Winners to be announced at public awards ceremony on August 16 in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — July 8, 2016 — Thirty-five companies and nonprofit organizations have been selected as finalists for the 2016 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. In total, 186 businesses, products and services from around the state were nominated. The finalists were determined by a panel of 17 statewide industry experts, with winners to be announced on August 16, 2016 at an awards ceremony at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison. Nominations spanned all parts of Wisconsin, represented large, medium and small companies, startups, established businesses, and nearly all industries.
The Wisconsin Innovation Awards Ceremony is open to the public and tickets are available for $20 each. The event begins at 5:30 pm with a reception, and continues with the awards program at 7:00 pm. The ceremony will include a keynote by Steve Hannah. Ticket information and details are available at www.wisconsininnovationawards.com.
The Wisconsin Innovation Awards Ceremony is presented by American Family Insurance and Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, and supported by Neider & Boucher, Exact Sciences, Baird, First Business Bank, JP Cullen, Props Unlimited, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and JAMF Software.
2016 Wisconsin Innovation Awards Finalists:
| Company | City | Website |
|---|---|---|
| ActiveEDU | Oshkosh | http://www.ActiveEDU.com |
| Alorium Technology (XLR8) | Eau Claire | http://www.aloriumtech.com/ |
| Angio360 Diagnostics LLC | Wauwatosa | http://www.angio360dx.com |
| Asto CT LLC (Equina) | Madison | http://www.astoct.com |
| bluDiagnostics | Madison | http://bludiagnostics.com |
| Breakthrough Fuel | Green Bay | http://www.breakthroughfuel.com |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW Community Engagement Initiative) | Milwaukee | http://chw.org |
| Classmunity | Whitefish Bay | http://classmunity.com |
| Complete Filtration Resources, Inc. | Marshfield | http://www.gotocompletefiltration.com/ |
| Complete Phytochemical Solutions, LLC | Cambridge | http://www.phyto-sol.com/ |
| EatStreet | Sun Prairie | http://www.eatstreet.com/ |
| Engineered Propulsion Systems Inc. | New Richmond | http://eps.aero |
| EnsoData, Inc (EnsoSleep) | Madison | http://www.ensodata.io |
| ETF Model Solutions, LLC (MyRoboAdviser.com) | Appleton | http://www.myroboadviser.com |
| FarmMatch | Viroqua | http://farmmatch.com |
| FloraSeq LLC (FS-0809) | Waukesha | http://www.floraseq.com |
| Health eFilings | Madison | http://www.healthefilings.com |
| Isomark (Energy Balance) | Madison | http://www.isomark.com |
| Lynx Biosciences, LLC (MicroC3) | Madison | http://www.lynxbiosciences.com |
| Master Lock (Master Lock Bluetooth Padlock) | Oak Creek | http://www.masterlock.com |
| Montage (Video and Voice Interviewing) | Delafield | https://www.montagetalent.com |
| NanoAffix Science LLC | Whitefish Bay | http://www.nanoaffix.com |
| OptikTechnik | Milwaukee | http://www.optik-technik.com |
| Phoenix Nuclear Labs, LLC | Monona | http://phoenixnuclearlabs.com |
| POLCO | Madison | http://www.polco.us |
| Rabble LLC (MUSICat) | Madison | http://musicat.co |
| Redox | Madison | http://www.redoxengine.com |
| SmartUQ LLC (SmartUQ Software) | Madison | http://www.smartuq.com |
| Snotco, LLC (‘SnotTape™) | Oshkosh | http://www.snottape.com |
| Square Harvest Inc | Madison | http://www.squareharvest.com |
| The Commons | Milwaukee | http://www.thecommonswi.com |
| Understory | Madison | http://understoryweather.com |
| United Way of Dane County (The HIRE Initiative) | Madison | http://www.unitedwaydanecounty.org |
| Victory Garden Initiative (Great Milwaukee Victory Garden BLITZ) | Milwaukee | http://victorygardeninitiative.org |
| WeightUp Solutions | Madison | http://weightupsolutions.com |
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About the Wisconsin Innovation Awards
Led by a steering committee of business, community and entrepreneurial leaders, the WIA hopes to encourage an even greater environment of innovation by bringing innovators together from various business sectors (e.g. tech, food, healthcare, agriculture, nonprofits, education, government), and from throughout the state of Wisconsin.
For more information, press only:
Molly Walsh
608-616-0840
molly@wisconsininnovationawards.com
For more information:
www.wisconsininnovationawards.com
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