Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP is a full-service accounting and advisory firm whose specialized professionals connect with you and your business through refreshing candor and clear industry insight. Our specialized expertise and global reach in audit, tax, and management consulting support your organization’s goals with knowledgeable, competitive insights. As an independent member of Baker Tilly International, the world’s eighth-largest network of accounting firms, we bring you access to market-specific knowledge in 120 countries. Baker Tilly’s growing life sciences practice supports the needs of emerging and established life science companies with an experienced team of tax, accounting, and consulting professionals.

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Welcome to Figures First Consulting, an outsourced accounting and CFO-for-hire firm owned and operated by founder Chad Rhodes. With more than 20 years of accounting and finance industry experience, Chad and his team provide unparalleled accounting acumen and consulting services to small to medium-sized businesses, nonprofits, start-ups, and associations.

We maintain a hands-on approach when it comes to our client relationships, providing the skills and expertise necessary to take their organization to the next level. Figures First consultants continually pursue certifications and attend seminars in order to stay up to date on evolving industry information, laws, regulations, and techniques. 

Our mission is to serve our clients by meeting their every need, helping them to achieve their organization’s financial goals. Serving small to mid-size entities, we prioritize exceptional customer service and uphold the values of integrity, quality, and trust.

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BWBR is a team of professionals in architecture, interior design, planning, and research who are obsessed with the performance of people and organizations. For nearly a century, the firm has designed solutions to enhance how people live, work, heal, learn, pray, and play in engaging and empowering spaces. Leveraging the power of design, BWBR transforms lives through exceptional environments.

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Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) is a multi-faceted architectural firm that performs work for clients throughout the country. The firm has diversified and grown through our focused staff expertise in the key industries of Science & Technology, Education, Healthcare, Living and Workplace. Since our 1907 inception, we have actively worked to retain the core values of doing the right thing, treating customers and partners with respect, ensuring a quality product, and delivering proactive planning and design solutions. Our mission is to provide our clients with design and service that go far beyond the norm – with relationships built on honesty and a shared understanding.

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Enhancing Employee Well-Being is on More than Just HR

Key Considerations in Designing Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities

Flad Architects is a national planning and design firm committed to creating environments that enhance human potential. In partnership with leading research organizations, universities, healthcare institutions, and science-based companies, Flad designs innovative facilities, with standout dedication to detail. These advanced spaces enable the firm’s clients to make revolutionary discoveries that have a profound impact on society.

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How to Select the Right Sustainability Certification

Virtual and Physical Space Reinvention

With a trace of pride and a measure of gratitude, our firm now takes the names of the sole owners, Scott Ramlow and Nat Stein. Our previous name, Uihlein/Wilson – Ramlow/Stein, recognized the seminal role played by the firm’s founder, David Uihlein, and his first partner, Del Wilson.

In 1985, after years of experience with two leading Milwaukee architects, David determined to practice architecture in a different way. He established the firm to provide more personal service to clients in the city and state. Others partners came to share David’s vision—Del Wilson, Scott Ramlow, and Nat Stein. Today, Scott and Nat carry forward David’s goals of servant leadership and design as a means to improve our communities with a new generation of architects and designers.

We are deliberately a mid-size firm in order to provide a wide range of architectural capabilities with a high level of service. A partner leads each project, and one team manages the project from beginning to end. We cultivate partnerships with clients and strive to be an extension of their businesses and enterprises.

The notion of relationship-building and being there for clients is central to Ramlow/Stein. We have developed long-lasting associations with varied clients doing truly transformational work. We build these relationships by collaborating to design extraordinary places that serve the combined needs of the users, the client, and the community.

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Featured projects– at Ramlow/Stein we are not committed to any particular style, but rather to designing unique buildings that respond to the circumstances of each program.  Check out our work on the Science Learning Commons, Promega Kornberg Center, and We Energies Stem Center at MSOE.

Findorff’s breadth of knowledge has led us to become one of the Midwest’s most trusted builders. With offices in Madison, Milwaukee, and Wausau servicing our community by helping support growth industries in Healthcare, Science & Technology, Industrial, Education, Corporate, and Residential Markets. To thrive for the past 130 years, Findorff invests in their people and advanced technologies such as, virtual construction, 3D modeling (BIM) and lidar & infrared scanning, drones, robotics, prefabrication, LEED, and Lean Construction Practices to support the delivery of projects with reliability and certainty and speed-to-market precision, making an impact on our community through the built environment. We are seeking partners who may need assistance with scaling their business or has an innovative technology that supports the real estate, design, and construction industries. Learn more about Findorff in their BioForward Membership Profile.

