Claire in Biological Technology

Eau Claire Manufacturer Drives Your PC

Eau Claire, WI - Getting a tiny magnetic head to ride consistently on a cushion of air just 15 nanometers above a spinning hard drive is hard enough. But, try to do it profitably when the technology you thrive on starts to work against your bottom line. This is the dilemma for Hutchinson Techn...

Eau Claire Pulls Together, Forms Million-Dollar Technology Loan Program

Eau Claire, Wis. Technology entrepreneurs often experience a difficult time in securing conventional loans in order to finance their companys growth. But, for high-technology firms in located in the Eau Claire region help is on the way as a result of some creative regional business collaboration. ...

UW-Eau Claire creates Materials Science Center

Eau Claire, Wis. Science faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are pooling resources to provide students with more opportunities to work on research relating to materials science and to create new ways for the university to assist local industries. UW-Eau Claires newly created Mater...

UW-Eau Claire graduates first online MBAs

Eau Claire, Wis. When Suzanne DeCann visits the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus for the first time in May, it will be to pick up her newly earned Master of Business Administration degree. DeCann, who lives in Georgia, will be among the first 11 UW-Eau Claire students to earn their M...

UW-Eau Claire receives $35,000 remodeling gift

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. S&C Bank-Eau Claire has made a gift of $35,000 to fund the remodeling of the entryway of Schneider Social Science Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire , which houses the College of Business. The S&C Bank gift to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation is recognized as a con...

SLE of Eau Claire lands $2.2 million in federal contracts

In a long-planned departure from its traditional focus, high-end computer chip company Silicon Logic Engineering has contracted with the U.S. Army for development of two different products. SLE, based in Eau Claire, announced today that it has secured $2.2 million in federal contracts for fisca...

UW-Eau Claire chemistry faculty get $600,000 in NSF grants

Eau Claire, Wis . Faculty in the chemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have secured more than $600,000 in grant money from the National Science Foundation in recent weeks funds that will help them purchase state-of-the-art instrumentation and support faculty-student rese...

StrandVision, Arctic Cool win Eau Claire business contest awards

Eau Claire, Wis. -- Two very different types of technologies -- one virtual, one corporeal -- were on display Friday as the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corp. presented its latest business awards. The "Create Your Own Business" contest was started in 1986 and given awards or special...

Eau Claire digital signage firm gets angel investment

StrandVision , latest business venture of Mike Strand in Eau Claire and a finalist in Governor Jim Doyle's last business-plan competition, has landed $250,000 from the Chippewa Valley Angel Investors Network . StrandVision, formerly Online Kiosks, has a plan to put video screens showing advert...

Eau Claire business-plan contest opens

Eau Claire, Wis. The Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corporation 's annual business-plan contest is starting up again, offering cash awards of up to $10,000 to the best business ideas from Eau Claire County. For interested entrepreneurs, the EDC is holding a business planning seminar on...

Pilot fund brings capital to Eau Claire area innovations

Eau Claire, Wis. - A fund to provide capital for local and regional innovations received the green light last week from the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corporations Board of Directors. Developed as a result of feedback from contestants in a regional business competition, the Family a...

High schooler's concept wins Eau Claire business contest

Madison, Wis. - When it comes to business development in Wisconsin, most investors focus on the state's universities for their next success story. But as a recent competition in Eau Claire shows, it doesn't take a college degree to get good ideas. The Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corp...

Eau Claire business contest down to 7 applicants

Eau Claire, Wis. - Seven emerging companies in the Chippewa Valley are vying for up to $10,000 in cash, $25,000 in low-interest loans and, eventually, a needed dose of public awareness as part of the 2006 "Create Your Own Business Plan" competition sponsored by the Eau Claire Area Economic Devel...

Eau Claire business contest honors tech start ups

Eau Claire, Wis. - Two companies, including an online application provider, have won the 2006 "Creating Your Own Business" contest sponsored by the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corp . Winners in the micro business and emerging-growth categories, respectively, were STAGE5, LLC, an onli...

UW-Eau Claire wins $500,000 federal science grant

Eau Claire, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the " Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics " scholarship program. The initiative will provide approximately 20 students who majo...

E-commerce firm brings 700 jobs to Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wis. - The company that provides the e-commerce platforms for organizations like Aropostale Inc. , RadioShack Corp. , adidas-Salomon , Nickelodeon , and Major League Baseball , is coming to Wisconsin. GSI Commerce, Inc. , a publicly-traded technology, logistics, customer care...

Hutchinson Technology to lay off 165 in Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wis. - Anticipating a net loss in 2007, Hutchinson Technology , a Minnesota-based computer components manufacturer, has announced 165 layoffs at its Eau Claire manufacturing plant, according to a report in the Chippewa Herald . Job losses at the Eau Claire plant are part of an ov...

Spherix Announces Termination of Arla License Agreement

...use D-tagatose in both foods or beverages, and as a pharmaceutical compound, provides Spherix with greater flexibility and long-term upside," said Dr. claire Kruger, CEO of Spherix. Nutraceutical or functional foods (foods with health-promoting or dietary management properties beyond the basic function of s...

