Imbed Awarded $1.5 Million NIH Grant to Fight Biofilms in Wounds
September 27, 2019 06:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imbed Biosciences, Inc. (Imbed) announced today that it has been awarded a $1.5 million two-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute for Arthritis...
Zerology aims to make electric cars available to all
Shree Kalluri: “The future is not going to be about owning a car.”
Mackie receives highest honor from radiation oncology society
Thomas “Rock” Mackie, an emeritus professor of medical physics, engineering physics and biomedical engineering, received the Gold Medal Award for his contributions to cancer treatment from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the world’s premier radiation oncology society.
Piefer Awarded Honors by UW
JANESVILLE, Wis., Sept. 12, 2019 –SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that its founder and CEO Greg Piefer has received the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Physics’ 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Fetch Rewards exchanges receipt photos for rewards points, gift cards
The idea for Fetch Rewards came from a UW-Madison student’s frustration with the number of rewards programs he was asked to join. Instead of downloading multiple apps, Wes Schroll just wanted one place where he could earn rewards points for his groceries and household...
Fetch Rewards CEO says rapid growth driven organically
Fetch Rewards founder and CEO Wes Schroll says the company’s rapid growth last year was driven organically through referrals and social engagement.
Paul Ryan joins Board
JANESVILLE, Wis., Aug. 26, 2019 – SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC today announced the appointment of Paul D. Ryan to the company’s board of directors.
WIP makes list of top 10 VC investors in Great Lakes region
As VCs look for more opportunities to put their money into venture hubs outside New York and Silicon Valley, regions like the Great Lakes are stepping up to take advantage.
Silatronix® awarded $10.1 million Navy ONR contract
MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silatronix® has been awarded a $10.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR). The contract, entitled “Organosilicon Electrolytes for Safe, High Energy, High-Nickel NMC Li-ion Batteries” will focus on the use of Organosilicon (OS) electrolytes to improve the cycling stability of Li-ion cells using NMC622 and NMC811 cathode materials in combination with various state-of-the-art anode materials. This ONR project leverages Silatronix® substantial expertise in the development of new OS based solvents for Li-ion battery applications, and the Company’s world class, Li-ion battery materials evaluation laboratory and analysis capability.
$15-million DOE/NNSA award for medical isotope
JANESVILLE, Wis., Aug. 9, 2019 – SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced it has received a $15-million award from the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). The award was made by the agency as part of its effort to establish a reliable, U.S.-produced supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), the most commonly used medical isotope, without the use of highly enriched uranium.