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According to a study published by the healthcare analytics firm Protenus, over 47 million doses of medication were stolen by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare workers in 2018. Opioids were involved in 94% of the incidents, with oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl the most common drugs stolen. Stealing controlled substances prescribed to patients is easier CAREDirect in growth mode, welcomes new CEO

Founders, funders, and Milwaukee startup supporters gathered at Wantable Café for a first look at a number of FOR-M graduates on Monday, November 14. FOR-M is an initiative of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition to support and grow Milwaukee’s tech startup ecosystem. The free program takes a community-based approach to offer tech startup founders the Spotted: FOR-M Founder’s Showcase

Will the next big thing in healthcare be created in Milwaukee? Local innovators are counting on it. Area academic research institutions have united to advance the development of drugs, devices, HealthTech software and new clinical delivery approaches that address unmet medical needs. The Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Concordia University Wisconsin, Marquette University, Local HealthTech startups shine

Wisconsin Startup Coalition and the MKE Tech Hub Coalition partnered to provide a bus tour of three Milwaukee startup businesses. The festivities started at Zywave‘s Wauwatosa headquarters. Matt Cordio filled the double-decker bus with members of the Milwaukee startup ecosystem and headed to Ideawake. The SaaS company is headquartered in Downtown Milwaukee. Founder Coby Skonord Spotted: #MKETech Tour

Healthcare innovators from the region gathered at Wantable Cafe on Wednesday night for the Healthcare Innovation Pitch Contest. The popular MKE Tech Week event featured nine companies vying for $50,000 in cash prizes and membership in Milwaukee Venture Partners. All contestants received a Healthcare Direct Primary Care (DPC) account through TipaScRXipt. The HealthTech pitches were Spotted: Healthcare Innovation Pitch

Technical.ly reporter S. Sorrina Beecher hosted a panel discussion on the state of Milwaukee at NM’s Cream City Labs on the second day of MKE Tech Week. The panelists were Nikki Purvis, President and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, Quentin Prince, Executive Director of Milwaukee Youth Sports Alliance, Teresa Esser, Spotted: Milwaukee Rising Summit

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On September 7, 2021, Governor Tony Evers proclaimed October to be Wisconsin Tech Month throughout the state. Milwaukee will kick off this celebration on Monday, October 3 with the start of Milwaukee Tech Week. Hosted by MKE Tech Hub Coalition, the event features five days of technology-focused, community-driven programming that showcases the growing Milwaukee tech Milwaukee Tech Week October 3-7

Milwaukee native Ian McCullough is the creative entrepreneur behind Free Music Land, a peer-to-peer music licensing platform. The company was one of the eight Milwaukee-area startups to receive a $10,000 grant through the MKE Tech Hub Coalition‘s FOR-M incubator program in August. Known in the music world as Cullah, the founder’s musical journey began when Free Music Land empowers musicians

MKE Tech Hub Coalition’s FUSE Summer Boot Camp concluded on Monday, August 8 with the Student Demo Day event, hosted in the Firserv Forum Atrium. The eight-week program drew attendees from 19 different schools, and participants ranging from high school students to graduate school students. The program contained components focused on technical skills, career skills Spotted: FUSE: Student Demo Day

The Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition is seeking applications for the fall cohort of the FOR-M Incubator. The free program is seeking emerging and early-stage startup founders who are looking to develop their technology-based business ideas. The program offers educational workshops, mentorship, and other supports to aid in the development of a startup business. While this FOR-M seeks early-stage tech founders