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Lightweight Structures, LLC 2012 Update

Lightweight Structures, LLC in Hartland recently signed a licensing agreement with Milwaukee-based Nature Tech "An Engineered Green Building Systems Company,” to manufacture and distribute Lightweight Structures’ framing systems in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Imbed Biosciences Awarded SBIR Grant

Imbed Biosciences, Inc., a privately held medical device company developing novel advanced materials for wound healing and surgical applications, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant in the amount of $326,489 by the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Blue Planet Strategies

“There is always a way to do it better … find it.” That quote by Thomas Edison appears on the Web site of 2011 Governor’s business plan finalist Blue Planet Strategies (BPS) based in Madison. BPS president, Patrick James found a better, more efficient and environmentally friendly way to remove dilute metal contaminants from effluent (waste) streams associated with mining processes and recover them as useful and salable commodities.

Alliance Enterprises

Consumers will soon be able to purchase milk, cream and butter with less cholesterol but the same great taste, texture and functionality. This healthier option is possible because of a technology called Benelact® developed by Alliance Enterprises in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.

Whole Trees Architecture & Structures

Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) client Whole Trees Architecture & Structures in Stoddard, Wisconsin has had a good year. In 2011 the company received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant award of $100,000 from the USDA to work in conjunction with the Forest Product Laboratory to document and verify the strength and structural characteristics of small-diameter branching timbers. Additionally In November this green building systems manufacturer took top prize in its category at the prestigious National Cleantech Open Business Competition.

PaveDrain, LLC

Past work experience in concrete masonry and erosion control and an abundance of thinking time on the road played a role in the creation of the PaveDrain System developed by Franklin-based entrepreneur Doug Buch. The patented system is a permeable articulating concrete block mat paving surface that utilizes an arch structure as a solution to stormwater management problems. As PaveDrain LLC initiates projects internationally and throughout the United States, the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) is proud of its role in getting this company off the ground.

Capital Projects & Facilities Service

Entrepreneur Rick Kramer launched Sturtevant-based Capital Projects & Facilities Service (CPFS) in 2009 to help firms in highly regulated industries, such as biotech and pharmaceutical, manage the plethora of documentation required for compliance with new construction and expansion

Morgan Aircraft LLC

Vertical take-off and landing aircraft would revolutionize air travel — and it looks like the revolution will begin in Wisconsin through Morgan Aircraft LLC in Oostburg. In August 2011, Morgan Aircraft accepted a $1 million grant from the state to help commercialize its technology for vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

Kashmerick Engine Systems, LLC

Gerald Kashmerick, owner of Kashmerick Engine Systems, LLC in Brookfield, Wisconsin, discovered that he created more emissions mowing his lawn for one hour than driving 2,500 miles in his low-emissions car. So he decided to build a better utility engine. With help from the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network (WEN), Kashmerick successfully secured a $70,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2009 to advance his idea. Today he is one step closer to commercialization having recently received a $419,000 Phase II SBIR award to develop a proof-of-concept six-cycle continuous combustion small generator engine for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Surgical Site Solutions, Inc.

Jim Kregel and Larry Panzer were looking to apply their expertise in medical device development after their former employer, Gardner Denver Inc., moved its Thomas Products division out of state resulting in the loss of 350 jobs in Sheboygan. Fifty miles away in Green Bay, Dan Laundrie had an idea for a device that could address a problem he experienced while working as a nurse doing surgical preparations. Partners in the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) brought these three together and ultimately the Surgical Site Solutions, Inc. team was formed.