With the help of two corporate sponsors, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has formally launched UWM Research Foundation, a fund-raising arm designed to promote technology transfer. The foundation will be aligned with the new Milwaukee 7 campaign for regional economic cooperation....
Could your company pass an information systems audit? In a recent analysis of 400 public companies, a fair number reported IT-related material weaknesses, and auditors are paying more attention to such deficiencies. According to Boardroom Perspectives columnist Jerry Norton, most of the problems are...
A Medical College of Wisconsin physician, whose research is leading to a better understanding of iron metabolism in malignant cells, has discovered that a gallium compound could be a novel cancer treatment. By targeting metal-dependent tumor cell growth, Christopher Chitambar might have discovered a cancer-fighting...
Entries for the 2007 Governor's Business Plan Contest, which will again feature a $50,000 top prize, are being accepted through Jan. 31, 2007. About $450,000 in cash and in-kind prizes have been awarded in the contest's first three years, writes Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still,...
Dane County businesses outperformed their own expectations and the national gross domestic product in 2006, and they maintain a sunny outlook for 2007, according to the annual economic survey conducted by Madison's First Business Bank. The purpose of the survey is to provide the business...
Representatives from Astellas Pharma, Inc., Abbot Laboratories, and Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co. recently met with members of the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association to discuss the future of collaboration in drug development. More big pharma companies are outsourcing certain functions to biotechs, which might create...
The National Academies have inducted five UW-Madison professors for their applicable research into hydrogeology, biochemistry, and atmospheric and oceanic sciences. It is considered one of the highest honors a scholar can receive....
A research team at the Medical College of Wisconsin has discovered neural crest stem cells in mice, which have many of the research advantages of embryonic stem cells but without the social controversy. The team is seeking a patent on its work to isolate and...
With the IPO market in decline, the venture capital market has emerged as the most important source of financing for life-science companies, notes Yer Biotech Blues columnist Michael Rosen. The good news is that the venture-capital market, while increasingly risk averse for early-stage businesses, has...
Henry Sanders, Jr., founder and former president of the Madison Area Growth Network, and a former vice chairman of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, is preparing to use his professional relationships to assist start-up bioscience and technology companies in Wisconsin as a new member...