Milwaukee, Wis. - The resignation of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee vice chancellor of research Abbas Ourmazd followed a week of speculation about his future, but it has generated additional speculation about the direction of the university's Research Growth Initiative. ...
A federal grant will help researchers at two Madison life science companies - QBI Life Sciences and GWC Technologies - collaborate to study the absorption qualities of early-stage drug candidates. Both are located in the MGE Innovation Center at University Research Park. ...
The Technology, Education, and Commerce (T.E.C.) Center, a Madison technology business incubator, is getting more funding and more space to help early-stage tech companies. The center will receive a grant from the Department of Commerce and has officially opened its third building....
Wisconsin and Midwestern businesses that want to tap deeper into the federal budget will have an opportunity to learn how during the national SBIR Conference in Milwaukee Nov. 6-9. This marks the first time Wisconsin has hosted the national conference, and organizers are crafting a...
Courtships that began at a San Jose scientific showcase will continue as Platypus Technologies seeks marketing and distribution partners for a new line of research tools. The Fitchburg biotech already has attracted $16 million in government grants and angel investments, and is looking for an...
Taking a few jabs at Washington, Gov. Jim Doyle makes the case for his alternative fuels plan. In what he is labeling a "Declaration of Energy Independence," the governor is calling for 25 percent of the state's power and 25 percent of its transportation fuels...
The debate over whether ethanol takes more energy to produce than it yields has become somewhat like the debate over the “flat earth” in the 15th century: How much more scientific evidence to people need before they accept fact?...
GE Healthcare will supply an Arizona genomics research institute with cell analysis equipment that will be applied to the study of drug response in cancer cells. ...
Seven Chippewa Valley start-up businesses are vying for cash and perhaps a low-interest loan as part of the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corporation's "Create Your Own Business Plan" competition. The winner will be announced in September. ...
By the year 2025, Gov. Jim Doyle wants the state to produce 25 percent of its electricity and transportation fuel from renwewable sources. He outlined his goals in two campaign stops, including one at Virent Energy Systems in Madison....