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Comparing Fidelity and Performance of Proofreading PCR Enzymes

...calledPLATINUM Pfx DNA polymerase. Contrary to its trade name, Pfx wasderived from the Pyrococcus sp. strain KOD1 (P. sp. KOD) ratherthan Pyrococcus furiosus (Pfu), the source of Pfu DNA polymerase.KOD DNA polymerase was first described by Tagaki, et al. 6 , andcommercialized for PCR by Toyobo. Phylogeneti...

High Yield Transcription for Every Application

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A new wide field-of-view confocal imaging system and its applications in drug discovery and pathology

...ialized by Biomedical Photometrics Inc., under the trade name of "TISSUEscope TM ". Website: www.confocal.com....

Fine Tuning Your Data Analysis: Tunable Parameters of the Affymetrix Expression Analysis Statistical Algorithms

...ased. As seen with previous parameters, there is a trade off of sensitivity and specificity. Increasing perturbation above the default value will reduce false changes, but will also decrease sensitivity to real change. Conversely, setting the perturbation factor lower than the default value increases sensi...

The Genesis of Gendicine: The Story Behind the First Gene Therapy

...eled to China as part of a US-led trade delegation. That first trip landed NBS a major contract with the Institute of Microbiology, a division of the Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing. Today the company does a substant...

Tapping the value of entrepreneurial advisors

...y networking with colleagues, business associates, trade associations, and academic contacts, or by seeking...rch and to assist with representing the company at trade shows. After finding advisors who fit the needs of the company and after addressing issues of confi...

The Right Brain: A neurological solution to the flattening world

...assage to India, Part II Michael Rosen: Indian trade possibilities boggle the mind Michael S. Rosen is president of Rosen Bioscience Management, a company that provides CEO services, including financing and business and corporate development to start-up and early-stage life science companies such as...

In a fast-paced economy, lawmakers must pick up speed

...islative progress has stalled on a bill that would trade Wisconsin's city-by-city regulation of the cable television industry for statewide video franchises. The bill, which would create jobs, help many consumers and speed new technologies to the market, passed the Assembly by a wide margin earlier this ...

The state of global biotech: An Ernst & Young perspective

...assage to India, Part II Michael Rosen: Indian trade possibilities boggle the mind Michael Rosen: A Midwest life-science odyssey comes full circle Michael Rosen: Bioscience clusters: Too many or room for more? Michael Rosen: The deconstruction of Big Pharma Michael S. Rosen is president ...

Visions: IT exec says CIOs must be ready to help companies ramp up trade

...much about helping their companies ramp up foreign trade may soon be asked to add another dimension to thei...up to speed on building relationships with foreign trade partners. Definitely, companies need to be looking at expanding their horizons, and being prepared...

Brazilian bio-industry should impress American investors

...er problem is the presence of other Latin American trade groups such as the Andean Pact, NAFTA, and one-off trade agreements between some countries and the U.S. (e.g. Chile). But with the largest economy in Latin ...

Merge Technologies' net loss doubles to $10.1M

...tive in which it recognized a goodwill impairment, trade name impairment, and restructuring charge of $11.3 million, or $0.33 per share. Merge's non-GAAP adjusted net loss was $4.1 million, or $0.12 per share, in the first quarter of 2007, compared to a non-GAAP adjusted net loss of $1.1 million, or $0.03...

Olympics of biotechnology has international flavor

...assage to India, Part II Michael Rosen: Indian trade possibilities boggle the mind Michael Rosen: A Midwest life-science odyssey comes full circle Michael Rosen: Bioscience clusters: Too many or room for more? Michael Rosen: The deconstruction of Big Pharma Michael S. Rosen is president ...

Defining the X-factor: What is an ounce of software worth?

...ion Points, but we cut it to 400 on account of the trade show. Even so, we had to put two extra people on the team, so our productivity took a hit. I could tell you our average productivity in hours per function point, but then I'd have to kill you. Nudge, wink. Related articles Kirk Knoernschild: A...

