SmartBurn using human breath as a sign of athletic performance
When one releases a breath, not much thought is given to the information being whisked away. With that rhythmic breath, an individual is exhaling...
WARF, WiSys portfolios available for ‘browsing’ by tech, industry shoppers
Making innovative UW System and UW-Madison technologies available to industry in northeast Wisconsin was the topic of a recent Tech Council Innovation Network meeting...
Employers looking to coding bootcamps for junior developers
Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers.
That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for...
Voxello overcoming patient communication barriers with the ‘noddle’ device
Imagine waking up in a hospital, not knowing how you got there or why. And what if you were unable to communicate your confusion...
Aker Technologies develops crop diagnostics tools to boost yields
As the global population grows and requires more food sources, the agricultural industry is answering the call to action with innovation that aims to...
Stratafolio helps take guesswork out of real estate decisions
A startup may mean the end to real estate investors struggling over decision-making while shuffling through pages of spreadsheets and data.Stratafolio was created by...
Milwaukee startup delivering gasoline directly to vehicles
A Milwaukee entrepreneur is building an early-stage business around a simple concept: delivering gasoline directly to vehicles.
Talethea Thompson is owner of PumpFive Fuel...
Data guru says Wisconsin startup stats are strong
For the past few years, the prestigious Kauffman Index of
Startup Activity has ranked Wisconsin at dead last for new business
creation. It’s gotten so bad...
Veteran firefighter comes up with device to help comrades
Every day, firefighters across the world storm blindly into burning buildings to save lives of people -- often without even being able to see...
Cellara helping stem cell scientists move beyond hand-written records
Important cell culture information sits nestled in handwritten lab notebooks of stem cell scientists all over the world. That means it’s often inaccessible for...
Cardigan in the hands of serial entrepreneur Matt Younkle
A high percentage of startup businesses fail due to the competitive and risky nature of entrepreneurship. However, this statistic seems to have little effect...
JangoBio sees hormone replacement therapy as key to ravages of aging
The degenerative brain disease associated with aging, Alzheimer’s, is a long-standing mystery in the medical world. With 5 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease...
Pitches at Early Stage Symposium cover wide-ranging business models
Early Stage Symposium attendees who sat in on the Tech Council Investor Networks track heard pitches ranging from a method for sourcing palm oil...
Kleinberg: Only barrier to success is indifference
Tamara Kleinberg, the opening speaker for this year's Early Stage Symposium, says the only barrier to success for entrepreneurs is indifference.
"I don't think...
Kobara Medical setting a new rhythm for cardiac pace-making
What started off as a therapeutic device has turned into an innovative product, offering an alternative to invasive cardiac rhythm management for people who...