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A Midwest life-science odyssey comes full circle

... it is really not so strange when I look at family roots and personal experiences. I have been transformed into a Midwestern Odysseus! Family Jules My father's family, a combination of Polish and Hungarian and German Jews, took root in Cleveland, Ohio, and my father's father and siblings grew up there,...

The 10 biggest events shaping biotech in 2006

... been achieved to date. Stem cells In a grass roots effort to reject the Bush Administration's recalcitrant position on what promises to be the most exciting area of stopping and reversing - and possible curing - the progression of many major diseases, many states took legislative initiatives to acce...

eBay decision changes balance of power in patent disputes

...e balance has shifted. Patent Act Tracing its roots back to the U.S. Constitution , the Patent Act provides an uncommon exclusionary right. Patent holders are not granted a right to practice their invention, but are granted the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling...

National Bio and Agro Defense fits Wisconsin

... such a facility. Because Wisconsin's agricultural roots run deep, many researchers and scientists here are closely connected to the land through cultural and familial ties. The state also is home to architectural, engineering, and construction firms that are among the nation's best in designing and buildi...

Securitas aims to counter virus behavior

...ns were formally launched in January 2006, but its roots extend much farther. Sinha's first venture was UltraVisual Medical Systems, a software medical imaging company he co-founded with Chylla and Mark Gehring that later merged with Emageon . That company completed an initial public offering last year a...

Does Milwaukee need a life-science spark?

...fe-science community began with some type of grass roots activity. Boston, where he worked as a post doctorate in the late 1980s, had one particular advantage. "You couldn't go many places without running into a prominent scientist," he said. "There are so many research institutions there. There's just no...

Midwest shines among best hospitals in U.S.

... songs. Some of the songs go back to Cash's gospel roots and perhaps he is seeking that final forgiveness from his Maker knowing that he is in his last days. Two songs, "If You could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot and "Four Strong Winds," a Canadian song made famous by Neil Young, are particularly tear-...

How MG&E bets on small companies for the long term

...er of successful Madison companies that have their roots in MG&E-supported business incubators includes names like Sonic Foundry , Virent Energy Systems , Third Wave Technologies , Panvera (now Invitrogen ) and a host of others. "MG&E has been an incredible partner with our startup companies," observe...

Was the Telecom Act of 1996 a boon or bomb for U.S.?

...the act. Especially for those who may not know the roots of all of these controversies surrounding competition and the development of broadband infrastructure capabilities, it would be good to look back and see how we got here. The revestiture of AT&T Twelve years before the telecom act in 1984, AT&T s...

2005 was a tough year for U.S. biotech financing

... Francisco, but he hasn't forgotten his Midwestern roots (Wisconsin, if I recollect) and he is frequently back here to participate in meetings as well as invests in Midwest life science companies. So what does Burrill have to say about 2005? Many things! But let's start with the IPO market. According to B...

Democracy and the Net - How American ideals are quietly influencing the world

...maintenance of the Internet away from its American roots and substitute United Nations-style regulation, complete with Third World efficiency and tepid dedication to free speech and human rights. That scenario was avoided for now at this months World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia, where t...

Modernizing the tax code can make Wisconsin tech businesses more competitive

...y such as Kimberly Clark, which has deep Wisconsin roots but is headquartered in Texas and has significant production facilities in Georgia. If there's a reasonable way to give Wisconsin an edge over Georgia or Texas, its worth doing because it could mean retaining or adding high-wage jobs. That's why Gov....

Globalization of biotech industry is a decidedly worldwide phenomenon

...balization of the biotech industry beyond its U.S. roots has really taken flight. The company that perhaps best chronicles and tracks this trend is Ernst & Young in its annual report on biotechnology. This report is usually released and previewed at the annual BIO meeting. This years report, which carries...

Indian pharma delegation arrives in Chicago as part of multi-city tour

...tions in the U.S. Sun Pharma even has some Midwest roots as it has acquired a substantial equity chunk of Caraco Pharmaceuticals in Michigan. Some key changes recently made by the Indian government have altered the dynamics of investing in India for pharmaceuticals companies: In 2002, the Indian governm...

Japanese biotech is booming and linked with Midwest

...the Japanese approach to biotech comes from strong roots in other non-pharmaceutical businesses such as fermentation technology acquired from the brewery industries (Kirin and Asahi) as well as the food industries (soy sauce and amino acids). A good part of this initiative has been due to Prime Minister J...

Milwaukee could boom with explosion of information technology in medical care

...nd medical centers, and companies that trace their roots to regional research aimed at improving patient care. Topics ranged from diagnostics to therapy, and from genomic analysis to personal electronic health records. All the pieces are there for a biomedical cluster of national prominence, about 160 par...

Wrapping up the Summer

... a look at the new MP-3 players from GoVideo. With roots that go deep into digital media companies such as SonicBlue, Rio, and Creative Labs, a new team at GoVideo has revitalized the Rave brand and delivered two new players styled for the hip teen set. The Rave-MP ARC is a stylish model with up to 5G-byte...