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Since forming in 1948, our strong work ethic and dedication to customer satisfaction has never wavered. Still based in the small town of Plain, we have kept our roots and continue to earn unparalleled customer satisfaction in the vital industry of biotechnology and life sciences. First-class reliability. Unbeatable craftsmanship. Genuine integrity. Done right the first time.

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Project Management with Building Information Modeling

JP Cullen is a fifth-generation family-owned business. Since 1892, we have taken on the most challenging government, education, healthcare, commerce, industrial, arts & entertainment and historic restoration projects across Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and northeast Iowa.

Today we are a $400+ million full-service preconstruction and construction company with 800 employees, managing projects from $1,000 to over $100 million in size – from new construction (office buildings, university buildings, residence halls, healthcare clinics, chemical, food and beverage, manufacturing, and power plants) to additions and renovations (healthcare facilities, K-12 schools, chemical, food and beverage, manufacturing, and power plants) to specialized work (e.g. steel erection, masonry, carpentry, historical restoration, equipment installation).

Our corporate headquarters is located in Janesville, Wisconsin. We have a Milwaukee office in Brookfield, Wisconsin and an office in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Navigating Your Next Sensitive Construction Project

Benefits of an On-Site Contractor

For nearly 20 years, Ideal Builders has sought to build one thing better than anyone else: relationships. Established in 2002, we made being “of service” to our community, our clients, our subcontractors, and our associates our top priority. Two decades and over 10 million square feet of buildings later, we have evolved significantly though our fundamental values remain unchanged. The partners at Ideal — Dave Martin, Jason Bollig, Tim Cleary, and BJ Galle — are fully engaged in the daily operations of the company. The belief that empowering all associates and treating all people with respect continues to drive our decisions, both big and small. Our commitment to building relationships will continue for another twenty years and beyond.

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We help our customers design, deliver, operate and maintain quality-critical manufacturing (GMP related) or mission-critical facilities. Our engineering, technical, and consulting services encompass all aspects of operation:  equipment, automation, process, human performance.  The result is a superior level of operational performance and reliability.

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Speed to Market and Beyond

Four generations of creating exceptional facilities that improve the lives of others.

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Affiliated Engineers is the AEC industry’s leading technical consulting firm for uniquely complex large-scale building, energy, and utility projects. In 41 years we have grown from a local engineering firm heating schools and churches in Madison, Wisconsin, to a global practice creating projects that make a difference in the world.

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Assessing COVID-19 Impacts in Building Design

All-Electric Building Design

Since 1913, Hooper has grown to become a well-respected electric power and mechanical contractor. With headquarters in Wisconsin and regional offices in Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Michigan, Hooper employs approximately 1,200 office staff and tradespeople supporting residential and commercial clients. Hooper’s areas of expertise include fabrication and installation of complex plumbing, process piping, fire protection and HVAC systems, and construction of substations and high-voltage transmission and distribution lines for utility partners. Hooper also deploys emergency storm response teams around the country to help restore power to communities ravaged by natural disasters.

Established in Madison, Wisconsin by Charles A. Hooper, the company’s early success came as a steamfitting company installing pipes to heat state government buildings and the nearby University of Wisconsin. By the 1950s, its electrical and mechanical divisions were firmly established. Numerous acquisitions in the 1960s and 1970s brought increasing versatility to Hooper and greater ability to serve the growing needs of utilities, the university, and private companies throughout Wisconsin and beyond. The addition of General Heating and Air Conditioning (GHAC) in 1994 boosted the company’s overall growth, adding residential customers to its client base.

At the start of the twenty-first century, Hooper continued to grow and prosper with new technologies and engineering expertise. It significantly increased its green energy initiatives with wind, solar, and geothermal. The company also expanded geographically with electric power operations in more than 26 states. Long-term relationships with partners such as Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power and Madison Gas & Electric continued and storm response to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy and others elevated Hooper’s presence across the country.

