Single-Cell Complementation of Barley Mlo Mutants Using a PDS-1000/He Hepta System
... biotrophic fungal pathogen. Mlo encodes the founder of a novel family of plant-specific integral membrane proteins (Bschges et al. 1997). The 7-transmembrane-domain protein resides in the plasma membrane and is presumed to act as a negative regulator of a basal defense mechanis...Transgenic Zebrafish by Electroporation
...tion of transgenic progeny from transgenic founder animals. This point may not be crucial to our studies since we are interested in tissue- and cell-specific promoter function during development. Hence, our animals, which carry the transgene during maturation, may be sufficien...The Genesis of Gendicine: The Story Behind the First Gene Therapy
...Peng is the chairman,chief executive officer, and founder of Shenzhen SiBiono GeneTech Co., Ltd., Langshen Road, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Shenzhen, China, 0755.2696.8818, fax: 0755.2696.8808, sbn@sibiono.com;www.sibiono.com In October 2003, Shenzhen S...NanoRite Innovation Center opens with small science, big promise
...g and micro-fabrication, Mark Tyler, the company's founder and president, said OEM also is looking to produce components at a smaller scale than is typical in the industrial world. Tyler, a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board , believes NanoRite's collaboration with CVTC and area univers...Midwest life science stocks kept sizzling in Q2
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . This article previously appeared in MidwestBusiness.com , and was reprinted with its permission. It is not meant to be a recommend...Blurb shows that print still captures imaginations
...example than Blurb . I first discussed Blurb with founder Eileen Gittens when the company was no more than a brief PowerPoint deck. We met at a Starbucks on a windy afternoon and Eileen unwound a vision for consumer-generated books that well pre-dates the current craze. At the time, blogs were just begi...Breaking down Wisconsin's angel capital numbers
...gy, and medical devices, David Ward, president and founder of NorthStar Economics, said angel investments break down as follows: a mixture of energy investments totaling $14.7 million; real estate, $9.5 million; retail, $4.7 million; agriculture, $4.7 million; manufacturing, $2.6 million; business services, ...The Right Brain: A neurological solution to the flattening world
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . This article previously appeared in MidwestBusiness.com , and was reprinted with its permission. It is not meant to be a recommend...Visions: Chicago software exec Jason Fried breaks (almost) all the rules
...onsin Entrepreneurs' Conference in Milwaukee. The founder of 37signals , a Chicago-based, web-hosted software company that is not afraid to spill its secrets in a very public way, Fried hopes 37signals will shatter the taboo about sharing business formulas. The company has disseminated its knowledge throug...Wisconsin building toward the major leagues of venture capital
...osed Venture Center, but David Ward, president and founder of NorthStar Economics, noted that Act 255 was enacted in 2003 with bipartisan support. I think there still is bipartisan support for this, he said. I think it helps to have these [angel capital] numbers, but I also think it helps to have companies ...Software exec Jan Eddy to receive "Seize the Day" award
...technology industry for more than 30 years, is the founder of Wingra Technologies, an e-mail-related software company. She helped the company regain traction following an acquisition in which its stock value plummeted by two-thirds. Wingra has since been sold to Quest Software , which has expanded the busi...The state of global biotech: An Ernst & Young perspective
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . This article previously appeared in MidwestBusiness.com , and was reprinted with its permission. It is not meant to be a recommend...Corporate Social Responsibility - Burden, sham, or golden opportunity?
...DiRomualdo is a researcher, author, consultant and founder of Next Generation Workplace . His work focuses on how changes in workforce trends and demographics, global business dynamics, talent management practices, and information technology-enabled tools and capabilities are transforming the workplace. He ...Brazilian bio-industry should impress American investors
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . This article previously appeared in MidwestBusiness.com , and was reprinted with its permission. It is not meant to be a recommend...Phillips Plastics to help develop orthopedics with stem cells
...illion within the next 10 years. Robert Cervenka, founder and CEO of Phillips Plastics, says the combination of an aging population, and that population's interest in remaining active, will create opportunities for this type of synergy between the two companies and their intellectual property. As the U.S....DHC 2007: Controlling health IT costs the key to capturing value
...aging director of Healthcare Growth Partners and founder of Merge Healthcare , made the case for Web-based clinical decision support. Within the IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) movement, Mortimore said there is a healthcare IT group that is attacking the problem from this direction. Just as...DHC 2007: Barriers to electronic data exchange include the law
...e Digital Healthcare Conference. Judith Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic Systems Corp ., a developer of integrated medical records software, noted that one of the biggest barriers to patient data exchange is the fear of litigation. The world was much different when many of the existing rules were written...Media-savvy workers: New front in the War for Talent
...DiRomualdo is a researcher, author, consultant and founder of Next Generation Workplace . His work focuses on how changes in workforce trends and demographics, global business dynamics, talent management practices, and information technology-enabled tools and capabilities are transforming the workplace. He ...ProCertus BioPharm secures $2.3M in financing
...liam Fahl, chief scientific officer, chairman, and founder of ProCertus, said the company is charting new territory. "The technology ProCertus has developed is a unique approach to addressing cancer therapy side effects," he said. "We expect success where others have failed." Executives on board The fina...Olympics of biotechnology has international flavor
