Author: WTN News

A coalition of consumer groups, including two that are challenging stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, have filed legal papers in support of new patent continuation rules. The groups contend the new rules would curtail abusive behavior by patent applicants, but...

Ken Hendricks, who founded and built ABC Supply Co. into a $3 billion annual business, was a shining example of entrepreneurialism and philanthropy in Wisconsin, writes his friend and WTN columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still pays homage to Hendricks, who...

As expected, Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law Assembly Bill 207, better known as the cable competition bill. The new law creates a statewide video service franchise process through the Department of Financial Institutions, replacing the current process where municipalities grant cable franchises in...

Stemina Biomarker Discovery will receive $212,500 as part of a round of stock financing directed by DaneVest Tech Fund I. Stemina Biomarker, co-founded by University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Gabriela Cezar and former Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation counsel Beth Donley, is commercializing a proprietary metabolomics technology...

In the unlikely event that CIOs thought e-discovery requirements would take some time to shake out, Wisconsin attorney Erik Phelps has some bad news. Not only is the volume of cases picking up dramatically, but case law is pinpointing corporate and management obligations in producing...

TeraMedica's presence in the global market has been solidified with a hardware reseller agreement with Dell, Inc. This partnership, which is being described as a joint solution, will give care providers and patients timely access to digitized patient information - including medical images - across...

Promega Corp. will expand in Sweden with the January 2008 opening of Promega Biotech AB. The Madison-based developer of research tools wants to take fuller advantage of Sweden's life-science research base and its thriving biotechnology industry. ...

The demise of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in favor of global accounting standards has accelerated and will challenge American businesses in more ways than Sarbanes Oxley, according to columnist and accountant Ron Kral. In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, Kral advises...