Stem cells made in Madison are flying high on the International Space Station. Cellular Dynamics International says its iCell cardiomyocytes are part of scientific tests being conducted in NASA’s new Bioculture System. They were launched into space aboard SpaceX’s commercial resupply mission on Dec. 15. “We are...
Exact Sciences Corp. — the Madison company whose Cologuard DNA stool test screens for colorectal cancer — is building more than just a big laboratory building at its new campus just off Schroeder Road on the West Side. Exact is submitting plans to the city to...
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) - WITH Research and Development facilities at University Research Park, today announced that it filed a regulatory submission to begin a Phase 1/2 study of ARO-HBV, which is being developed as a potentially curative therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis...
Exact Sciences CFO Jeff Elliott says the foundation laid with Cologuard will help bring to market other screening tools, such as a lung cancer test. Elliott gave a promising update on Cologuard and laid out the Madison-based company’s plans at a recent Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon...
The degenerative brain disease associated with aging, Alzheimer’s, is a long-standing mystery in the medical world. With 5 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States alone, new approaches are being taken to discover the unknown causes of the condition. Craig Atwood, founder of...
Military veterans, like Aberdean Consulting's Jim Blair, strengthen the Madison region's workforce and often contribute significantly to their communities....
World-class lab and office space to support demand for Cologuard MADISON, Wis., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights: Exact Sciences selects 650 Forward Drive in Madison as site for expanded lab; company also takes ownership of existing office building on site, renamed 1 Exact Lane. Campus offers...
Stimmi, an app for parents of kids with disabilities, launched in a little over a year's time thanks to support from Madison's entrepreneurial community, including Bunker Labs Wisconsin, located at URP....
TOM STILL | Wisconsin State Journal Every few years someone in state government laments, “We need a better brand for Wisconsin!” Cabinet secretaries scurry about, agency communications directors scratch their heads over possible slogans, and marketing campaigns go largely unfunded. Here’s an idea: Let’s talk about Wisconsin’s...
Exact Sciences shares hit new all-time highs in after-hours trading Monday after the Madison cancer test company released third-quarter results well above analysts’ expectations....