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Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub

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Lead Agency: BioForward Wisconsin  

State Served: Wisconsin  

Region: Madison and Milwaukee-Waukesha MSAs  

Core Technology Area: personalized medicine  

Contact: Wendy Harris (wharris@bioforward.org)   

Media Contact: Rissa Guffey (rguffey@bioforward.org) and Lisa Johnson (ljohnson@bioforward.org)  

Organizational Link: https://www.bioforward.org/wisconsin-biohealth-tech-hub/(link is external)

The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, led by BioForward Wisconsin, aims to position Wisconsin as a global leader in personalized medicine, an emerging healthcare approach that tailors tests, treatments, and therapies informed by a patient’s unique genetic code, medical record, and environment. Leveraging its cluster of healthcare assets and track record of commercializing medical research, this Tech Hub seeks to facilitate manufacturing coordination and data sharing, expand lab space and computing capacity, advance the field of critical genomic technology, and accelerate domestic biotech manufacturing.  

The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub seeks to strengthen personalized medicine innovation and manufacturing and commercialization ecosystem in the region in three key areas: imaging/theranostics, genomics, and big data/analytics.   

In July 2024, EDA awarded this Tech Hub grant funding of approximately $49 million to implement five projects, including: 

  • Creating a comprehensive, real-world data ecosystem that accelerates the biohealth product development lifecycle while utilizing national best practices to ensure secure, compliant, and ethical use of patient data; 
  • Deploying mobile cancer screening and healthcare referral fleets to deliver care to distressed communities and to ensure that new innovations and product extensions reach all populations; 
  • Employing artificial intelligence and sophisticated data techniques to streamline the clinical integration of new technologies and prepare manufacturers and supply chains for upcoming demands to drive the growth of theranostics and personalized medicine; 
  • Creating talent pipelines that align with employer demands and addressing the workforce challenges inherent in developing, scaling, building, and deploying new technologies; and 
  • Synergizing initiatives, track metrics, and share learnings to reinforce the cycle of innovation and deployment through Hub-wide leadership, project management, and fostering coordination. 

Strategy Development Grant Amount: $395,550

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