Today, Hooper’s overall reach extends throughout the U.S. and Canada, yet most of its mechanical business remains locally focused near its founding city and headquarters. The company’s longstanding local relationships with general contractors and commitment to its customers have earned it wide-ranging projects over the decades –from residential and manufacturing to hospitals and high-tech, to work on marquee projects such as the Kohl Center, Overture Center, Fiserv Forum, and Epic.

In November 2021, GHAC joined Hooper Corporation under one roof on a brand new campus and as one unified brand: Hooper. Teams that previously worked in separate offices and various warehouses are now combined in the new office building and fabrication facility – all equipped with the right space and tools for a safer, brighter, more efficient and collaborative work environment. Hooper’s people and unique ownership structure are central to its continued legacy and growth. Since the beginning, it has remained a union business, employing the best and brightest of skilled tradespeople. As a privately owned company with no outside shareholders, Hooper takes pride in its growth and succession over multiple generations of hands-on professional owner-operators. The principles on which Hooper has built its business are as strong now as they were in 1913, and those same standards of honesty, hard work, and excellence continue to guide the company today and into the next century.

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Established in 1972, Faith Technologies is an energy expert and national leader in electrical planning, engineering, design and installation. As a comprehensive authority in the field of electrical and energy services, we lead industry change through a dedicated investment in technology, strategic project consulting and process engineering that drives productivity, value, and above all, safety.

Breaking industry benchmarks, we drive trends in growth and development through a continual investment in their merit-based employees’ skill, leadership and career development. We continually invest in our employees’ skill sets and provide all-inclusive services that make projects easier and more rewarding.

Explore more about who Faith Technologies is, what we stand for, how we’re different, and how we work to earn your confidence every day.

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Energy Monitoring Systems Drive Sustainability and Operational Efficiency

Making Time to Build the Bench

CRB’s engineers, architects, and construction professionals are passionately focused on delivering design, construction, and consulting solutions that achieve success for our life sciences and advanced technology clients.

CRB is a full-service network of engineers, architects, constructors, and consultants, assisting advanced technology organizations in the planning, design, construction, and operational support of facilities across the globe. With world-class technical expertise and an empowered staff of 850-plus, we relentlessly pursue and deliver the right solutions to our client’s technical challenges, no matter how big or small.

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North American Mechanical, Inc. (NAMI) is Wisconsin’s premier Mechanical Contractor. With almost 45 years of experience in design, fabrication, installation, control, and service, NAMI is the most trusted partner for your building’s mechanical systems.

NAMI has a highly motivated, highly skilled workforce, committed to…

• acting with honesty & integrity
• showing respect for all
• exceeding expectations
• seeking win-win solutions
• demonstrating spirit & drive
• pursuing innovation
• working safe

NAMI provides a full array of mechanical services to exceed our customer’s needs. Our mechanical services include:

• HVAC
• Plumbing
• Process Piping
• Building Controls & Automation
• Building Security
• Service & Maintenance

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The Boldt Company is among the top construction service firms in the country, with 17 offices throughout the United States. We are a fourth‐generation family and employee‐owned company providing construction services to customers in a variety of science and technology, industrial, education, healthcare, commercial, and renewable energy markets. Our delivery philosophy is based on safety, performance, and driving the highest‐value results while continuing our legacy of honesty, fairness, and hard work in business and beyond.

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Integrated Lean Project Delivery

The craftsmen at J.M. Brennan understand the mechanics behind every component in your building. That’s why we’re able to offer solutions for even the most demanding projects. J.M. Brennan is the preferred mechanical contractor for hospitals, commercial buildings, universities, and manufacturing facilities.

J.M. Brennan has the knowledge, resources, and past experience to handle all your mechanical contracting needs. From design and build to 24/7 service, we have solutions for:

• HVAC
• Plumbing
• Process Piping
• Industrial Sheet Metal
• Controls
• 24/7 Service
• Fire Protection

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Custom Solutions

We provide exceptional IT services to small to medium-sized businesses in the greater Madison and Dane County area.

We help guide our clients through financial and technical considerations for best implementing, maintaining, protecting, and securing your business.

We are here to help you make more efficient use of your time – and allow you to focus on what’s important – your core business.

Empowered by our dedicated, talented staff, we measure our success by doing what it takes to help our clients succeed. We pride ourselves on being our clients’ trusted advisor and partner, providing them a range of creative IT solutions and successful, cost-effective delivery of services.

