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The acquisition of First Data, a credit-card processing company, by the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. means there will be $29 billion less for the capital markets, according to MedTech Futures columnist Ogan Gurel. But under the current paradigm, investors are shying...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has upheld challenges to three stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and consumer groups that have filed the challenges are urging WARF not to challenge the ruling. WARF Managing Director Carl Gulbrandsen stood by...

Barnstorming may not be the precise word, but advocates of stem cell research, representing the confederation known as Wisconsin Edge, have been touring the state to educate citizens about stem cell research and its benefits. While the core message is that stem cell research has...

Neural progenitor cells derived from human fetal stem cells have been found to protect the vision of animals with degenerative eye diseases, similar to the kinds that afflict humans, according to a new study co-authored by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers David Gamm and Clive Svendsen....

The National Cancer Institute has awarded the Medical College of Wisconsin a $1.4 million renewal grant for continued development of medical imaging products used in the fight against cancer. Medical College professor Kathleen Schmainda, the principal investigator, said patients with brain tumors have responded well...

The information technology talent pool is shallower than it used to be, and that's creating all kinds of challenges for companies in Wisconsin and beyond. In this first part of our series on IT workforce development, WTN looks at some unfavorable demographics that practically compel...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison would like to see more health research follow a continuum from clinical investigation to actual practice, so it has established a new research entity called the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. The institute, which will partner with the Marshfield Clinic...

The integration of information technology into virtually all aspects of the economy is responsible for much of America's economic growth, and a new study confirms what many economists have been saying for years - that computers provide a big boost to productivity. How big? Three...

A Madison medical technology business has received a $100,000 federal grant to produce a series of new medical products with better adhesive properties than anything now on the market. Nerites Corp. is developing tissue repair products and advanced coatings for implanted medical devices that are...

An initial public offering filed by a Wisconsin tech company is a strong sign that Wisconsin is moving up the technological food chain, according to Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. The IPO filing announced by NimbleGen, which follows one filed by TomoTherapy, is not only...