Health care information professionals say the success of the economic stimulus package's $19 billion investment in electronic health records rides on the development of technology standards. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gives that job to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST will...
Skin cells transformed without worrisome use of viruses Scientists have developed what appears to be a safer way to create a promising alternative to embryonic stem cells, boosting hopes that such cells could sidestep the moral and political quagmire that has hindered the development of a...
Companies rely on innovation in industry As Schwarz Pharma Inc. grew, Daniel Lawton envisioned a day when the company might be sold and he'd have to leave Milwaukee. That day came in late 2006, and to Lawton's surprise, he didn't go anywhere. Instead, he and two partners who...
Job seekers attend biotech career fair Friday MADISON, Wis. - One bright spot in the gloomy economic news recently is the success of biotech firms. Many are hiring, even during a tough economic time. The jobs aren't for everyone because they require a science-specific degree or some...
Madison– The Division of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) are pleased to announce the awarding of ten International Collaboration Grants totaling more than $32,000. The awards are designed to “seed fund” UW-Madison researchers’ international partnerships with colleagues...
The Madison City Council voted early Wednesday morning to approve an application for federal funds to grow the city's bio-agriculture industry, but held off on committing any of its own dollars yet. After debating a bus fare increase for more than six hours, the council took...
Brookfield, WI – How the nation’s second-largest research university works with one of Wisconsin’s largest companies on moving ideas from the lab to the marketplace is the topic of the March 12 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network’s Milwaukee-area chapter. This free luncheon will be held...
Wiley announces massive building will be complete by December 2010, officials excited for its unveiling University officials said Tuesday the construction of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building is on track for completion in December 2010. “It’s going great. The building is on schedule and on budget,...
Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Stratatech Corporation in Madison will receive a $500,000 loan from the Department of Commerce. ...
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that the developer of a planned 1.7 million-square-foot biosciences park in southeast Minnesota is close to snagging a deal that will create a billion-dollar venture fund to attract start-up biotech companies to the state. Steven Burrill (photo), a well...