Category Archives: Biotech

Lucigen Acquired by London Company

Lucigen announced today that it has been acquired by LGC, an international, privately owned company in the extended life sciences sector that seeks to strengthen its reagents offering in the genomics…

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SHINE’s First Building Complete

SHINE Medical Technologies has completed construction and taken occupancy of Building One, the first building of its medical isotope production campus, the company announced today. “Building One’s name was chosen…

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Takeda to Commercialize CDI’s Cells

Fujifilm, the company that acquired Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), is partnering with Takeda Pharmaceutical, the company announced recently. According to a release, Takeda will collaboratively and globally commercialize regenerative medicine products using…

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Cellectar Earns Allowance for Patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Cellectar Biosciences a notice of allowance for a patent covering the use of CLR 131 in multiple myeloma (MM), the company announced today. “This patent…

AmebaGone Provides Alternative to Antibiotics

When it comes to the best and healthiest organic plants, it’s difficult to avoid disease and harmful bacteria taking over the crops. AmebaGone provides a solution. This Madison-based startup has…

NeuroPointDX Validates Autism Test

NeuroPointDX, the diagnostics division of Stemina Biomarker Discover, has validated a first-generation autism diagnostic blood test panel in its Children’s Autism Metabolome Project (CAMP) clinical study, the organization announced recently….

FluGen Announces Clinical Trial

FluGen will evaluate its influenza vaccine in a trial of 100 people later this spring, the company announced recently. “Our vaccine contains a live virus that infects you but cannot make…

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BioForward Launches WIB

BioForward has launched Women in Biohealth (WIB), a group that will collaborate on improving the talent ecosystem in Madison’s biohealth science and give an opportunity for other women in the…

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Exact Sciences, Urban League Partner

Exact Sciences and the Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) have partnered to highlight how businesses and non-profit organizations can work together to strengthen the community, the organization announced recently. According…

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CDI Sends Cells to Space Station

Cellular Dynamics International‘s (CDI) iCell Cardiomyocytes were launched into space via SpaceX’s 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station on Dec. 15, the organization announced recently. According…