Midwest life science stocks sizzle in a tepid first quarter

...assage to India, Part II Michael Rosen: Indian trade possibilities boggle the mind Michael Rosen: A Midwest life-science odyssey comes full circle Michael Rosen: Bioscience clusters: Too many or room for more? Michael Rosen: The deconstruction of Big Pharma Michael S. Rosen is president ...

Cytochroma settles lawsuit with Genzyme

... Care employees had begun to develop the company's trade secrets into new products, was being adjudicated i... alleged the misappropriation of Vitamin D-related trade secrets, and has been formally dismissed. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The three...

UW-Madison launches new high-speed research network

...ity that, once in place, will enable UW-Madison to trade access to Chicago to the University of Washington for access to the west coast. Brian Rust, a spokesman for UW-Madison's Division of Information Technology , said the access and speed not only puts university researchers in a positive position to w...

On the Web, attention spans shrink, the need for value rises

...ing of the value of that consumer attention, or to trade that value for capital advantage. Ten years ago, this type of business thinking laid the groundwork for an economic bubble. Fortunately, the economic levers at work in today's market prevent over-inflation. Still, the challenge of the short-attentio...

A Midwest passage to India, Part II

...e of a week's trip to India as part of an Illinois trade mission to open up a new trade office in that country. The initial part of the trip took me to Delhi (both New and Old), the ancien...

Indian trade possibilities boggle the mind

...asts. As I am still in the middle of an Illinois trade mission, this column will focus on some key facts ...and the potential impact. The implications of this trade mission, while clearly focused on Illinois, have potential positive implications for all of the Midw...

Rocket docket speeds patent infringement suits

...and technology community, patents, copyrights, and trade secret protection are essential tools used to protect discoveries and innovation. The science surrounding stem cells is a classic example, where landmark patents are held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation , an early and experienced player ...

Merge Healthcare suffers $258M loss in `06

.... The loss, which included a goodwill impairment, trade name impairment, and restructuring charge of $230.... 2006, the company reported a goodwill impairment, trade name impairment, and restructuring charge of $11.3 million, or $0.33 per share, primarily related to...

Wireless wizardry coming to the small screen

...asterCard announced at the GSM Association annual trade show that it will be launching mobile money transfers targeting immigrants. The concept is that recipients would receive a text message indicating that a transfer had taken place that they in turn could convert into MasterCard prepaid cards. Music ...

Small-business trends: Intuit sees more mom-preneurs

...usiness education to learn business management and trade skills, adding more artistic flair to business districts. Malewicki said interest in entrepreneurial courses is not only filtering down from universities to technical colleges, but entrepreneurial courses have risen dramatically at four-year instit...

Miszewski to depart as state IT audit wraps up

... have received positive coverage in the technology trade press, but many in and outside of state government have faulted Miszewski for an overly aggressive management style on IT projects. State government's information technology projects in several agencies have been beset with implementation delays, co...

Economic outlook for 2007, and still clueless on Apple

...firms, a manufacturing firm, a real estate firm, a trade consulate, and a consulting firm, we had just talked about how some in the media did not understand what Apple actually brought to the market, and how it should not be looked at as a commodity cell phone. Just after we said that, Murray ( Wall Stree...

Biotech with Madison ties raises $21M in capital

...ventiv, began to develop Bone Care International's trade secrets into Proventiv's new products. The employees, who claim that Genzyme filed the suit to gain more information about the products they were developing, have denied the allegations. A jury trial is scheduled to begin in March. In addition to ...

Securities compliance is part of raising capital

...e restricted securities, which they may not freely trade in the secondary market after the offering. Once Rule 506 is complied with, most states where the securities are sold only require that a notice Regulation D filing be submitted along with a filing fee. Not all offerings qualify for one of the supe...

Web-centric entrepreneurs find models that attract investment

...ell, which includes know how and business practice trade secrets. Previous articles by Geoff Bastow Geoff Bastow: New Silicon Pastures director envisions more home cooking for Wisconsin angels Leadership insights from co-founder of Yesmail Geoff Bastow is an entrepreneur, software and business...

Dancing with elephants requires nifty footwork

...ot a commitment to the dance before you share your trade secrets. Dance lesson 5: Know when to stop dancing : Elephants can go on, and on, and on, and on. Their resources, patience, and tangled politics can seem endless. Little companies will run out of resources long before the elephant does, so know yo...