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We offer specialized professional consulting for the world’s most highly regulated industries. Learn why we have come to be known as the premier consulting firm for the life science industry.

With PSC Software™’s cloud-based software solutions, your organization will be able to better operate ever-growing sensitive and confidential dataset.

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Inspection Management Teams for GxP Inspections

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

WiSolve is a non-profit organization composed of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  WiSolve provides research-based business recommendations to address challenging problems in the Madison business community. Simultaneously, WiSolve consultants acquire business acumen and experience to further their professional development.

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Innovenn develops patient-centered digital health solutions to advance patient care and improve outcomes. With over 125 collective years of experience, we offer a powerful combination of skills and capabilities to improve patient health.

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What You Should Know About the FDA Q-Sub Process

How Does Innovenn Improve Patient Outcomes

Catalyst BioConsulting (formerly PICO – Postdoc Industry Consultants) is a business consulting group comprised of highly trained scientists that provides a broad range of consulting services for the many challenges faced by start-up and established firms. We offer pro-bono services geared towards the sustainable development and growth of innovative biotech and health technology companies in Wisconsin and beyond.

Our mission is to provide research-based, actionable business recommendations for biotechnology, health technology and pharmaceutical firms. We leverage our analytical skills and scientific expertise to tackle strategic and economic problems to elevate a company’s performance.

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MERI Knows the Right Way to Dispose of Regulated Waste

A partnership of three Madison, WI hospitals, MERI helps facilities throughout the Midwest properly dispose of medical waste including sharps, infectious, hazardous, pharmaceutical, universal and blue wrap.

Their approach helps you:

• Understand and comply with the regulations that specifically affect you
• Relax, with transparent pricing, no monthly minimums and no hidden fees
• Be more sustainable by recycling your blue wrap

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Your Guide to Infectious Waste Done Right

Guide to New WI Hazardous Waste Disposal Rules

 Total Water Treatment Systems specializes in high-purity water applications. These applications are quite varied and can range from highly purified water for In Vitro Fertilization, biotech, dialysis and microchip applications to specialized water for boiler feed and parts rinsing.

They provide services such as

• Custom design and engineering (CAD drawings).
• Preventive maintenance and full service contracts.
• Off-site management.
• Portable exchange services.
• Long Term Capital Agreements.
• Water analysis.
• 24 hour emergency services.
• Water quality standards and guidelines.
• EMD Millipore service provider.

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Water Standards Brochure

Total Water Scope Brochure

First Business Financial Services, Inc. is a Wisconsin-based bank holding company, focused on the unique needs of businesses, business executives, and high net worth individuals. First Business offers business banking, private wealth, and specialty finance solutions, and because of its niche focus, is able to provide its clients with unmatched expertise, accessibility, and responsiveness.

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Alternative Financing Strategies for your Business

Park Bank, named for the street upon which our first branch was and is still located, opened its doors for business on July 18, 1966. Operating for 17 years from a single location, Park Bank, now Madison’s longest serving community bank, has built a solid reputation for competitive products and an honest, friendly approach to business. An approach our clients have found – and continue to find – to be quite refreshing.

Naturally, demand for this unique brand of banking grew and fueled a careful expansion strategy that continues to this day. The foundation of our success? The trust placed in us by new and long-term clients who appreciate our community-based banking philosophy. For along the way, we learned an important lesson that we apply to all that we do – to build client loyalty as a bank, you need to be more than a bank.

In many ways, Park Bank is today the same financial institution started as a single branch in 1966. We live by the same dedication to friendly, personalized service that provided our early clients with a welcome alternative to our larger competitors. Our promise is just that, a pledge to always take into consideration the effect our actions have on the lives of those who bank with us. And this results in a better banking experience for you.

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Identity Theft Restoration

WEDC is committed to creating and maintaining an environment that invites and rewards business, professional and personal pursuits In Wisconsin®. Our Mission, Vision and Core Values are centered around this purpose. Our mission is to advance and maximize opportunities in Wisconsin for businesses, communities and people to thrive in a globally competitive environment

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Entrepreneurs Programs

Venture Investors seeks the next big things in healthcare. Based in the Midwest with open access to renowned research universities, and the vibrant communities that surround them, we target, uncover, and invest in extraordinary ideas that will shape the future of health and wellness. With decades of proven success, we’re fueling the future of what’s driving healthcare. Today, we have over $200 million in assets under management.

