April 9, 2015
Finalists announced for the Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Twenty-four entries, representing a variety of sectors, are competing in the finalist round of the 12th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest....
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April 2, 2015
BIOforward names industry leader as new CEO
BIOforward, Inc., the member driven, Wisconsin affiliate of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) announced Lisa Johnson as its new CEO....
March 31, 2015
Fujifilm to acquire Cellular Dynamics International
Fujifilm Holdings Corporation and Cellular Dynamics International, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of fully functioning human cells in industrial quantities to precise specifications, announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Fujifilm will acquire CDI....
March 16, 2015
Madison Vaccines adds muscle to its fight against prostate cancer
Madison Vaccines is moving forward in its fight against prostate cancer with more investments and federal authorization....
March 11, 2015
Stratatech reaches milestone in tests on its human skin therapy
Human skin tissue made by Stratatech Corp. healed the wounds of nearly 30 patients with deep burns at least as well as their own skin did, even when the therapeutic tissue had been stored for months...
March 5, 2015
BIOforward offering scholarships to help companies attend BIO 2015
The BIO 2015 Business Scholarship Program enables Wisconsin bioscience companies (health, agriculture, energy, medical device, etc.) to participate fully in the BIO 2015 International Convention....
February 26, 2015
With a new hub for venture funds downtown, investors look to cash in
Madison still has a long way to go to be considered a startup hub. Yet there are new signs that it could be poised for an entrepreneurial liftoff, given its top-notch research university, the nation’s largest electronic health records firm in Epic Systems and no...
February 23, 2015
WEDC tax credits to support Exact Sciences’ growth in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced today that it will provide tax credits of up to $9 million to Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) as part of the cancer diagnostics company’s ongoing growth in the state....
February 20, 2015
U.S. biomedical research in crisis: UW-Madison takes charge
UW-Madison has become “a biomedical research powerhouse." Yet, a looming national biomedical research crisis threatens to fundamentally impact that research and the people who conduct it....
February 20, 2015
D2P accepting applications for the Igniter Awards
The UW-Madison Discovery to Product (D2P) is seeking applications for its Igniter Awards. Open to UW-Madison students, staff, and faculty, the deadline to apply is March 15....
February 18, 2015
Madison a national hub for medical IT software development
Madison is in a sweet spot when it comes to creating health care IT software, programs and applications, thanks in large part to the success of Epic Systems, the electronic medical records giant located in nearby Verona. So says Mark Bakken, founder of HealthX Ventures...
February 10, 2015
Cellular Dynamics manufactures “superdonor” stem cell lines to enable cell therapy with genetic matching
Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. announced that it has manufactured, under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), stem cell lines from two HLA "superdonors."...