In this groundbreaking talk Ayla Annac, CEO of Invivo Sciences discusses how micro human-hearts are pioneering life saving drug discovery and diagnostics for heart diseases, cancer treatments and rare diseases. Ayla is a co-founder of InvivoSciences, Inc., which has pioneered the development of ‘human micro...
Dane County business leaders say 2018 has given them plenty to cheer about — including more employees — and they expect much the same in 2019. Three-fourths of the local executives who replied to the annual First Business Bank Economic Survey said sales jumped in 2018...
Madison is one of the few cities making steady gains in its share of jobs, nationwide, that require a high level of computer skills, business leaders were told Wednesday. But the city risks losing that distinction if it does not do a better job of bringing...
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 6, 2018--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the launch of its new high-density genotyping array, the Infinium™ Global Diversity Array. This new array was developed for and inspired by the Research Program. The All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to...
Green, 53, is CEO and co-founder of Invenra, a Madison company working on drugs to fight cancer, a company so promising it has forged collaborations with two successful drug companies even though it doesn’t have a single drug in human trials yet. One of the agreements...
Jignesh Patel, a University of Wisconsin-Madison computer scientist, wants to make understanding data like turning on lights in a house. You shouldn't need an electrical engineer on hand for a bulb to illuminate after flipping a switch. Nor should the manager of a business need a...
The founders of EatStreet, a national food ordering and delivery company, were honored Nov. 14 with the UW–Madison 2018 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. EatStreet is rooted in Madison, where in 2010 three UW–Madison undergraduates grew frustrated with a clunky restaurant takeout ordering process. In response, Matt Howard, Eric...
The National Science Foundation on Nov. 20 released its 2017 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey data, showing that UW–Madison placed 6th in its rankings. In last year’s HERD survey report, capturing 2016 data, UW–Madison also ranked 6th. Data on UW–Madison’s 2017 expenditures show the university...
Telling the story of how healthcare quality can help build and retain a strong workforce while better connecting young tech-based businesses with the state’s leading healthcare providers are among the missions of the Wisconsin Healthcare Business Forum. The creation of the Healthcare Business Forum was announced...
In 1998, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers made waves in the worlds of biology and medicine, revealing they had five examples of human embryonic stem cells — biological building blocks at the foundation of cellular development — successfully isolated and growing on laboratory dishes. Visit the Madison-based...
A pair of Australian sister companies that help put the lid on the use of electronic devices won the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce's Most Innovative Company award. LocknCharge and TechDen have their North American headquarters in Madison, at 4510 Helgesen Drive, with 27 employees. LocknCharge was...
FluGen Inc., a Madison-based firm (And URP tenant) developing a universal flu vaccine, raised $5.58 million in funding through 36 investors, according to the filing. FluGen, which already has investments from Madison's Venture Investors, the state's largest venture capital fund, recently shared data from its first test on...