Finalists for 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards announced

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Design in Design Innovation | 0 Comments

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News-Interview-Corey-Synthetaic-0041 — Corey Jaskolski, president and founder of Synthetaic. Photo credit: Lila Aryan Photography

More than 300 business and products have been dwindled down to 25 finalists for this year’s Wisconsin Innovation Awards. The finalists were determined by a panel of 19 statewide industry experts, with winners to be announced at an annual awards ceremony in October.

The Wisconsin Innovation Awards “highlights and honors the development of groundbreaking and innovative ideas,” according to the organization’s website. “If it is a transformational idea, we want to celebrate it.”

WIA aims to build a lasting legacy of instruction inspired by Wisconsin’s thinkers, makers, creators and designers.

Out of this year’s 25 finalists, five are from southeastern Wisconsin. They include:

Also named as a finalist this year is Stoughton-based The Virtual Foundry. The startup manufactures a special type of metal filament, which allows customers to 3D print any material. The company was recently featured in BizTimes Milwaukee.

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Ashley covers startups, technology and manufacturing for BizTimes. She was previously the managing editor of the News Graphic and Washington County Daily News. In past reporting roles, covering education at The Waukesha Freeman, she received several WNA awards. She is a UWM graduate. In her free time, Ashley enjoys watching independent films, tackling a new recipe in the kitchen and reading a good book.