MADISON — Flex Biomedical, Inc., a privately-held orthopedics company focused on developing novel treatments and diagnostics for orthopedic diseases today announced it has raised $985,000 including a $150,000 Technology Venture Fund Loan from the state of Wisconsin. The company is moving its operations from Boston,...
Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today the appointment of Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D., and George Church, Ph.D., two of the world's leading scientists in molecular biotechnology and genomics, to the company's scientific advisory board. Hood and Church join stem cell pioneer James Thomson, V.M.D.,...
MADISON - Exact Sciences Corp. today announced the appointment of Graham P. Lidgard, Ph.D., as the company’s chief scientific officer. Dr. Lidgard, 60, brings more than three decades of clinical diagnostics experience to Exact. His past work includes molecular and immunoassay diagnostic product...
MILWAUKEE - Merge Healthcare today announced that Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX), the leader in software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians, has selected its Cedara WebAccess™ software application to “image enhance” Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions. The Cedara WebAccess portal will provide a zero-footprint method...
MADISON - Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today the appointment of Junying Yu, Ph.D., as senior research fellow. Her significant body of published research has shown her to be one of the leading stem cell researchers in the world. Dr. Yu's scientific leadership will help...
Op Ed (July 21, 2009) In our current national economic climate, it is critical we use every tool at our disposal, every advantage we have. Our actions today lay the foundation for the economic climate of our region in years to come. Our region is unique—and...
MILWAUKEE – Attendees at the third annual “Resource Rendezvous” will hear from representatives tied to five agencies that help set the research and development agenda for the federal government’s defense, homeland security and intelligence sectors. The event, produced by the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, UWM Research...
MADISON – Lee Edwards, who came to Madison-based Virent Energy Systems early this year to lead the company to its next development stage, will speak at the Tuesday, July 28 luncheon meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the...
MADISON - ProCertus BioPharm, Inc., an oncology-based pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to protect cancer patients from the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, announced that its collaborators at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have begun enrolling patients in a clinical trial designed to determine...
How do businesses best utilize search engines to market their business? Learn the most important things to do to get your business known on the internet at the Thursday, July 9 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Milwaukee. Rishi Shah, CEO of Flyingcart.com and Cd...