Madison's Third Wave Technologies has reported another quarterly loss, but help might be on the way in the company's improving performance in molecular diagnostic sales. Revenue in that key market is up 32% over the first six months of 2005, and more products are in...
A number of research institutions, including Yale University and several that already are familiar with NimbleGen Systems, now rely on a chip produced by the Madison biotechnology company to study DNA interactions. They have entered into limited-access partnership agreements with NimbleGen to conduct previously unattainable...
Patents may contain the force of law, but they are not full proof, as Madison attorney Christopher Rogers explains in this commentary. Rogers lays out 10 common misconceptions that people have about life-science patents, and misconceptions two and three are related to the legal...
Prodesse, a developer of assays for infectious disease detection, will add to its offerings the first diagnostic assay using light upon extension (LUX) technology developed by Invitrogen, and in turn expose Invitrogen's technologies to its global distribution capabilities....
The Forest County Potawatomi Community has invested in its third technology company, Brendan Technologies, a California-based analytical software firm. Further investments in Wisconsin technology businesses could be on the horizon....
University of Wisconsin-Madison computer engineer Zhenqiang Ma and materials scientist Max Lagally have used their thin-film, semi-conductor techniques to produce a faster, more flexible computer chip that could be used in sensing, imaging and, of course, computing. ...
Technology-based economies aren't just for big cities. Wisconsin's Lake Superior region will be the focus of an Aug. 10 conference that could provide some answers to questions about the region's economic future. One obvious solution: bio-energy....
Diversified business and geographic locations helped Johnson Controls earn record sales during the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2006. The Milwaukee company, which is developing next-generation hybrid car batteries, reported $280 million in income and $8.4 billion in sales during the quarter. On the horizon,...
TDS Telecom is on a "Vishing" expedition to nab a company engaged in unethical marketing practices. The company is warning customers not to be fooled by discount offers designed to capture their personal information....
Wisconsin Technical College professors gathered at Madison Area Technical College this month for an IT boot camp designed to help them keep pace with technological advancements. Their test will come in the classroom this fall when they attempt to apply what they've learned....