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Madison Development Corporation manages several loan funds available to growing or start-up businesses that cannot fully meet the underwriting standards of private commercial lenders.MDC’s lending programs are funded in part by the City of Madison Community Development Block Grant Program.

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The Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) provides one-on-one assistance to early-stage emerging technology businesses throughout Wisconsin. CTC consultants are experts in technology commercialization processes. We have over 60 years of combined experience and have collaborated in acquiring over $155 million in federal and other funding¬†for our clients.  CTC manages grants and programs that assist clients is obtaining said funding.

Our organization was created in 2005 under the name of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network in order to bring together advocates of economic development and experts in technology and commercialization to work with our clients and help them achieve commercialization success.

The Center for Technology Commercialization is supported by the University of Wisconsin System (UWSA), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Small Business Administration (SBA). We are a part of the UW System Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Today, Hausmann Group continues to be one of Wisconsin’s leading insurance agencies with significant expertise in designing and implementing risk management and employee benefits strategies for clients across the country. Our commitment is to improving the client’s bottom line. We use the collective intelligence of our entire team to stay at the forefront of the insurance industry.

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We’re ‍a ‍modern ‍insurance brokerage ‍innovating ‍on ‍behalf ‍of ‍our ‍clients. The insurance industry has been slow to modernize, leaving clients frustrated and dissatisfied. By empowering risk management experts with advanced technology, we deliver innovative and effective solutions to our clients’ needs.

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DeWitt LLP was founded in 1903 and is one of the 10 largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has more than 130 attorneys practicing in Green Bay, Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. The firm is known for its work in a variety of legal areas including intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family business, family law, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, and tax law.

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Intellectual Property Services – Recognized as leaders in the Intellectual Property (IP) field by IAM Patent 1000, IP Stars, Martindale-Hubbell and others – DeWitt’s attorneys work with clients around the world in all matters related to IP. Whether it’s an invention or trademark, patent prosecution, or licensing a trade secret – we ensure our clients maintain a competitive edge while also protecting against intellectual property theft and misuse. 

Government Relations Services – DeWitt’s Government Relations team is one of the most respected lobbying groups in the State of Wisconsin with seasoned bipartisan Wisconsin lobbyists. The DeWitt team has expertise, experience and a proven track record with officials in all branches of Wisconsin state government and both major parties. The firm has strong bipartisan relationships with legislators, legislative staff and key agency staff members.

Foley is a highly regarded, national law firm whose practice areas encompass the full range of corporate legal services, including corporate governance and compliance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property and IP litigation, and tax.

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Health Care Law Today

Pharma Patents

In serving clients ranging from local biotech companies to high-tech corporations across the U.S., Europe and Asia, our Madison-based attorneys focus primarily on patent and other intellectual property litigation, and insurance coverage matters.  Our Patent Litigation group in Madison has a combined 80-plus years of experience handling cases across the country, with attorneys having tried more than 20 patent infringement cases to verdict or judgment in both the Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin, as well as national patent venues.  Madison-based attorneys in our Insurance Recovery Litigation group work with large public and private companies and their directors and officers in disputes with their insurance carriers.

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Industry Insights into the Future of Immersive Technology

Ensuring Patent Subject Matter Eligibility for Blockchain Tech

ATL is an ISO 13485;2016 certified, FDA registered, and cGMP compliant printing, converting, and contract manufacturer of custom labels, disposable medical devices, die-cut components, material laminations, and converted products for the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotech markets.

ATL is known for its problem-solving expertise in helping start-ups to Fortune 500 companies bring their products to life by providing technical support for material selection, product design, and process development, from concept through engineering and validation to full-scale manufacturing.

Since 1954, ATL has built trust and confidence with customers across the globe. From short runs to high volume, we deliver high-quality products on time and on budget.

We specialize in narrow web flexographic and digital printing, material converting (die cutting, multi-layer laminating, cold seal packaging, island placement), clean room manufacturing, custom product assembly, packaging, and distribution of tapes and foams.

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Medical Device

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Teel has originated engineering improvements and broken new ground in product development for years. We were the first to extrude highly loaded natural fiber plastic composite materials nearly twenty years ago and pioneered multi-layer fuel line tubing in the 1980s. Teel Plastics invented numerous in-line cutting techniques and has built unique manufacturing and production equipment to meet customer demands for years.  We continue this cutting-edge tradition today with 3D printing, Industry 4.0 equipment, advanced software modeling, and top-notch customer service.

