Quintessence Biosciences, one of the first biotechnology companies in Wisconsin to benefit from the expansion of the investor tax credit program this past February. Wisconsin has had tax credits available to investors in early-stage technology companies since the 2004 passage of Act 255.The BioForward government...
CIOs who have stints on the business side often return to IT refreshed and with new ideas for how to run IT efficiently and meet business needs. That was certainly the case for Rick Roy, CIO at CUNA Mutual Group, who returned to IT this...
How would you measure up if a consultant came in to test your company for "data leaks?" Are you sure you would pass with flying colors? Would you be embarrassed? Security consultancy Networks Unlimited gave a reporter permission to follow along as it conducted a data...
Cloud computing is spreading through the IT world like wildfire, with innovative start-ups and established vendors alike clamoring for customer attention. Generally speaking, cloud providers fall into three categories: software-as-a-service providers; infrastructure-as-a-service vendors that offer Web-based access to storage and computing power; and platform-as-a-service vendors that...
The chief executive of Amgen Inc (AMGN.O) forecast on Monday that "smart" biotechnology companies may be able to retain up to half the sales of their drugs once they face competition from cheaper so-called biosimilars. Kevin Sharer, speaking to investors at Deutsche Bank AG's annual healthcare...
Fears of paycuts, layoffs and mergers -- Ravi Gupta has seen it all before. Before starting his own environmental consulting business 10 years ago, Gupta was the local manager for an international firm riddled with rumors of financial turmoil and internal politics. The company closed his office...
SO far, San Diego remains a fertile breeding ground for entrepreneurs, despite the problems in the broader economy. Connect, a nonprofit organization led by Duane Roth, right, helped husband and wife Rolf Muller and Judy Muller-Cohn obtain a $1 million investment to start Biomatrica, their business That...
Some highlights from the Association of Information and Image Management (AIIM) report, “E-mail Management: The good, the bad and the ugly.” The report analyzed a survey conducted earlier in the spring on e-mail management practices and beliefs. ...
LinkedIn might be the number one recruiting website for reaching Generation X and older, but Troy recently learned that it works like number two when it comes to reaching Generation Y. According to a recent survey by Experience Inc., a top provider of...
Baird last week announced that it has launched a Clean Technology focus, adding several research analysts and investment bankers with deep expertise. “Clean technology is an area of tremendous growth and, in many ways, a natural extension of several of Baird's existing areas of focus,” said...