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UW-Madison cellular biology professor and stem cell researcher James Thomson has received the prestigious Massry Prize for 2008, which recognizes Thomson for his groundbreaking 1998 discovery of human embryonic stem (ES) cells and his subsequent work in developing induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. The Massry...

In this economy, it's important for businesses in every industry, tech or no tech, to hold onto as many customers as possible. That starts with peerless customer service, which today is about as common as nickel beer, laments columnist Jim Carlini. In this edition of...

By Cecilia Kang Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 17, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama's call to bring high-speed Internet to all Americans has set off a scramble among service providers for a piece of the action. Building out networks to rural and underserved urban areas - with possible help...

Jeff Bemis, vice president of information technology for the Appleton-based Secura Insurance, is moving ahead with key strategic IT projects despite some recent belt-tightening due to the worsening economic recession. Bemis, who has been on both the business and technology sides during his 30 years...

The rate of successful mergers and acquisitions is probably higher than the percentage of successful marriages, but slipshod business practices still cause far too many M&As to fail. In this WTN Guest Column, attorney Chris Cain asserts that the key to successful business integration is...

Cellular Dynamics International has appointed key commercial, operations, and financial executives. The Madison-based stem cell company, which recently raised $18 million in capital, says it will bring on Chris Kendrick-Parker as chief commercial officer, and former Roche NimbleGen execs Emile Nuwaysir as COO and David...