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Reverse Engineering Medical Device Material

Using Coextrusion to Solve Challenging Medical Design Issues

The Business We’re In 

Imagine a more limitless world where information access is easy, streamlined and controlled. Where digital systems are built and optimized specifically for your business needs. Where people can work smarter, not harder.   

At Acumium, our team connects you to transformative technology that supports your business objectives. We take a collaborative approach, bringing a Midwestern work ethic to solve your unique challenges, with a solution tailored for you. Whether that’s creating modern processes, aggregating mission-critical data, secure cloud deployment, improved user experience, or building a powerful website, Acumium’s team of creative technologists helps your business be its best.  

User Experience:     

These days, experience is everything. Well-designed applications let people get in, get something done, and get out as quickly and easily as possible. A good user experience goes beyond visual design, it’s built on understanding user behavior and creating a frictionless path for your audience. Good UX drives leads, makes complex transactions easy, and increases user loyalty to your business. Great experiences differentiate your business. 

Create modern processes:  

Off-the-shelf software can’t do it all, especially as your business grows. At Acumium, we partner with you to identify, design, and build the solution your business needs to thrive. Whether you need a digital ordering process, data management tools, custom website features, mobile applications, or a refresh of legacy software, our 100% US-based development team will guide you through the creation of software that exactly fits your needs. 

Aggregate mission-critical data: 

You make decisions every day from the data you generate. Technology that aggregates important data impacts your ability to make solid, rapid decisions. It is the difference between an agile company and a sluggish one. And it is often the difference between accuracy and error. We work with you to understand how you use data, how it affects your decisions and how we can streamline the process.  

Engage your audience:  

Great website design pushes boundaries and gives users an intuitive digital experience that’s easy to navigate. Your site should be an extension of your business and incorporate the information and functionality your business needs to reach and engage your audience. At Acumium, our award-winning website design team will research your mission and create a customized site that reflects every aspect of your business and improves your visibility. 

Data security: 

Data privacy and data protection are critically important within the life sciences industry. Failure in keeping your data protected could lead to unauthorized access to critical data or being non-compliant with common regulations (like GDPR, CCPA, or HITECH). At Acumium, our focus is to keep your data protected, your business compliant and your data securely at your fingertips when availability matters.  

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How Customer Experience Informed Digital Strategy for WiCell

WiCell asked Acumium to create a digital solution for characterization test requests that integrated with their internal system for tracking and billing projects. 

In this case study, we share how WiCell improved their customers’ experience by modernizing a critical process for requesting service. This was a bold strategic step in digitizing and connecting their processes and creating efficiency for their business. 

CZ Strategy

You’ve Made Your Choice. Now go!

The Business We’re In

CZ Strategy is a 21-year-old strategic marketing consultancy that builds strong brands and marketing systems to generate new growth. Our mission is to help entrepreneurially-minded leaders plot and execute their next move.

We work with clients all over the U.S.

We build strong brands, conduct research to build new marketing channels, and design marketing plans that generate new growth. Our clients include biotech, technology, healthcare, and financial services firms.

Brand Positioning Research. We conduct perceptual research to help service and product companies identify their ideal customer and refocus their brand messaging and marketing efforts.

Marketing Plans. We guide clients to rewrite their marketing plans that optimize partnerships, inbounding and outbound marketing, social media, and traditional PR.

Lead Generation Planning. We assist our clients in designing their marketing systems to generate qualified leads that translate into sales.

Social Media Strategy. We conduct social listening research and create sensible social media strategies that fit with each client’s unique digital footprint.

Marketing Agency Work. CZ also provides marketing agency services, including social media management, inbound marketing, and executive influence marketing/PR.

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Ebook on Messaging Strategy

In Native Tongue: Translating your message into the language of prospects, CZ Strategy president Dave Goetz helps entrepreneurial leaders with positioning strategy. This is a short, fun read on brand positioning and messaging strategy.

New Human Relationships in the Age of Bots

No start-up succeeds without a clear marketing funnel. Today’s digital marketing is critical to connect with prospects, but nothing can replace the importance of human relationships. This is a common-sense article about how to make your marketing human.

