Author: WTN News

Leroy Hood, who this spring will be inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame, has joined the board of directors of NimbleGen Systems, a Madison biotechnology firm. Hood, who gained fame by creating a DNA sequencer to map the human genome, will serve as...

Google's entry into radio advertising may have a positive effect on many marketers who aren't using radio, according to columnist Troy Janisch. In this edition of Tech/Know, Troy explains how Google has simplified local and national radio advertising for small business by integrating audio ads...

Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals will continue its development of a novel compound to reverse bone loss caused by osteoporosis. The company has initiated Phase II clinical studies to determine whether the compound, known as SMD, can improve mineral bone density in postmenopausal women. The global market for...

GenTel Biosciences, a Madison-based protein chip maker, has acquired the protein chip platform assets of GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The platform will position GenTel to compete for drug-screening deals in the range of $1 million to $3 million. ...

The venture capital picture in Wisconsin, while improving, still lags behind other states that also are trying to grow knowledge-based economies, but venture capitalist Paul Carbone is among the optimists. Carbone, managing partner of Baird Venture Partners, says some historical perspective is needed to accurately...

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has launched a study to examine the utility of adult stem cells for the repair of heart damage. The trial involves injecting the patient's own stem cells into areas of the heart with poor blood...

Taking a trip down memory lane, Yer Biotech Blues columnist Michael Rosen explains how a native of New York State began a Midwestern life-science odyssey. During that long, strange trip, the growth of the biotechnology industry here has been nothing short of remarkable, particularly the...

Healthcare information technology faces significant data integration and management challenges, but two Wisconsin organizations believe they have a solution. Marshfield Clinic will install TeraMedica's Evercore software for its ability to integrate clinical content, including medical images. ...

State Senator Ted Kanavas, the author of Invest Wisconsin 2.0, believes Gov. Jim Doyle missed the mark in a recent WTN column on spending for the University of Wisconsin System. In this guest column, Kanavas says the UW System should remove barriers to innovation, embrace...

With a major state audit on information technology projects due out in early April, two key state senators are split on whether taxpayers have seen the worst in IT failures in state agencies. One thing that Robert Cowles and Ted Kanavas do agree about, however,...