Category Archives: Biotech

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CDI, Cord Blood Registry to Collaborate

Cellular Dynamics International announced last week that it has entered into an agreement with the Cord Blood Registry to reprogram its newborn stem cells into pluripotent stem cells. According to…

SHINE, Phoenix Nuclear Labs Sign Deal

SHINE Medical Technologies today announced a development and supply agreement with Middleton-based Phoenix Nuclear Labs. SHINE will provide funding for Phoenix Nuclear Labs to refine its neutron generator technology. In…

Swoop-Med Gets $1M Seed Fund

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation today announced it will help fund a joint venture between the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Swoop Search LLC called…

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Exact Sciences to Sell 4M Shares

Exact Sciences today announced it will sell 4 million shares of its common stock at $25.75 per share until Friday. According to a release, the company intends to use the…

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SHINE Awarded Funds for Mo-99

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration awarded SHINE Medical Technologies $3.28 million as part of a a $6.6 million cooperative agreement, the company announced Monday. According to…

Stemina Lands $2.3M for Autism Study

The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation is investing $2.3 million to support Stemina Biomarker Discovery‘s clinical study of biomarkers in the blood of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), the foundation…

Cologuard Wins Popular Science Award

Exact Sciences announced this week that its Cologuard has won Popular Science magazine’s “Best of What’s New” Award. “Exact Sciences is honored to receive this recognition from the editors of…

Xylome, WARF Ink Deal

Xylome announced today its licensing and equity agreements with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). According to a release, WARF will help Xylome develop and market unconventional yeasts that can transform biomass into sustainable…

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Meriter Now Offering Cologuard

In a span of a month, Exact Sciences has earned backing from organizations such as the Mayo Clinic and Group Health Cooperative for its Cologuard, and now Meriter-UnityPoint Health this…

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CDI Receives $1.2M NEI Contract

Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today it has been awarded a $1.2 million contract from the National Eye Institute (NEI). According to a release, the money will be used to create…