Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub

Lead Agency: BioForward Wisconsin  

State Served: Wisconsin  

Region: Madison and Milwaukee-Waukesha MSAs  

Core Technology Area: Personalized medicine  

Contact: Wendy Harris ([email protected])   

Media Contact: Rissa Guffey ([email protected]) and Lisa Johnson ([email protected])  

Organizational Link: https://www.bioforward.org/wisconsin-biohealth-tech-hub/

The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, led by BioForward Wisconsin, positions the state as a global leader in personalized medicine; an emerging approach that tailors tests, treatments, and therapies to an individual’s genetic makeup, medical history, and environment. Building on Wisconsin’s strong healthcare ecosystem and record of translating medical research into practice, the Hub focuses on advancing genomic technologies, expanding data access and computing capacity, supporting domestic manufacturing, and enabling wider clinical adoption of personalized medicine tools. Through integrated work in imaging/ theranostics, genomics, and data analytics, the Hub strengthens the United States’ innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization capacity in this growing field.

 EDA awarded this Tech Hub grant funding of approximately $49 million to: 

• Create 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; 
• Deploy 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; 
• Employ 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; and
• Create talent pipelines that align with employer demands and address the workforce challenges inherent in developing, scaling, building, and deploying new technologies.