Propeller Health Raises $21.5M for Respiratory Disease Technology

The winds continue to blow in Propeller Health’s favor.

In the past year, Madison, WI-based Propeller—which makes Internet-connected inhalers and sensors designed to help asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... Read more »

Jamf, Nordic, Titan Spine, & More: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist

Catch up on news from Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines:

—Jamf announced a collaboration with University of California San Diego Health that’s aimed at equipping every patient room in... Read more »

New Company RPRD Seeking to Test DNA, Anticipate Reactions to Drugs

A faculty member at the Medical College of Wisconsin has spun out a new company, RPRD Diagnostics, which says it will help examine genetic profiles of its customers’ patients to... Read more »

GREE Is Good: How PerBlue Sold Its DragonSoul to Japanese Firm

Earlier this month, PerBlue, a Madison, WI-based developer of games that can be downloaded and played on mobile devices, said that it had sold the rights to one of its... Read more »

EatStreet Downloads Another $11M for Restaurant Ordering Software

EatStreet has raised nearly $11 million in equity financing, according to a regulatory filing that was made public on Thursday.

The Madison, WI-based developer of online food-ordering software has now raised... Read more »

Promentis, Kiio, EmOpti, & More: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist

Take a break from raking leaves and putting up your Halloween decorations and catch up on the latest news from Wisconsin’s innovation community:

—Milwaukee-based Promentis Pharmaceuticals raised nearly $8.8 million in... Read more »

Allergy Amulet Raises $1.1M for Device That Detects Food Allergens

Abigail Barnes is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish. Her food allergies have landed her in the hospital on six different occasions. She’s not alone: in the U.S., every three... Read more »

Moxe Health Snags $5.5M to Connect Healthcare Insurers and Providers

Moxe Health, a Madison, WI-based startup whose digital tools help facilitate the flow of data between healthcare providers, insurers, and software applications, says it has raised $5.5 million from investors.... Read more »

Exact Sciences, Rockwell, & Gender Gaps: This Week’s WI Watchlist

Stay on top of the latest news from Wisconsin’s innovation community, starting with these recent headlines:

—Madison-based Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) said that Cologuard, the company’s stool-based DNA test for colorectal... Read more »

With Epic Ties, HealthX Raises $20M First Fund, Reveals Investments

HealthX Ventures, a Madison, WI-based group that invests in early-stage healthcare technology companies, says that it has closed a $20 million fund. About 75 investors participated, says Dan Blake, a... Read more »

Cellular Dynamics Spinoff Aims to Develop Vision-Restoring Therapies

Cellular Dynamics International is following a split with a spinoff.

The Madison, WI-based biotech, which earlier this month announced it divided the company into two business units, is now saying... Read more »

Arrowhead Teams Up with Amgen to Develop Cardiovascular Drugs

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Amgen will together work to develop and commercialize two drugs designed to treat cardiovascular disease, the companies said Thursday.

Under the terms of the agreements, Amgen will pay... Read more »

Gener8tor, University of Minnesota Tech Transfer Office to Team Up

Gener8tor, a startup accelerator whose programs have taken place exclusively in Wisconsin up to this point, took a key step forward in its expansion into Minnesota this week.

The University... Read more »

Bio Execs Talk Patient Advocacy, Duchenne Approval at BioForward Panel

Janet Woodcock, the top drug evaluator at the FDA, was the driving force behind the FDA’s recent decision to approve eteplirsen (Exondys 51), a drug for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy... Read more »

Startup Bill, Water Council, CDI, & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist

Cooler autumn temperatures appear to be here to stay. Stay warm, and stay current with these recent headlines from Wisconsin’s innovation community:

—The office of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she reintroduced... Read more »

Debates, Tours, & Beer: New Milwaukee Startup Week Unveils Schedule

What do yoga, a happy hour office crawl, an all-day hackathon, and a 70-mile bus ride have in common?

All are part of the recently released schedule for Milwaukee Startup Week... Read more »

Shine Medical Technologies to Move to Janesville Later This Year

Shine Medical Technologies has for years planned to build a manufacturing facility in Janesville, WI, where it would produce a crucial medical isotope. Now the company says it will move its... Read more »

Catalyze Raises $6.5M for Health Data Hosting and Integration Tools

Catalyze, a Madison, WI-based startup that provides cloud hosting and data integration services for healthcare organizations, says it has raised $6.5 million from investors.

Lewis and Clark Ventures of St.... Read more »

Epic, Astronautics, Virent, & More: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist

Keep up with the latest news from Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines:

—Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Verona-based Epic Systems, revealed to Healthcare IT News that half... Read more »

Lawyer Talks Industry Trends, Improving WI’s Startup Scene, & More

Joe Boucher, a Madison, WI-based attorney, has been advising early-stage businesses for more than 30 years. He is a co-founder of Neider & Boucher, and bestlawyers.com recently named him 2017... Read more »