Health Technology

Still trying to regain its footing after a potentially devastating financial scandal, Merge Healthcare hasn't given up trying to maintain and grab additional market share. The Milwaukee-area medical imaging software company is the latest to unveil a product enhancement that fuses imaging and informatics. ...

Emory Healthcare in Atlanta will install a radio frequency identification product from GE Healthcare to track medical equipment and improve its inventory management. The solution, which is called IntelliMotion, enables health facilities to conduct real-time equipment tracking. ...

For those who believe Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is in big trouble before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, remember that examiners of WARF's claims on stem cell patents have heard only from opponents, writes Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. When the smoke clears...

Mithridion, Inc., a Madison-based developer of drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease, has secured a second round of venture funding as it continues to develop a drug candidate that would be used in human trials. The company already has demonstrated the efficacy of...

In the first year of his experience as a columnist, Dr. Ogan Gurel has devoted considerable newsprint to technology convergence and its impact on the healthcare industry. In this edition of MedTech Futures, he explains how compatible this trend is with the move to personalized...

Cytochroma, Inc., a company managed by former employees of Bone Care International, has settled a lawsuit filed by Genzyme Corp., the company that acquired Bone Care. The suit, which alleged the theft of intellectual property, was filed in a federal court in Wisconsin. ...

University of San Francisco business professor Oren Harari acknowledges that it's a provocative point, but he believes companies in all industry sectors would do well to take a page from Madonna and Willie Nelson. Before you develop images of businesses executives mimicking either, please note...

Madison's Quintessence Biosciences has taken another step in the development of its lead cancer-fighting drug. The company announced that it has met two preconditions set by the Food and Drug Administration for the drug to be tested on cancer patients, and testing could begin early...

The technology industry in Dane County saw its largest single-year job increase in recent years, and its ranks grew to 510 businesses, according to the 2007 Greater Madison Area Directory of High-Tech Companies. The annual directory lists technology businesses in 12 industry clusters, and shows...