TeraMEDICA offers seamless sharing of digital medical images

... TeraMEDICA Inc. , a Wauwatosa-based startup with roots in the Mayo Clinic, offers a solution to a growing problem in the medical industry. TeraMEDICAs software is billed as an enterprise solution that enables instantaneous delivery of digital images, whenever and wherever they are needed, without the del...

Life Science: From Chicago to the Twin Cities: All tech roads lead to Wisconsin

...l of Milwaukee, GE Healthcare has laid down strong roots of collaborative innovation. Together, these relationships and the talented local individuals driving them, foster significant advances in healthcare technology. GE Healthcare proudly employs about 6,500 people in Wisconsin, who are instrumental in o...

In biotech competition, Wisconsin isnt first but its far from last

...n Wisconsins capital city but has yet to establish roots in Tallahassee, another state capital and university town. The Florida delegation left impressed by what they saw and maybe a bit daunted by what it would take to compete. Whether its the latest Forbes magazine best places for business ratings or...

Manufacturers join Wisconsin partnership to boost U.S. suppliers

...s. Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has its roots in Milwaukee: its first motorcycle was sold there, and its first full-time employee worked there. Deere & Company, a manufacturer of agriculture, forestry and construction equipment, began when blacksmith John Deere developed his self-scouring plow f...

The Industry Impact of Two Big Pharmas Mating

...es of about $9 billion, which has some strong U.S. roots despite its French origin. Sanofi began its proces... (versus Sanofi-Synthelabo in Paris). However, its roots are also strongly German and descending from the German chemical-pharmaceutical giant Hoechst. Now t...

The Enterprise and the Individual

...uting age. The conditions are ripe for this grass roots paradigm shift again. IT has put its arms tightly around the networked PC computing environment, managing and controlling these corporate assets, as they should. The next generation of computing - whether it's the Liberated Desktop that we'll talk ab...

Midwest Investment Bank Piper Jaffray Resurges in New York City

...ncorp. Today, the company has reverted back to its roots and has California offices in Los Angeles, Menlo P... York City, London and Tel Aviv. Going back to its roots has allowed it to have one of the largest healthcare investment banking and analyst teams in the U.S...

Rayovac to Relocate Headquarters

...dison, despite its decision, because the company's roots are here....

Silicon Logic Teams Up to Save Money

...nce on it getting done right from the start. With roots in the supercomputer industry, SLE specializes in detecting possible functionality and performance errors early in the ASIC design cycle. SLE has delivered more than 30 high-gate count, high-performance ASICs and system chips right-first-time to a va...

University Consortium Enables Transformation and Survival for Wisconsin Businesses

... CGEC is sustainable because it comes from a grass roots effort, not because the administration wanted to keep up with other universities. The Consortium began not to create programs, but to help businesses, he says. If the Consortiums track record is a predictor of future success, then Wisconsins economy ...

Milwaukee research institutions step up the pace for technology transfer

...ing. Four of seven TechStar start-ups so far have roots in the private Medical College, which conducts about $100 million in projects each year in areas such as human and molecular genetics, cardiovascular research, functional imaging, bioengineering, hypertension, bioinformatics and childhood cancer. The...

Abbott Executive Jim Tyree Takes IBIO Helm

...acia ). Tyree returned to Abbott and his Midwest roots once again in an assignment to manage Abbott's Japan operations. There, he utilized the experience he gained at Bristol-Myers Squibb in the world's second-largest country market. More recently, he assumed the responsibilities for its worldwide pharma...

The Milkweed Effect: Disseminating Technology to New Regions

...eed pod, these new technology nomads will set down roots and grow in regions that provide quality-of-life benefits while enabling technology professionals to remain connected to their economic wellspring. That's my theory, anyway. I'd like to know what you think, and hear your stories that confirm or coun...

Genentech's Winning Streak

... starve tumors to death. The idea famously has its roots in the work of Judah Folkman, a researcher at Children's Hospital in Boston. Avastin is one of the first tests of Folkman's research in people. Last year, Avastin failed to help breast cancer patients in a late-stage trial. Those bad clinical resul...

Sony Bets Heavy on Wisconsin Digital Entertainment Presence

...s ahead after Sony lands in Madison. Kennedy has roots in the Midwest and Wisconsin. He is a Minneapolis ... health technology vendor, all of which have their roots in the state. We couldnt pick a better partner than Sony Pictures Digital to carry on the same pas...

WTN exclusive interview with Patrick Kennedy, exec. VP, Sony Pictures Digital

...siness climate, hot new technologies, and Kennedys roots in the Midwest. WTN: What are some of the most exciting elements to you regarding the Sonic Foundry acquisition by Sony Pictures Digital? PK: We are acquiring an organization with great products and talented people. They have cultivated a ver...