WI Watchlist: AmFam, Venture Investors, Understory, Gener8tor & More
Summary
—Primorigen Biosciences, a Madison-based life sciences research and recombinant protein manufacturing company, was acquired for an undisclosed price by San Diego-based Nucleus Biologics, a seller of products and services for cell and gene therapy customers. —Understory tacked $2 million onto a venture funding round it raised earlier this year, according to SEC filings from the Madison-based weather technology startup. Gener8tor and its partner, American Family Insurance’s Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, said they will select up to five teams for the one-month program located in Milwaukee. Sample will lead the Milwaukee-based insurance and wealth management services giant’s technology organization and be in charge of advancing its digital tools for financial planning. Badran previously was president of the Americas region for Alipay, the online payments platform operated by Ant Financial, a spin-off of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.