Gov. Jim Doyle has announced a new initiative that is designed to accelerate the growth of start-up businesses and expand angel and venture capital investment in the state. The program, billed as Accelerate Wisconsin, is the newest phase of Doyle's Grow Wisconsin agenda and includes...
Two Madison companies have beefed up their management teams with key appointments. Third Wave Technologies has appointed Christopher Burton as senior vice president of sales and marketing, and Parts Now has a new CEO - Bruce Hagen, who held the same position with Conney Safety...
Affymetrix executive Chris Kendrick-Parker will help direct the future of GenTel Biosciences after his appointment to the company's Board of Directors. Kendrick-Parker brings more than 20 years of experience in the life science industry to the GenTel Board, including management of sales and marketing for...
A molecular diagnostic assay that simultaneously detects and differentiates several types of influenza in a single specimen has been cleared for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration. The product, developed by the Milwaukee-based Prodesse, is the first cleared infectious disease test to detect as...
The incentive stock option, commonly called an “ISO,” may carry a litany of requirements, and the dreaded ATM tax can rear its ugly head, but legal columnist Sverre Roang believes this option can be very beneficial for employees of early-stage and technology companies. In this...
What are the real issues that all the prognosticators seem to overlook with their presidential candidate analysis and predictions? They are almost too numerous to count, especially when it comes to the future of technology and network infrastructure, says columnist James Carlini. In this edition...
Two products under development by Third Wave Technologies to test for high-risk varieties of the Human Papilloma Virus have passed another test on their way to clinical trials before the Food and Drug Administration. High-risk types of the HPV have been identified as a cause...
Regional economic development groups have sprung up all over Wisconsin, and New North is one of several that are part of Gov. Jim Doyle's strategy to foster regional economic collaboration. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, columnist Tom Still predicts that some of the groups...
What do doctors really want? Contrary to popular belief, it's not to be left behind when it comes to healthcare information technology adoption, according to Dr. Brandon Savage, chief medical officer, GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions. In this Visions interview with WTN, Savage talks of...
Skilled IT professionals will command average pay increases of 5.3 percent more in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to a new Robert Half Technology survey. The IT staffing company has identified wireless communication as one of the top areas driving IT hiring in...