Gov. Doyle Joins Exact Sciences Board
Former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle was elected to the Exact Sciences board of directors, the company announced recently. Doyle, who currently works with both Foley & Lardner and his own company,…
Category Archives: Biotech
Propeller Health Lands First ACO
Propeller Health today announced that Arizona Care Network will be the first Accountable Care Organization (ACO) to offer the Propeller platform. “We’re honored to partner with Arizona Care Network in…
CDI Receives New Stem Cell Patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Cellular Dynamics International patents on the reprogramming of human cells into pluripotent stem cells from human blood, the company announced today. “These…
Lucigen Gets $500K Loan for Test
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has awarded a $500,000 loan from its Technology Development Loan Program to Lucigen, the organization announced today. According to a release, the money will be used…
Isomark Receives $150K from WARF
Isomark, which is devoted to providing non-invasive breath-monitoring technology to detect bacteria and disease, announced Tuesday that it received a $150,000 investment from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) to support a new breath…
BIO Scholarship Recipients Announced
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), University Research Park and BioForward announced today the 25 companies, including 13 from Madison, that will receive a scholarship to attend the 2014 BIO International…
UW Team Develops Asthma Tool
A new tool will lead to more accurate diagnoses of asthma. That’s what the University of Wisconsin reported today, as a team of its scientists created a device that measures…
Cellectar Names New CEO
Cellectar Biosciences announced Wednesday that Acting CEO Simon Pedder, PhD., has been promoted to president and CEO. Dr. Pedder began his new role on Tuesday. “I am … appreciative of…
UW Team Turns Stem Cells Into Muscle Cells
A University of Wisconsin research team has discovered a new way to turn human stem cells into skeletal muscle cells, the university announced this week. Assistant Professor Masatoshi Suzuki, who…
Scholarships Available for BIO
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), University Research Park and BioForward announced today that they are teaming up to award scholarships for the 2014 BIO International Convention, held June 23-26…