To drive IT, Wisconsin may need entrepreneurial makeover

... he noted, still export 30 percent of the nation's trade output to the world, but the creativity and innovation evident in entrepreneurial climates is "something that needs to be learned and framed and reinforced." "Some of my colleagues recommend burning it [Wisconsin's business culture] to the ground an...

Inventions could fall prey to Monday morning quarterbacking

...rs and companies curtail patent filings in lieu of trade secrets. Who knows? The Supreme Court may require synergy or fashion a completely new test. A decision in KSR International v. Teleflex will happen soon, so stay tuned! Another column by Chris Rogers Christopher Rogers: The top 10 misconcept...

Power services firm JT Packard isn't through growing

...ark and copyright violations, "misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertising, unfair competition, and tortuous interference with business relationships." "Eaton filed this litigation to protect its proprietary intellectual property and expects to be successful in the trial of this lawsuit currently...

Starting a tech business? Step 1 is minding the intellectual property

...Can it be identified by a trademark, a brand, or a trade name? In Step 1 you should decide whether you are going to explore this business opportunity before you protect it from others. That is, are you going to protect your idea so that no one else can use it? A few definitions: Patent : The right, g...

Is your business domain at risk?

What obligation does a trade owner have to purchase all relevant domain names and misspellings pertaining to its trademark? If the trademark owner does not register all the variations, are they free for the taking? Who has rights to domain names pertaining to defunct businesses?...

Making sure YourSpace is technologically sound

...on what someone heard at a conference or read in a trade journal about what the competition installed. Other times, it's even based on which vendor bought the most expensive dinner prior to the decision. There are many areas to be reviewed in buildings. The determining factors differ depending on the type...

Online scam targets credit union members

...tice from The Wisconsin Credit Union League , the trade association for more than 270 credit unions in the state, several members of a Wisconsin credit union recently received an e-mail questionnaire prompting them to take part in a five-question survey and offered to credit $100 to member accounts for do...

Big opportunities with small businesses

..., vertical market, business-to-business media, and trade shows can be important strategies for selling to small business. A recent Harris Interactive study of how business owners use business media to make decisions found that business owners are more likely to remember products from ads in business public...

Denver prospered because of "dreaded" TABOR

...ication by the AeA (the nation's largest high-tech trade association), Colorado has the most tech workers per capita in the nation, and it was the 12 th most favorable state for tech businesses overall. The average wage for Colorado's high-tech workers was $76,400 (90 percent more than the average private...

Genzyme sues former Bone Care employees

...ployees began to develop Bone Care International's trade secrets into new products, the Boston-based compan...ovisions in which they agreed not to use Genzyme's trade secrets, but he denied they had done anything to violate the agreement. "The products were develop...

With patents and research tools, when is private really public?

...ing a thing or process that furthers research as a trade secret in and of itself should not jeopardize a la... the invention. Second, using the invention as a trade secret to develop a product should not jeopardize the later-filed patent either, that is, not until ...

Can sales outsourcing grow Wisconsin biotechs?

...e organically, through word-of mouth, and by using trade show advertising, but McGlenn knew that he had to do more to maximize his relatively small marketing budget. Four months ago, McGlenn turned to VWR BioSciences , a contract service organization that pitched its broad market reach as an effective re...

Going ga-ga over lala.com

...ists who create it. The vast majority will buy and trade music to discover new talent and when they find a ...d, the company's Z Foundation receives 20% of each trade to support working musicians. The company estimates the non-profit foundation will receive between $...

WARF, UW-Madison seek designer for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

...splay.asp and will be advertised in newspapers and trade publications. The project will be constructed in the 1300 block of University Avenue on the UW-Madison campus. Plans call for 300,000 square feet of space, which will accommodate research labs, education space, business development, technology trans...

Security goes beyond technology into common-sense practices

... public companies that general security on company trade secrets and confidential reports would be included. Many companies are very lax when it comes to teaching and enforcing to guard against breaches in confidentiality. The idea of practicing good security over confidential information should be a very...

