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Appleton, Wis. - The Crucible is a "venture luncheon" held every two months where an early-stage, high-impact entrepreneurial team is invited to pitch their business plan to a select panel of high-impact business (HIB) investors and a "studio audience" of HIB community members. The next luncheon...

In an initiative designed to align the intellectual capital of Wisconsin's leading medical research institutions, Gov. Jim Doyle has announced the Wisconsin Genomics Initiative to drive advances in personalized medicine. Doyle said the initative would require the Marshfield Clinic, the Medical College of Wisconsin, the...

Two elected officials that have provided some thought leadership on economic development will deliver keynote addresses during the Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association's annual conference. Senator Russ Feingold and Congressman Paul Ryan will deliver luncheon keynotes during the daylong event, set for Wednesday, Oct....

Finally, some good news about e-discovery requests. As Digital Lex columnist and attorney Mark Foley explains, a new rule pertaining to the inadvertent disclosure of materials subject to attorney-client privilege addresses some of the shortcomings of a previous rule. However, this does not absolve IT...

The current economic environment is difficult for most everyone, but it's particularly challenging for companies with financial issues. Nevertheless, the financially troubled Merge Healthcare says it anticipates a small quarterly net income for the most recent quarter of 2008. ...

It may sound like lunacy to view the current economic crisis as an opportunity, but columnist and innovation expert Tom Koulopoulos thinks it could well be a turning point if we learn the right lessons. In this edition of the Innovation Zone, he offers some...