The case for biofuels, or renewable energy, is compelling given the recent ramp-up of the cost of gasoline in the U.S. Because Illinois is one of the top states in the U.S. for corn production, and the Midwest has the highest concentration of both corn...
Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) will receive a $500,000 grant from the Department of Commerce to establish a $5.5 million nanotechnology incubator on their Gateway Manufacturing Technology Center in Eau Claire. Nanotechnology is the study and design of systems at the scale of the atom....
Information about the true extent of animal research – and its benefits for humans and animals alike - deserves to be heard above the bullhorns and protest signs. Our quality of life has been improved significantly by biological research that sometimes relies on the use...
Ontario is considered to have the third-largest cluster of biotech companies in North America trailing only California and Massachusetts. Toronto has created a “discovery district," which is the most concentrated mix of research, medical applications and business support services in a two-square kilometer area....
Congress has approved a $500,000 start-up grant for the recently announced Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, a non-profit group for classified, defense-related projects....
Stem cell research, which is being pioneered in Wisconsin, may one day offer a cure for diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and juvenile diabetes. But these cures will continue to elude us if partisan political ideology is allowed to get in the way of the...
The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation has awarded the Biomedical Engineering department at UW-Madison a five-year, $580,000 annual grant for pursuing translational research. The grant will assist with transfer of early-stage technology for commercial applications in the private sector. ...
GenTel BioSurfaces, Inc., a privately held life sciences company, has partnered with Taiwan-based Abnova Corporation, the world's largest monoclonal antibody manufacturer, to combine Abnova's protein and antibody content manufacturing capabilities with GenTel's new custom multiplex immunoassay development service....
Promega has spun off its division that sells and services small storage units that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) and the Internet to track inventory. Terso Solutions Inc., will leverage the PromegaExpress technology, developed in 2002. ...
If Israel were a U.S. state, it would rank as the third largest for venture capital, having raised $1.5 billion in 2004. Our columnist shares some of his experiences from a recent Illinois trade mission he took to Israel....