Economic Development
Wisconsin Innovation Awards honor statewide creativity and advancement
Innovators from across the state gathered Tuesday at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center as the Wisconsin Technology Council presented the 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. Founded in 2014 by Matt Younkle and Joe Boucher, the awards are designed to highlight groundbreaking ideas and accomplishments across Wisconsin’s business, nonprofit, education and research sectors.
This year’s finalists represented industries ranging from biotech and software to manufacturing, energy and healthcare. Hundreds of nominations were reviewed, with 27 organizations selected as finalists.
2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards Winners
Award Category: Biotech, presented by Matt Younkle, Pythonic Corporation
Nominees:
Microbial Discovery Group, Oak Creek
Plumb Pharmaceuticals, Madison
Promega Corporation, Fitchburg WINNER
Sea Change Silicides, Whitewater
U.P. Oncolytics, Milwaukee
Award Category: Education, presented by William Dougan, UW-Whitewater
Nominees:
Islands of Brilliance, Milwaukee
One City Schools, Madison WINNER
Tykr, Wauwatosa
UW-Madison Discovery to Product, Madison
Award Category: Healthcare IT, presented by Joe Boucher, Neider & Boucher
Nominees:
Hjarta Care, Waukesha
Workflow Services, Madison
LivAI, Waunakee WINNER
Soul Mobility, Oconomowoc
Wearable Technologies, Hartland
Award Category: Manufacturing & Energy, presented by Brad Alexejun, Madison Gas & Electric
Nominees:
C-Motive Technologies, Middleton
ReMixers, Madison
Realta Fusion, Madison
SafePro Technologies, Dousman WINNER
Vadar Alpha, Sturgeon Bay
Award Category: Nonprofit, presented by Robyn Gruner, AT&T
Nominees:
Madison Reading Project, Madison WINNER
UWM Research Foundation, Milwaukee
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison
Award Category: Software, presented by Angela Schlobohm, Wisconsin Technology Council
Nominees:
1Director, Waunakee
BreezyFile, Rhinelander
Scriptive: WriteStories, Dodgeville
Strudel, Madison
Technova Industries, Green Bay WINNER
Award Category: People’s Choice, presented by Angela Schlobohm, Wisconsin Technology Council
Realta Fusion, Madison WINNER
Matt Younkle presents the Biotech award to Luke Roenneburg, Associate Director Genomics & Instrumentation at Promega Corporation
William Dougan presents the Educatoin award to Kaleem Caire, founder and CEO of One City Schools
Joe Boucher presents the Healthcare IT award to Dr. Robert Brown of Liv AI
Brad Alexejun presents the Manufacturing & Energy award to Paul Eckert, co-founder of SafePro Technologies
Angela Schlobohm presents the People's Choice award to the Realta Fusion team
