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An ethanol glue factory? The leftover residue from the ethanol production process may be more than just a by-product from which more ethanol can be produced, it might be used to produce a value-added product - glue - more affordably. If University of Wisconsin associated...

It takes two to tango, and the number of recent pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions indicates that Big Pharma companies have had few problems finding dance partners. Michael Rosen's latest version of Yer Biotech Blues chronicles all these technological two-steps, and signals a changing of the...

Two start-up companies with unique products have been recognized in a 20-year-old business contest sponsored by the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corp. STAGES, LLC, a web-based business that serves the real estate industry, and KingBuilt.com, which markets its heating products to manufacturers, walked away...

State politicians have stem cells on the brain when it comes to supporting Milwaukee's academic research centers, but Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still argues they should instead focus on making sure those centers collaborate to reach their full potential and advance the region's tech economy....

Until recently, online communities have operated as kind of an inner sanctum, but a former University of Wisconsin computer science professor has joined Yahoo in an attempt to leverage such community interaction into business opportunities. Raghu Ramakrishnan, who is forming a working group to explore...

Mirus Bio Corp., a biopharmaceutical firm operating from the University Research Park, has developed a new method to use its DNA and RNA injection technology to target gene activity. The new technique could make analyzing gene function in vivo more efficient and affordable for researchers,...

In a new study by the Milken Institute, the University of Wisconsin System was ranked 9th in number and quality of biotechnology patents, but well behind several Big Ten campuses in its ability to transfer the intellectual property into commercial uses....

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has recognized the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation (CATI) for its technology-based economic development programs. CATI, based in Racine, has developed a technology transfer model to help entrepreneurs grow their business. ...

Platypus Technologies, LLC, a life sciences and nanotechnology company operating in suburban Madison, has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. The award, which is worth $450,000, will be used to develop new life science research tools....

The national angel investment market showed continued signs of growth in the first six months of 2006, as angels made $12.7 billion in investments. The Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, which reported the results, said healthcare, software, and biotech continued...