Author: WTN News

After eight years at the helm, Jim Leonhart has resigned as executive director of the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association. In announcing the resignation, the association said Leonhart would pursue opportunities that blend his interest in biotechnology and education. Meanwhile, the WBMDA's board of...

Is the economic recession actually a better time to conduct business for organizations that are lucky enough to survive it? That might seem like a stretch, but the talk at a recent Accelerate Madison technology program did highlight some of the few upsides of operating...

Technology transfer is an essential job-creating process, and some believe that one way Wisconsin can improve economic conditions is to increase the rate at which research discoveries are transferred from its universities to the business community. In this WTN guest column, Kurt Waldhuetter, a regional...

The "capital crunch" and the recession are severely restricting U.S. hospitals in obtaining funds to upgrade their facilities and invest in new clinical and information technologies, according to the American Hospital Association. In a conference call with reporters, AHA President and CEO Richard Umbdenstock said hospitals...

A recent WTN article titled “TomoTherapy competitor Varian slashes 320 jobs” misidentified the company that made the workforce reductions. The company that cut jobs is not Varian Medical Systems, a competitor of TomoTherapy that makes radiation oncology equipment, but Varian Inc., a maker of scientific instruments. Varian...

Many companies don't understand the true value of their data and networks to hackers and thieves. Following the compromise of 100 million credit card records, solution providers should double-check their clients' security posture. The Jan. 20 announcement by Heartland Payment Systems that a security breach left...