The submission of two pre-market applications to the Food and Drug Administration for human papillomavirus, or HPV tests, is based on the strength of clinical trial data, according to Third Wave Technologies. The Madison biotechnology company expects to be on the market with the HPV...
The impact of globalization on the American pharma, airline, and automobile industry has reached a radical stage, according to columnist Michael Rosen. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, Rosen explores the similarities between this disruptive chain of events across these three key industries, and...
The birthplace of stem cell research, as Wisconsin is billed by Gov. Jim Doyle, is still trying to gain some traction in building a large cluster of stem cell companies. The number of stem cell companies that have been established in the 10 years since...
GenTel Biosciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific have joined forces to build a powerful new research tool, and the first phase of their project now is complete. The two firms plan to introduce a new multiplex assay, or test, that enables the automated processing of thousands...
The world's new trade routes are electronic, but the United States has failed to make the necessary investments in high-speed broadband, according to columnist James Carlini. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he said America's reputation as a technology leader will be damaged if it...
For the first time, a Fortune 500 company has set up stakes in Wisconsin for the purpose of tapping university talent. Microsoft, which already had established a commercial presence here with its acquisition of Jellyfish.com, now plans to open a database research lab to leverage...
Asheville Savings Bank, one of the oldest banking networks in North Carolina, has signed a long-term agreement to deploy Metavante Technology's core electronic banking services and PIN debit access. The Milwaukee-based Metavante, a developer of banking and payments technology, was spun out of its former...
As exciting as the stem cell science was at Promega Corp.'s third annual Stem Cell Symposium, there remain problems to resolve before stem cells are used in the clinic. In this edition of Biotech Takes, columnist Steve Clark took in updates from the likes of...
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students are getting ready to launch the first electronic game on a mobile phone platform that uses global positioning to allow players to physically interact with the surrounding virtual world. The game, Parallel Kingdom, is being developed by PerBlue, a technology...
The Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Incuity Software, a privately held maker of enterprise manufacturing intelligence software. Incuity Software, a privately held company headquartered in Mission Viejo, Calif., will become part of Rockwell Automation's Architecture & Software operating segment. Rockwell...