Michelle Somes-Booher had been helping entrepreneurs and small business owners get their companies off the ground long before she became director of the Small Business Development Center in Madison. Somes-Booher, 49, manages a team of …
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Biotech company makes new discovery in hormone imbalance research
A biotech startup achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of therapies that seek to reverse age related hormone imbalances. JangoBio, a Madison based startup, announced the breakthrough in a press release Feb. 18. The …
SHINE Medical CEO Talks Europe Expansion, Future Phases of Company
In addition to creating a company that may soon supply two-thirds of the global demand for radioisotopes used in medical imaging, Wisconsin’s Greg Piefer is moving towards plans to create machinery that will produce clean …
Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic wins WEDC award to support rural entrepreneurs
The Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at University of Wisconsin Law School has been awarded $50,000 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to support entrepreneurship in rural Wisconsin. At the L&E Clinic, new businesses get …
Supporting pillows and boosting gelato: Rural entrepreneurs get free legal help from UW Law School
Ryan Del Balso had quit his job and was planning to buy an RV with his wife, travel around the country and road school their children. When his wife received an unexpected diagnosis that prevented …
UW Libraries launches two new online micro-courses for innovators
UW Libraries has just launched two new online micro-courses: “Introduction to Patents” and “Grants & Funding Sources.” Innovators can take the courses for free online at any time. Micro-courses can also be incorporated into course …
Biotech startups share space, services at Madison’s Forward BIOLABS
After Tobias Zutz raised $900,000 for Gregor Diagnostics, his Madison startup developing a new test for prostate cancer, he didn’t want to spend a big chunk of the money on lab equipment right away. He …
Madison VR company focusing on tech for 2 groups: school kids and military personnel
Noted: Holos is a UW–Madison spinout. A Madison-based company developing virtual reality software has two current objectives: make classroom lessons more engaging for kids and train military mechanics in aircraft maintenance. The two ideas seem …
Starting Up: Company started at UW-Madison hopes to make paint production greener
Faux leather, latex paints, adhesives, no-chip nail polish — all of these and more are made with a key ingredient that’s made from petroleum and comes at a high price point, but a Madison-based startup …