Growing at an annual clip of 16 percent the past two years, Wisconsin's bioscience sector is making inroads into a state's historically known for beer, brats, and milk, says Gale Davy, author of a report, "Bioscience Wisconsin," released today at the State Capitol in Madison....
Stratatech Corporation, a UW spin-off company, has received a $168,000 Phase I SBIR Grant from the National Institute on Aging, for the development of cell-based gene therapy products for the treatment of chronic skin wounds such as diabetic, venous stasis and pressure ulcers, which are...
Virent Energy Systems, Inc. announced today that Dr. Venki Raman has joined its board of directors. Dr. Raman is President of Protium Energy Technologies, a consultancy service in the field of hydrogen, fuel cells and alternative energy, based in Allentown, PA. ...
Back in early 2004, Steve Burrill was confident that we would hit at least 50 IPOs in this IPO window. Though Burrill isn’t yet wrong (the IPO window has stayed open), we still haven’t hit that elusive number of 50....
As part of a new National Science Foundation-funded network, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering faculty, staff and students will work with some of the nation's top science museums to create hands-on exhibits about technology so small that even the tiniest human fingers can't touch it. ...
Wisconsin's research and development funding has exceeded expectations, reaching $3.6 billion in 2002, according to a new report. The state had set a target of $3.3 billion by 2005. ...
Nanoscience Technology students at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire are offering up to eight hours of nano- and micro-level surface analysis to firms or organizations with an economic interest in nanotechnology projects....
Bruker AXS to acquire Roentec
Atlas Cold Storage selects RedPrairie package
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A Massachusetts company, working with University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and others, says it has discovered a way to generate embryonic stem cell lines without interfering with the developmental potential of the embryos....
In our world of Midwest life sciences, one of the most difficult issues has been achieving funding to successfully propel companies along a pathway to commercial launch of products and some kind of positive cash flow....