AT A GLANCE
Business idea:
Create a radiation therapy machine that kills cancer cells without damaging healthy cells.
State and federal support:
$1 million SBIR grant in 2010 to develop high-energy X-ray source for Homeland Security; part of the Regional Technology Hub that will bring $49 million to Wisconsin’s biohealth community
Results:
More than 1,000 Radixact, CyberKnife, and TomoTherapy machines operating worldwide; more than 850 employees worldwide
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