The Difference between Inbound and Outbound Marketing

Often there is great confusion about the differences between inbound and outbound marketing. Both are needed to market your technology or science to prospects. This simple article explains the differences while also identifying 12 types of content for inbound marketing.

We’re a small yet mighty team of experienced real estate professionals who will seamlessly integrate into your team to help you make the best decisions for your business. Beyond strategic, business-oriented thinking, we’re known for exceptional customer service and the clear communication, transparency, and integrity that characterizes it. When it comes down to it, we truly care about our customers and their businesses, and we do everything we can to ensure their success.

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Points of Culture

Fitchburg is ideally nestled between urban Madison and the scenic farmlands of Wisconsin.  With its close proximity to UW- Madison Campus, the State Capitol, and the Dane County Regional Airport, Fitchburg offers the best of city and rural life.

Fitchburg’s innovative economy is well-positioned for small businesses such as Platypus Technologies to global companies like Promega Corporation with expertise in life sciences, advanced manufacturing, agri-business, information technology, and instrumentation.

Fitchburg’s New Venture Center accelerator offers the perfect place for science and technology companies to grow and expand.

Fitchburg’s idealistic neighborhood and vibrant business districts are surrounded by family farms, community parks, and world-class bike trails for an experience that is the best of both worlds.

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Assisting candidates, transferees, and families moving in and out of the Madison area.

For over 30 years, our dedicated relocation team at Restaino & Associates has prided itself on providing relocation assistance, customized to the needs of individuals and corporations moving in and out of the Madison area. We have a diverse group of agents with a variety of specialities and talents to meet the individual needs of our relocating clients, whatever they may be. We want to be your trusted resource to help navigate you through the entire process.

Our team is here to make your transition a smooth one. We pride ourselves on top quality service.

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With a real estate history that ties back three generations, Cascade Development was formed in 2016 on midwestern principals of a hands on, hard work approach to all aspects of our business. Although our company name is new, what we have been doing in the real estate world is not. One of our founders, John Stauffacher, cut his teeth in the family business helping his father build Exel Inns of America, a 35 property hotel chain founded in 1974. Fast forward to today, the lessons learned through a lifetime of development have shaped the way we do business. As a boutique firm that acts as a developer, contractor, and manager of its ground-up properties, Cascade Development strives to provide great buildings staffed with quality employees that provide exceptional service.

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Mortenson is a fully integrated real estate developer and design-builder serving diverse industries for nearly 70-years. The heart of our organization is centered on Building for the Greater Good. This belief fuels our mission to create an exceptional customer experience and is driven by our company’s culture to Redefine What’s Possible–creating environments and facilities enabling innovation across industries and strengthening the economic health of our communities. The breadth of industries served means we bring a network of leading-edge practices and innovation to our customers and projects–drawing from our platform of services including real estate development. Our real estate development team has developed 5.6 million square feet, valued over $2B over the last ten years. We bring the know-how and experience to deliver any of the major asset classes including healthcare, science and technology, higher education, retail, office, parking, and residential. In healthcare and life sciences, RevistaMed ranked Mortenson ranked #6 in real estate development project starts for 2020.

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The mission of SARA is to provide value to our investors, tenants, employees, and stakeholders through the development and acquisition of quality commercial real estate investments with an uncompromising commitment to the highest standards of service and integrity.

SARA is based in Madison, Wisconsin, and rooted in our Midwest values employing a team of humble, intelligent, well-experienced real estate professionals who sincerely care about the outcomes we achieve for our investors and tenants alike.  When Eric Schwartz founded SARA Investment Real Estate in 1997, he had a vision to build a client-focused company built on integrity, respect, and communication. Today, that vision has become a reality. Since its inception, SARA, named in honor of Eric’s wife, has successfully developed meaningful relationships with a diverse group of investors, and cultivated a portfolio of quality retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use investment properties throughout the Midwest. SARA remains committed to operating with the utmost integrity and is focused on building sustainable relationships with everyone we work with. Our dedicated team of employees is committed to managing each investment property with great care and is devoted to making smart financial decisions that will achieve positive investment returns, while always protecting the equity investment that has been entrusted to us. We work collaboratively on each one of our investment properties to ensure that Eric’s vision of a forward-thinking, client-centered business is upheld.

