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…
Category Archives: Biotech
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….
CDI to Supply Cells for Nutritional Research
Cellular Dynamics International announced recently that it will supply the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA (NIHS) with its iCell and MyCell lines for nutritional research. “The ongoing work and this long-term…
Stemina Earns $10M EPA Contract
Stemina Biomarker Discovery announced this week it received a five-year contract worth $10,637,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in conjunction with the federal agency’s ToxCast initiative. According to…
CDI to Work With Muscular Dystrophy Org
Cellular Dynamics International announced today it signed an agreement with the Jain Foundation to create five induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from patients with muscular dystrophies for the eventual purpose of drug…
UW Researchers Find Stem Cell Production Event
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health announced this week that they discovered an event that controls the production of blood stem cells. According to a release,…
CDI Receives Patent for Stem Cell Reprogramming
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Monday issued Cellular Dynamics International a patent that relates to the method by which adult tissue cells are reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem (iPS)…
