Biotech

Scientists create project proposals, equipment wish lists Dara Frank's experiments with bacteria at the Medical College of Wisconsin require isolating 20,000 cells - by hand. The tedious task takes about 160 hours and typically is done by scientists and students in her lab over two months. A...

17 March, 2009 /

MADISON - Mithridion, Inc., a drug development company focusing on serious Central Nervous System disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), announced today that it has been selected to make podium presentations at two major biotechnology venture investment conferences. The 2nd Annual BIO National Venture Conference...

17 March, 2009 /

Full-thickness human skin equivalent exhibits characteristics of native human skin MADISON – Stratatech Corp., a privately-held regenerative medicine company, today announced that it has launched the StrataTest® human skin model. Composed of both an epidermis and a dermis, the StrataTest® human skin model displays the physical, chemical...

16 March, 2009 /

President Barack Obama is ending former President George W. Bush's limits on using federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research, a move that could bring Wisconsin even more into the forefront in the area. "These are approval for cell lines that have been created since...

11 March, 2009 /

When President Barack Obama this morning announced an executive order lifting some restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, UW-Madison scientist James Thomson was there. Thomson's presence, along with several others in the state working in the field, illustrates how Wisconsin has had...

10 March, 2009 /

Tammy Baldwin and Dr. James Thomsen were among those who attended the signing ceremony at the White House lifting the Bush administration's restrictions on funding embryonic stem cell research. Afterward, Baldwin described it as the opening of "this new era in medical research."...

10 March, 2009 /