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . This article previously appeared in MidwestBusiness.com , and was reprinted with its permission. It is not meant to be a recommend...Biotech officials praise focus of new venture fund
...the National Venture Capital Association , is the founder of Midwest Healthcare Investors, a network of 60 venture capital firms. John Neis, founding partner of Venture Investors , said syndicated deals are the most common type of venture deal structure. Neis said most of the companies seeking funds need ...With tech implementations, it's NOT the methodology, stupid
... the right package software Patrick Gray is the founder and president of the Prevoyance Group , located in Harrison. N.Y. He focuses on providing information technology strategy consulting to organizations of all sizes, helping them use IT to generate measurable value. His first book, Breakthrough IT: S...Midwest life science stocks sizzle in a tepid first quarter
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . This article previously appeared in MidwestBusiness.com , and was reprinted with its permission. It is not meant to be a recommend...Capital-raising term sheets for angels and venture capitalists
...nd additional provisions that are more company and founder friendly. Once we do, I plan to write a follow-up article on our end product. So, stay tuned! Previous articles by Matt Storms Matt Storms: Translating the language of capital-raising Matt Storms: Securities compliance is part of raising ...A Midwest passage to India, Part II
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect...IT workforce development: A little workforce planning goes a long way
... personal way -through mentoring. Tom Koulopoulos, founder and CEO of the Delphi Group and a keynote speaker at the recent Fusion 2007 CEO-CIO Symposium , believes the benefits extend beyond grooming the future workforce. I'm amazed at the degree to which that [mentoring] relationship has value, Koulopou...Shades of gray: Business impacts of an aging workforce
...DiRomualdo is a researcher, author, consultant and founder of Next Generation Workplace . His work focuses on how changes in workforce trends and demographics, global business dynamics, talent management practices, and information technology-enabled tools and capabilities are transforming the workplace. He ...IT workforce development: Losing the numbers game
...d consistency. Owning the gap Tom Koulopoulos, founder and CEO of the Delphi Group , a Boston-based business and technology thought-leadership company, said work associated with laying the IT infrastructure is what's going offshore as American companies attempt to reduce their cost base, but he added th...Indian trade possibilities boggle the mind
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect...Translating the language of capital-raising
...y designed and intended to protect the holder if a founder or a majority shareholder decides to sell his, her...e, usually on the same terms and conditions as the founder or majority shareholder. Cram-down financing - A financing that results in significant dilution o...Milwaukee software developer gains bottom line, loses waistline
...aken a sharp turn toward Europe and Asia. Psuik, founder and owner of Developer One Software , said the company has reached an agreement with O2 , a European mobile phone provider, to include one of its newest software applications in Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices and smart phones. The software, a tim...Fire your CIO? If he's not implementing strategy, show him the door
...d technology goals aligned? Patrick Gray is the founder and president of the Prevoyance Group , located in Harrison. N.Y. He focuses on providing information technology strategy consulting to organizations of all sizes, helping them use IT to generate measurable value. His first book, Breakthrough IT: S...See how they run: Radio ads and Google
...rketing portfolio Troy Janisch is president and founder of the Icon Interactive Group (www.iconinteractive.com), an industry leader helping companies integrate Internet and other Interactive media into sales channels, marketing strategies, and overall branding. He can be contacted by e-mail at tjanisch@ic...A Midwest life-science odyssey comes full circle
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect...Connecture's Maynard finds IT business opportunity in adversity
...ideo store owner, a furniture store owner, and the founder of a medical records copying business. Each of those people had traits and approaches to business that Maynard found appealing and selectively adopted - from the fun-loving freedom of the video store owner to the disciplined, strategic, exit-oriented...Fusion 2007: IT threats make risk management paramount
...en't taking steps to address it. Tom Koulopoulos, founder and CEO of the Delphi Group , said once the IT infrastructure is completely poured within the next decade, the real growth and development will begin. However, he's worried that American businesses won't be equipped to take advantage of the boom opp...Tech ideas in state budget will need help from entrepreneurs
...nsin. The case for investment Toni Sikes, the founder and CEO of The Guild , reminded the WIN audience that state government can help create the right climate for the tech-based economy. Programs such as the investor tax credits, for example, have cost the state a few million dollars and helped spur te...How Best Buy said bye to burnout, hello to results
...DiRomualdo is a researcher, author, consultant and founder of Next Generation Workplace . His work focuses on how changes in workforce trends and demographics, global business dynamics, talent management practices, and information technology-enabled tools and capabilities are transforming the workplace. He ...Brand protection in the age of customer engagement
... a spiraling downfall in customer service, JetBlue founder and CEO David Neeleman responded promptly with apologetic postings to customers on his flight log . The company also released a widely viewed video clip on YouTube, created and released a new Customer Bill of Rights (PDF), and purchased full-pag...Bioscience clusters: Too many or room for more?
