I had the good fortune to be in Zurich, Switzerland less than two weeks ago to visit with a number of Swiss biotech companies and the Swiss Biotech Association, as part of a mission of visiting American companies organized by the Swiss Business Hub here...
Although more than 100 people have been infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, mostly from close contact with infected poultry, the fact that the virus does not spread easily from its pioneering human hosts to other humans has been a biomedical puzzle....
The University of Wisconsin-Madison leads the nation in the number of Sloan Foundation Fellowships in Science and Technology awarded in 2006. UW-Madison's total this year is up to seven, from the two Sloans awarded in 2005....
BIO 2006 is going to be big enough that no one is likely to see everything it has to offer. So WTN asked Wisconsin attendees where they'll be during the marathon event that promises to draw around 20,000 people in Chicago this April 9 through...
Welcome to Wisconsin, the flu capital of North America. Don't take that title the wrong way and run screaming for the nearest border – this may be the place where a possible pandemic is monitored and even controlled....
Madison, Wis. — Mirus Bio Corporation says its scientists have developed a way to make antibodies faster and more cheaply by injecting DNA....
Scientists say it's not a matter of if, but when. And when pandemic flu hits, information technology may be called on to ease the burden of coordinating both public efforts and business. Private companies that do not prepare could face shareholder lawsuits, says a Gartner...
Wisconsin’s reputation as a biotechnology leader was greatly enhanced today with the announcement that an Institute for Influenza Viral Research will be established by UW-Madison. That’s the assessment of Mark Bugher, director of University Research Park....
Madison, Wis. — Third Wave Technologies said on Tuesday that a patent it has just been granted will significantly increase the value of its intellecual property in the U.S....
It is a good sign that we have broken the original "East Coast/West Coast" mold and that the BIO organization realizes that biotechnology is flourishing in many areas of the U.S. beside these regions....