, federal spending will drop by about $2.4 trillion from current estimates. That means a full range of programs, from social services to defense to academic research, are likely to feel the pinch.
Keeping an old friend: Why Wisconsin should value GE Healthcare
It's hard to fault GE Healthcare for wanting to expand its reach into China, where more than 1.3 billion people account for nearly one of every five human beings on the planet. There's no bigger emerging market for medical equipment in the world.
It's not your Grandfather's iron mine: How the Gogebic mine fits northern Wisconsin
Name the industry in which you would expect to find the following science and technology professionals: Chemical engineers, computer programmers, computer systems analysts, electrical engineers, environmental scientists, geochemists, geo-engineers, geophysicists, drafting technologists, metallurgical engineers and quality control engineers.
Imagining a conversation between the 'Tweeters-in-chief'
President Barack Obama recently hosted the first-ever White House "Twitter town hall" and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has shown himself to be a social media junkie, as well, even tweeting about his recent unscheduled sleep-over in Denver International Airport.
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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.  The Wisconsin Portfolio is designed to inform investors about exciting developments in our state's risk capital economy. There are a number of reasons why companies, investors and other institutions should invest or otherwise do business in Wisconsin, from its efficient agricultural sector to its modernized manufacturing community to its growing high-technology economy. 
You probably already know that Wisconsin is a leading dairy state, a brewing industry icon, a Northwoods recreation destination, a summer golfing haven and, yes, the home of the Green Bay Packers. But how much do you know about Wisconsin's world-class technology economy? Please allow us to tell you more through the pages of Wisconsin Edge! To read these and other Tech Council publications, visit the publications section of our website, or contact Gina Leahy at 608-442-7557 for hard copies. |
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