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…
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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…
New Website Helps Brain Functions
Biotech company Quincy Bioscience has launched a free website called Prevagen Games to hone brain skills, the company announced this week. “At Quincy Bioscience, we want to support every aspect…
Madison Vaccines Completes Series A
Madison Vaccines Incorporated (MVI) announced this week it raised $8 million in a Series A financing round led by Venture Investors, LLC. The Madison-based biopharmaceutical company seeks to advance research and clinical testing…
UW Team Improves Stem Cell Process
The University of Wisconsin announced this week that a team of engineers has created a more efficient process for creating synthetic neural stem cells for use in central nervous system research….
