Lucigen Corp. has entered into an agreement that gives it the exclusive, worldwide right to manufacture and sell certain bacterial cells for toxic protein expression. Lucigen, which recently spun off a new company to develop enzymes that increase yields in bioethanol production, sees the cell...
An interesting debate is heating up in Illinois over the municipal take for broadband service, and Wisconsin may want to pay close attention to a proposed statewide franchise agreement there. As columnist James Carlini notes, broadband service is an economic development issue, one where flat-footed...
Taking learning beyond the classroom and computer desk, Sonic Foundry has introduced new podcasting and automated scheduling capabilities for its Mediasite communications product. The updated version of Mediasite promises enhanced workflow for the increasingly popular podcast communications channel....
Beginning June 1, Wisconsin technology executives will have one more direct flight to a key technology hub - North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. The nonstop service to Raleigh/Durham airport was a frequent request of Wisconsin business travelers....
Improvements in purification technology are needed to help researchers determine the structure and function of enzymes and other proteins that play key roles in diseases, and a Madison biotech firm has received a federal grant to enable such improvements. Semba Biosciences will get $107,000 from...
UW-Madison's Waisman Clinical Bio-Manufacturing facility has been selected to manufacture a DNA-based, pre-flu vaccine developed by the New Mexico-based CytoDyn. The company will partner with the Waisman facility to prepare the vaccine for federal clinical trials. ...
Instructors at Madison Area Technical College would like to see more women going into information technology careers. The percentage of women preparing for IT careers at MATC has dropped below 20 percent, but the college is trying to change that with a series of programs...
Fiserv has acquired a Netherlands-based maker of fraud prevention and anti-money laundering software. The acquisition of NetEconomy will enable Fiserv to offer its core processing systems with highly regarded crime-prevention software....
For technology businesses, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has gained a reputation for handling cases expeditiously, and more importantly for defendants, more cost effectively than most courts. In this edition of IP Law, Madison attorney Gina Carter predicts the court...
Even though the State of Wisconsin supports the UW System, most of the “technology transfer” in Wisconsin gets done without direct state funding, notes Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. Despite this lack of state support, UW-Madison and WARF rank near the top in terms of...