Lucigen Corp. has entered into an agreement that gives it the exclusive, worldwide right to manufacture and sell certain bacterial cells for toxic protein expression. Lucigen, which recently spun off a new company to develop enzymes that increase yields in bioethanol production, sees the cell...
For technology businesses, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has gained a reputation for handling cases expeditiously, and more importantly for defendants, more cost effectively than most courts. In this edition of IP Law, Madison attorney Gina Carter predicts the court...
The venture capital picture in Wisconsin, while improving, still lags behind other states that also are trying to grow knowledge-based economies, but venture capitalist Paul Carbone is among the optimists. Carbone, managing partner of Baird Venture Partners, says some historical perspective is needed to accurately...
“You don't get Superman by paying Jimmy Olson wages,” observes columnist James Carlini, which means that downsizing and other cost-cutting personnel decisions made at the height of the dotcom bust are now coming home to roost. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he notes that...
Merge Healthcare reported an annual net loss of $258.5 million, or $7.67 per diluted share, in a difficult 2006 that saw several executives resign in the wake of financial reporting errors. However, the medical imaging and software company's new chief executive says the company will...
Misclassifying employees as independent contractors for unemployment insurance tax purposes can lead to an audit of your business, warns Early Stage columnist Joe Boucher. In this case, the business proprietor will have the burden of proof in defending the contractor status of all similarly classified...
Risk management, risk management, risk management. It's become the matra of IT, but not for trivial reasons, according to key presenters during the Fusion 2007 CEO-CIO Symposium. With threats hitting businesses from all directions, and with technology becoming more pervasive and complex, technologists are in...
Has a new Madison business truly found a disruptive new technology for the voice-recognition market? The proprietors believe so, and if they are correct, their voice-recognition technology could save law firms, healthcare facilities, and insurance companies countless hours of transcribing dictations and voice mails....
In its latest response to a patent infringement suit regarding a diagnostic test for the human papilloma virus, Third Wave Technologies is accusing its accuser of anti-trust activity. The dispute between Third Wave and Digene Corp. is playing itself out in a Wisconsin courtroom....
CIOs and company lawyers can be a dynamic duo for business value, but they must find a way to collaborate to mitigate risk, says attorney Erik Phelps. In the recent Fusion 2007 conference, Phelps talked about the business case for CIO-attorney partnerships, especially in light...