It's an economic fact: As Milwaukee goes, so goes Wisconsin

...al and business center, a global port of entry for trade goods and a transportation hub that directly or indirectly serves much of the state. Our economy needs as many skilled workers as our schools can produce, which means everyone has a stake in a healthy education system for Milwaukee. If Milwaukee falt...

How Intuit competes with Microsoft, IRS

..., plus accountants, retailers, and the popular and trade press. The company consented to 300 interviews with the trade press alone, and even encouraged "bake offs" in which QuickBooks 2006 was compared with Microsoft sm...

Company issues warning on outsourced software

...the issue is one of assessing risks and evaluating trade offs. Otherwise, they will end up "spending themselves to death" or being trapped in time-consuming design processes that delay even non-critical functions. "That is not a reasonable outcome in the sense that it would make things way too expensive,...

Advanced CIO: Technology execs must trumpet their success

...beneficiary of outsourcing that does not recognize trade theft. The source code was recovered from a developer who had been fired by his Bombay software outsourcing employer, and an Indian court must now decide if charges can be brought. Ritchey's recommendations include executive level involvement in all...

Learning to swim in the global talent pool

Global trade has been around since the days of Marco Polo, if n...Next came financial capital. In more recent times, trade in services and increasingly labor and knowledge work have gone global. What's different today from ...

Broadband bill will help develop rural Wisconsin

...ng and agriculture continue to evolve, and foreign trade becomes a larger factor in Wisconsins economic success, rural Wisconsin will need faster and more efficient Internet access. The broadband bill passed by the Legislature isnt a panacea, but its an important step forward in our increasingly wired wo...

Doyle authorizes $5 million to woo stem cell companies

...is not a state in the country today that would not trade our place for theirs in terms of stem cell research," he stated. Human embryonic stem cell research is controversial because the stem cells are derived from embryos, which are then discarded. Citing ethical and moral considerations, Republican Mark ...

Are photovoltaics a power supplement, full replacement or neither?

...independent global solar energy marketplace for PV trade and information. Electric utilities are looking at a deregulation that will definitely impact the average consumer and some of the alternative energy sources are not being utilized enough. Alternative power sources are now being seriously considere...

2006 Greater Madison High Tech Directory lists 475 tech companies

...otechnology and Medical Device Association. AeA, a trade association for the tech industry, recently reported that Wisconsin firms attracted $68 million in venture capital in 2005, a 19 percent increase over 2004. Meanwhile, membership in the association has grown from 75 to more than 200 in the past thr...

Seven talent management practices that matter

...ss. Their "Trading Places" initiative let's people trade jobs as a way of gaining new experience and skills. 7. Horizontal Growth Paths Flattening of hierarchies in recent years has severely curtailed growth paths in many organizations. But growth shouldn't just be up the ladder or depend purely on acq...

In competitive biotech world, Wisconsin can't afford to fall behind

... compliment was appreciated, but foot traffic at a trade show even one of the world's largest trade shows doesn't mean a lot unless there's adequate follow up. To continue drawing the attention of bi...

As BIO shows mass of competition, hunt for partners is on

... It may have an expo floor to rival any industry trade show, but Doug Tucker didn't come to BIO Chicago ...-focused presentations at this event than at other trade shows, and more people looking for partnerships. "They're here to try to make connections with capi...

Renew your domain name!

...lse will register them and will likely use them to trade off the goodwill of the trademark and advertise goods and services competitive to the trademark owners' business. Highlights: Many companies mistakenly believe they are out of the woods as far as cybersquatting is concerned. In actuality, doma...

Japanese telecom opens liason office at UW-Platteville

...gan their relationship during governor Jim Doyle's trade mission to Japan in September 2004. Now, the company is also offering research fellowships Tyler Long, a UW-Platteville chemistry major, will be the first to spend six months in Japan working in NTT's laboratories as part of the program. Tanaka sai...

Who will win the battle to redefine the workplace?

...experiment with new kinds of employment deals that trade off commitments to increased performance in return for greater worker flexibility and freedom. Those organizations and individuals savvy enough to do these things will lead the way in creating tomorrow's high-performing workplaces. Businesses win by...
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