Competition organizers yesterday announced Estrigenix and its chemical compound that reduces hot flashes and the occurrence of dementia in women as runner up in the Life Sciences category. Estrigenix is a pharmaceutical company co-founded by Concordia Business Dean Daniel Sem, Karyn Frick of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,...
A UW-Madison spinoff company that has developed a device to better monitor the heart during surgery, thus saving lives and cost, is the grand prize winner of the 18th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Atrility Medical, which was launched by a pediatric heart surgeon who...
Finalists representing diverse tech-based sectors in Wisconsin’s early-stage economy will present from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 2, as part of the 18th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The four-month, staged contest culminates the following day with award announcements during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference. To register...
Don Zietlow, the president and chief executive officer of La Crosse-based Kwik Trip, will be honored during the June 3 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference with the 18th annual Ken Hendricks Memorial “Seize the Day” award. The award, which celebrates entrepreneurial leaders who have been crucial to Wisconsin’s economic growth, is...
A statewide panel of judges have selected 12 entries to advance to Phase 2 of Wisconsin YES!, a youth business plan contest for students in middle school and high school. Students from across the state submitted their science- and tech-based 250-word business summaries through the contest...
Wes Schroll, chief executive officer and founder of Fetch Rewards, will speak June 3 during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference via vFairs, an award-winning virtual platform. This keynote session is sponsored exclusively by RSM. Register today by clicking here! While a student at the UW-Madison in 2013, Schroll launched...
Twenty-five entries representing innovations in products and services in sectors as broad as health, cleantech, education and more are competing in the finalist round of the 18th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. More than half of them are names familiar to our team! Businesses that have worked...
Twenty-five entries representing sectors as broad as health, cleantech, education and innovations in products or services are competing in the finalist round of the 18th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The contestants have emerged after two rounds of judging in the contest organized through the...
Co-working spaces, legal services and interior design services are just some of the prizes available to the applicants in the 2020 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. This year’s prize pool, which also includes cash, will approach $125,000. Contestants have until 5 p.m. Sunday Jan. 31, 2021,...