Mithridion Inc., a Fitchburg-based company that is developing drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, has won the second annual Governor’s Business Plan Contest.
Mithridion, the top-scoring plan in the Life Sciences category, will receive $20,000 in cash and a year’s free rent at 525 Science Drive in University Research Park – an $80,000 value.
The firm’s co-founders are Jeff Johnson, an associate professor in the UW-Madison Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and Trevor Twose, company CEO.