Alzheimer’s drug firm and more winners named in Wisconsin business-plan contest

A company that could offer treatment for the underlying process – not just the symptoms – of Alzheimer’s disease won the second Governor’s Business Plan Contest http://govsbizplancontest.com/ on Tuesday, receiving a prize purse, free rent and wide recognition.

Mithridion, a University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff, emerged as an early favorite in the competition after polished presentations for the judges. Even before that, co-founder Jeff Johnson, the professor at UW-Madison who invented a method to curb the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in mice, received a special mention from the governor in last year’s State of the State address.

The award was granted at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/events/ent_conf/ in Milwaukee. For Mithridion, it includes a $20,000 cash prize and a year’s free rent in 2,700 square feet of space, including labs, at the University Research Park in Madison, valued at $80,000.

Jason Stitt

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