Biotech

Madison, Wis. — OpGen, a company that makes optical tests capable of quickly finding genetic differences between individuals, has completed the final stage of its $5 million investment round....

Madison, Wis. — Mark Cook, a tenured animal sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, had seen his patents get licensed out to several businesses, only to sit on the shelves. After being approached by interested entrepreneurs, he decided to take a direct hand...

The University of Wisconsin Medical School’s dean of more than a decade, Philip M. Farrell, plans to leave administrative office at the end of 2005 to go back to research on cystic fibrosis....