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Another company with Wisconsin ties is part of a major acquisition, but this time the Wisconsin-linked company is the buyer. The London-based GE healthcare, which has a key facility in Waukesha, has purchased the core laboratory diagnostic units of Abbott Laboratories. The acquisition, which is...

The state of Wisconsin is looking for a new chief information officer now that Matt Miszewski, administrator of the Division of Enterprise Technology, has decided to leave at the end of February to pursue opportunities in the private sector. Miszewski's tenure was marked by controversy...

Cytochroma, a Canadian biotechnology firm that plans to open a facility in Madison in 2007, has raised $21 million in venture capital to start clinical trials for its vitamin D products. The firm is managed by former employees of Bone Care International who are being...

In order to show that a corporate officer or director is personally liable for infringing intellectual property, a plaintiff has to meet a different standard for copyright, trademark, and patent infringement. While the bar is set high for each standard, corporate officers and directors must...

The speakers at the Executive Club of Chicago luncheon offered some new economic insights for 2007, but not necessarily foresight on the new Apple iPhone. In the latest edition of Carlini's Comments, columnist James Carlini handicaps their financial forecasts, and bemoans their lack of...

Wisconsin’s women entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to be part of the Make Mine a Million business program, which seeks to inspire one million American women business owners to reach the $1 million revenue level by 2010. Wisconsin is the first state to hold a...

Scott Converse believes he has his finger on the pulse of information technology workforce development issues, and as director of technology programs for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Business School, he has been involved in revamping programs for technology professionals. The latest trend, he explains, is...

The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital and Health System have dedicated a new biomedical research facility. The collaborative project will provide shared research space for Children's Research Institute and the Medical College's Translational and Biomedical Research Center. ...