Our business is investment real estate. Our success is attributed to our ongoing focus on one-to-one relationships with investors, tenants, vendors, and business associates in which all profit, grow and succeed. Our talented team of employees has developed a skill for uncovering unique investment properties, identifying their potential, and implementing a strategy to realize a positive investment return. We develop an investment strategy for each property and then actively manage each asset and respond proactively to the ever-changing market environment. The SARA team is dedicated to finding innovative solutions in today’s complex real estate environment, placing high priority on creating an alliance between the brick-and-mortar, tenants, and operating partners.

Always mindful of the balance that must exist between investor and tenant, we make thoughtful financial decisions regarding the operations of each property, understanding how each decision not only impacts investor returns but, just as important, the potential impact on the tenant’s bottom line. A property occupied by financially strong tenants typically yields the best investment results. If our tenant’s businesses succeed, so do our investors.

Our commitment to innovation and maintaining a keen eye on current market trends keeps us at the forefront of the real estate market. Square foot by square foot, SARA will continue to create new opportunities for our investors, tenants, and operating partners.

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Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable services and talent solutions drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world.

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Founded in 1988, the Domann Organization, Inc. is a retained executive search firm dedicated exclusively to the Life Sciences. In a constantly changing environment, faced with daily challenges and emerging issues, it is critical to be represented by a firm possessing current information and historical industry intellect. We believe our specialization gives us a distinct advantage. Our vertical emphasis allows us to focus on core industry news and movement keeping our finger on the industry pulse. Our familiarity with the industry and connections within the industry, enable us to reach talented top management candidates expeditiously and secure the ideal candidate for you. We have developed an impressive list of clients by consistently providing outstanding recruitment services.

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Better buildings require intelligent solutions. We make it easy. Our solutions bring all building systems together into one cohesive ecosystem for complete control, management and reporting.

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Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing designs, builds, and integrates custom automation equipment for applications worldwide. Located in Madison, WI, the company provides value-added engineering and manufacturing from concept to completion. Isthmus has a wide range of expertise, including precision assembly, custom material handling, web processing, and robotic & machine vision integration. Isthmus Engineering is a worker-owned cooperative.

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TESCHGlobal (TG) is committed to revolutionizing the way organizations manage and utilize business data through best-in-class implementation services of modern technology tools and repeatable methodologies that automate processes while enabling full insight into operations. By deploying a specialized team of software engineers and strategists, TESCHGlobal provides unmatched delivery of digital transformation solutions which include customized application development and data management solutions, creating efficient, data-driven organization worldwide. TESCHGlobal has extensive experience in the areas of Enterprise Integration, Enterprise Business Intelligence & Analytics, and Software Application Development in a variety of industries: healthcare, manufacturing, supply chain, retail, insurance, and more.  

TESCHGlobal is headquartered in Grafton, WI, USA and has offices in Boise, ID, Mexico City, MX and Amsterdam, NL.

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A Team Passionate About Custom Software, Mobile App Development & IT Consulting

Founded in 1998, Xorbix is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin software development and IT consulting firm. Xorbix was created to provide organizations with top-notch IT consulting services and custom software development solutions. We’ve been building award-winning mobile applications before the mobile revolution became mainstream.

Through our years of extensive experience and building trusted partnerships with hundreds of businesses, we take pride in being platform agnostic, allowing us to develop solutions for a variety of platforms. Xorbix is a true technology partner for businesses of all sizes through our time-tested ability to build software applications your business needs to drive success.

Our clients – new and long-term alike – come to us for the quality we deliver above and beyond any other software development company. We believe in hiring quality talent to always exceed expectations and deliver quality solutions-both on time and within budget. When combined with our flexible choice of platforms and wide range of services, we pride ourselves on our ability to meet any of your organization’s technology needs.

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Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT), headquartered in Madison, Wis., provides regulated electric and natural gas service to about 950,000 electric and 410,000 natural gas customers in Iowa and Wisconsin. Alliant Energy’s mission is to deliver energy solutions and exceptional service customers and communities count on – safely, efficiently and responsibly. Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company are Alliant Energy’s two public utility subsidiaries.

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MGE provides electricity in Dane County and distributes natural gas in seven Wisconsin counties. As a community energy company, MGE is committed to promoting healthy and sustainable growth. To meet the unique needs of biotechnology companies, MGE provides expertise in: enhanced electric reliability, energy efficiency, and energy technology. In 2007, MGE was rated number 1 in the US for electric reliability.