MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Three Milwaukee-area health care companies recently backed by Venture Investors Health Fund with support from the Wisconsin Investment Fund will be featured at a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon Thursday, Jan. 8, in Milwaukee.
The panel will examine health care innovation emerging in Milwaukee, the importance of early-stage seed capital and the role public-private partnerships play in strengthening Wisconsin’s innovation economy. Venture Investors Health Fund is a Madison-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage opportunities in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics and digital health and recently closed its seventh fund.
Panelists are David Arnstein, partner and chief financial officer of Venture Investors Health Fund; Adam Kadlec, founder and chief executive officer of Rivermark Medical; Andy Kadlec, founder and chief executive officer of Ten Bay Bio; and Dr. Michael Widlansky, co-founder of Sanacor. Maggie Brickerman, Tech Council president, will moderate the discussion.
Join us at Quarles & Brady’s office in downtown Milwaukee, 411 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 2400. Registration and networking start at 11:30 a.m., buffet lunch at noon and the presentation at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $10 for entrepreneurs, students and returning veterans; $25 for individual members; $40 for general admission and included for Tech Council corporate members. Click here to register.
“Milwaukee continues to show the strength of innovation happening across Wisconsin,” said Maggie Brickerman, president of the Tech Council. “We’re looking forward to hearing more about the startup companies on the panel, the high-quality investment opportunities emerging in the region and the role public and private organizations play in fostering a strong entrepreneurial environment. This kind of collaboration is critical to helping Wisconsin companies grow.”
This luncheon is sponsored by the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood and hosted by Quarles & Brady.
The Wisconsin Technology Council is the independent, non-profit science and technology adviser to the governor and Legislature, with events, publications and outreach that contribute to Wisconsin’s tech-based economy. To join, go to www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com or call 608-442-7557.
