Bellbrook Labs has received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its new transcreener assay method to screen tools for drug discovery. The platform has been validated and adopted by pharmaceutical and biotechnology screening labs. ...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has upheld a key stem cell patent held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. The decision pertains to the patent for primate and human embryonic stem cells known as "913," and the PTO's decisions on two other patents...
In sampling the differences between two biotech areas, Illinois and Maryland and their respective life science conferences, columnist Michael Rosen has come to a conclusion - when it comes to such conferences, the Midwest should think regionally, not state by state. With biotech stalwarts like...
The Madison-based Third Wave Technologies has reported a wider fourth quarter loss even though sales of its clinical products increased 26 percent. Third Wave, a Madison-based maker of molecular diagnostic products, said its quarterly loss increased to $7.94 million, or 18 cents a share, in...
Famed University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell researcher James Thomson has accepted the position of director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research. The new facility will house the twin Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the private Morgridge Institute for Research and the public Wisconsin...
Life sciences venture capitalist Steve Burrill visited Madison last week for a lecture on the UW-Madison campus and advised local biotechnology executives to stop fretting about a lack of venture capital. Burrill, founder of the San Francisco-based Burrill & Co., said there is plenty of...
The differences between the top presidential candidates - John McCain, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton - on science and technology are not vast but they are real, opines columnist Tom Still. As the primary season continues beyond Wisconsin, Still guides the voters on nuances...
G. Randall Durnell has been named vice president of commercial operations for GenTel Biosciences, a Madison-based protein chip maker. Durnell brings more than 25 years of experience to GenTel, including previous stints at several major life science companies. ...
Promega Corp. has developed an advanced detection system designed to help scientists to improve lab performance. The Madison-based company, which has developed more than 2,000 research products for scientists, said the upgraded tool allows scientists to run experiments on their schedule and then transfer data...
Centrose, a Madison-based drug discovery company, has announced that it raised $1.3 million in funding from Pavek Investments, a Milwaukee firm known for real estate investments. The funding comes from a pool of about 25 investors cobbled together by the Glendale-based firm....