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect...Yasnoff: Wisconsin should invest in health record bank
...dway on what he considers a better idea. Yasnoff, founder of the eHealth Trust Initiative, continues to advocate that states or regions create a central repository, or bank, for all electronic health records. He views a bank, which would be financed with small monthly fees charged to consumers, as the best ...Making the transition from Web 2.0 to Web 2.007
... What's the word? Troy Janisch is president and founder of the Icon Interactive Group (www.iconinteractive.com), an industry leader helping companies integrate Internet and other Interactive media into sales channels, marketing strategies, and overall branding. He can be contacted by e-mail at tjanisch@ic...Five steps to buying the right package software
...ackson, Rockwell Automation Patrick Gray is the founder and president of the Prevoyance Group , located in Harrison. N.Y. He focuses on providing information technology strategy consulting to organizations of all sizes, helping them use IT to generate measurable value. His first book, Breakthrough IT: S...The deconstruction of Big Pharma
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect...Wisconsin won't get Georgia biotech without a fight
... week, the brother of the firm's key scientist and founder confirmed that Aruna would relocate to Wisconsin if it can find additional investors here. That news got back to Athens, where the company was spun out of research at the University of Georgia by professor Steven Stice. Georgia investors have expr...A prognosis for GE and Abbott Diagnostics
...have been handed down the legend of Hippocrates as founder of our current medical culture. Second fiddle Of course, today's medical practice focuses on diagnosis and, above all, specialized and aggressive treatment (both of which were hallmarks of the Knidian method). A story comes to mind. Back in 1993,...CEOs Gone Wild? Risks and rewards in the executive suite
...DiRomualdo is a researcher, author, consultant and founder of Next Generation Workplace. His work focuses on how changes in workforce trends and demographics, global business dynamics, talent management practices, and information technology-enabled tools and capabilities are transforming the workplace. He he...Viewing the Internet as a free-for-all can be costly
... small businesses Troy Janisch is president and founder of the Icon Interactive Group (www.iconinteractive.com), an industry leader helping companies integrate Internet and other Interactive media into sales channels, marketing strategies, and overall branding. He can be contacted by e-mail at tjanisch@ic...The 10 biggest events shaping biotech in 2006
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect...Innovation expert speaks on the business-IT balancing act
Tom Koulopoulos is founder and CEO of the Delphi Group, a Boston-based consultancy focused on biztech leadership and strategy, and director of Perot Systems' Innovation Lab. He will arrive in Madison, Wisconsin this February to speak at the Fusion 2007 CEO-CIO Symposium . We ...New MailFoundry product fights latest spam techniques
...e detection capabilities. David C. Troup, CEO and founder of MailFoundry, said the RedListing technology would take the MessageIQ engine, which promises customers high kill rates and low false positives, �to the next level� of dealing with new threats. MailFoundry's anti-spam appliances and subscription se...Medical College lands $8.1M grant to detect bird flu, bioterror agents
...cialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin , and founder of the Waukesha biotech firm Prodesse , already has developed a diagnostic test for the simultaneous detection of the seven common lower respiratory viruses, including several varieties of influenza. This technology, known as the Hexaplex diagnostic...A Midwest small-cap, life-science surprise package
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect...2006: A mixed blessing for Midwest life science companies
...to be outrageous terms that seemed to only benefit founder Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. Even changing the name of...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenm...Wisconsin's high-growth economy: '07 predictions
...m that grew from a two-man shop in the basement of founder Jim Berbee to one of the leading IT services firms of its size. Investors will see a healthy return, the company will stay and even grow in Wisconsin, and some of the profits will likely be reinvested in other start-up firms. The Year of the Stem C...Craigslist exec strives to keep the Internet neutral
...bsites in the United States. Craigslist, named for founder Craig Newmark , receives more than 12 million new classified ads each month, including 750,000 new job listings, making it one of the world's top job boards. The company has been cited as a lesson, particularly in the newspaper industry, of what ha...Internet security is big business for Wisconsin Rapids firm
...immature. He gets no argument from Jeff Stapleton, founder and president of the Information Assurance Consortium , one of a handful of industry associations. Thus far, membership consists of a small group of small businesses, individuals, and similar organizations that serve as liaisons, and the composition...Reader predictions would make 2007 quite a year
...ery interesting year, indeed. From Jonas Lamis , founder of Singularity University , a community of technology futurists: Virtual worlds get real; Amazon gets worried. Second Life becomes a credible next-generation platform for consumer and business commerce. With an immersive collaboration and shoppin...It takes more than money to reach the top
...ay may be the way Troy Janisch is president and founder of the Icon Interactive Group (www.iconinteractive.com), an industry leader helping companies integrate Internet and other Interactive media into sales channels, marketing strategies, and overall branding. He can be contacted by e-mail at tjanisch@ic...2006: A great biotech financing year, unless you were going public!
...s Renovar and Immune Cell Therapy. Rosen also is a founder and board member of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization . He can be reached at rosenmichaels@aol.com . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect...