Author: WTN News

Althea Technologies has been chosen by Madison's Quintessence Biosciences to produce its lead protein oncology drug for forthcoming clinical trials. The drug candidate, QBI-139, has proven to be effective in fighting cancer in various solid tumors and soon may be the subject of clinical trials. ...

The information technology department isn't dead, but it needs to grow in a different direction, according to Peter Coffee, director of platform research for Salesforce.com, which provides customer relationship management (CRM) and other application services over the Web. In a wide-ranging Visions interview with WTN,...

What's an investor to do when assessing the prospects of a promising new biotechnology? In this WTN guest column, former University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and medical researcher Steve Clark provides the right question to ask, and it has more to do with assessing risk than...

Sonic Foundry said it has taken the first step to use Microsoft's Silverlight on its next generation version of Mediasite. Silverlight, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in that supports rich media experiences on the web, is expected to simplify and enhance Mediasite 4.3, the first release under...

Whether it's tech, biotech, or "any old job," candidates who do their homework in the job search are more likely to impress their prospective employers. Since knowledge of the business is a growing expectation of chief information officers and other technology managers, this advise is...

Biotechnology and healthcare industry veteran Noel Doheny is the new chief executive officer for OpGen, Inc., a Madison-based company that provides DNA analysis for infectious disease management. The company, which is commercializing a DNA analysis technology known as optical mapping, cited Doheny's ability to commercialize...

The Wisconsin Rapids mill of NewPage Corp. is one of four projects to receive a total of $114 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants designed to promote alternative energy production. The mill will use a $30 million grant to produce diesel fuel from wood...

The Milwaukee-area emergency department linking project, which is designed to provide critical patient information to emergency departments to support better medical decision making, is on track to be launched at three Milwaukee hospitals on Feb. 25. ED Linking will begin at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare -...