Author: WTN News

The WiCell Research Institute at UW-Madison has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the federal government's first and only National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB) -- a $16 million endeavor for UW....

With the help of new silicon-based compounds, scientists - and patients - are getting a significant new charge out of the tiny lithium batteries used in implantable devices to help treat nervous system and other disorders....

A few weeks ago I put out the call to DEMOletter readers to raise enough money and products to send caseloads of mobile phones to the victims and volunteers of Hurricane Katrina. ...

Metavante Corp., the financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corp., will acquire LINK2GOV Corp. of Nashville, Tenn., The company will continue to operate under the name of LINK2GOV, and will become a subsidiary of Metavante, with existing management continuing in their positions, the company...

Third Wave Technologies Inc., a developer of molecular diagnostics for a variety of DNA and RNA analysis applications, is being sued by Belgium-based Innogenetics, N.V., which alleges infringement of its hepatitis C virus patents. Meanwhile, in a separate case, Third Wave has won a ruling...