Spherix Announces Full-Scale Production of Pharmaceutical Tagatose

...iving this delivery of D-tagatose from Inalco is a noteworthy event for Spherix as it signifies achievement of several important milestones," said Dr. claire Kruger, CEO of Spherix. "First, it demonstrates the full-scale cGMP process will be used to produce drug for marketing purposes and for use by patien...

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...pdate these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and Chief Executive WeissComm Partners Officer Media Relations ...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Host Business and Financial Update Conference Call and Webcast on Monday, May 11, 2009

...nd Chief Executive Officer Cindy McGee Senior Communications Associate Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 858.453.7200, ext. 1479 Mary claire Duch WeissComm Partners Media Relations 212.301.7228 ...

Spherix Recruiting New 'Independent' Director to Regain NASDAQ Compliance

...ting, or by April 13, 2010 should the meeting occur after October 12, 2009. "Several promising candidates have already been identified," said Dr. claire Kruger, Chief Executive Officer of Spherix. "One of the most important considerations in selecting this candidate will be determining whether we belie...

Spherix Incorporated Announces the Death of A. Paul Cox, Jr., Chairman of the Board

...n the loss of our chairman, Paul Cox, whose leadership has been invaluable during Spherix's period of evolution over the past several years," said Dr. claire L. Kruger, Spherix's CEO. "Paul's outstanding guidance will be sorely missed." About Spherix Spherix Incorporated was launched in 1967 as ...

Spherix Announces 2008 Financial Results

...nths will be an exciting time for Spherix and its shareholders," stated Dr. claire L. Kruger, CEO of Spherix. "The Company anticipates sharing interim data i...es, which began in July 2007. The consulting business was created when Dr. claire L. Kruger, CEO and COO, joined the Company, and was formed to better facili...

Arena Pharmaceuticals Obtains Equity Financing Commitment of Up to $50 Million

...ese forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Re...

Bionovo Announces 2008 Highlights and Year-End Financial Results

...ooking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Company Contacts: Investor Contacts: claire Fong Joe Diaz, Robert Blum Tom Chesterman Joe Dorame Tel: 510.601.2000 Lytham Partners, LLC ...

Greater Baltimore Committee to Announce Winners of 2009 Maryland Bioscience Awards at Ceremonies on March 12

...rman of the board and president, Clinical Trials and Surveys Corp. (C-TASC) Leadership in Bioscience Award Dr. claire M. Fraser-Liggett , professor of medicine, director, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine Vinita Gupta...

New Video Streaming Site Created by Ambrose Video Publishing

...e. These productions feature some of Britain's most distinguished theatrical talent, Anthony Hopkins, Sir John Gielgud, Patrick Stewart, Derek Jacobi, claire Bloom and more. In addition to the BBC Shakespeare titles, hundreds of programs and short self-contained, single-concept clips from the Ambrose V...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

... Senior Director, Corporate Communications Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 858.453.7200, ext. 1682 Mary claire Duch WeissComm Partners Media Relations 212.301.7228 ...

It's a Bug's Life, as Flawless Photo of Wasp Wins Worldwide Olympus BioScapes Competition : Winning Sure Doesn't Sting - Olympus BioScapes 2008 Competition

... judges for the competition, which is open to users of any brand of light microscope and camera equipment. This year's BioScapes judges included claire M. Brown, Ph.D., Director of the Life Sciences Complex Imaging Facility at McGill University in Montreal, Canada; Douglas Murphy, Ph.D., Director of t...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Oppenheimer 19th Annual Healthcare Conference

...update these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Relations ...

GlaxoSmithKline and AFFiRiS Sign an Exclusive Licence and Option Agreement for Therapeutic Alzheimer's Disease Candidate Vaccines

...ies at the Campus Vienna Biocenter ( http://www.affiris.com ). GlaxoSmithKline Enquiries: UK Media enquiries: Philip Thomson, +44(0)20-8047-5502; claire Brough, +44(0)20-8047-5502; Alice Hunt, +44(0)20-8047-5502; Gwenan White, +44(0)20-8047-5502 US Media enquiries: Nancy Pekarek, +1-919-483-2839; M...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Report Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and to Host Conference Call and Webcast on Thursday, October 30, 2008

...e these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Relations ...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Present at the BIOCOM Investor Conference

...e these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Relations ...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Natixis Bleichroeder Second Annual Hidden Gems Conference

...tion to update these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Relations David Walsey ...

Biocept, Inc. Announces CEO and Director Appointments

... "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Coutts, a highly regarded professional in our field, and believe he is a good fit with our development strategy," said claire K.T. Reiss, Chairman of the Board. "In addition, we are honored to add Dr. Dennis to the Board and look forward to benefiting from his extensive exper...

GlaxoSmithKline and Cellzome Announce Major Strategic Alliance

...7 smacleod@hogarthpr.co.uk GSK Enquiries: UK Media enquiries: Philip Thomson +44(0)20-8047-5502 claire Brough +44(0)20-8047-5502 Alice Hunt +44(0)20-8047-5502 Gwenan White ...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Present at the NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference

...date these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Relations ...

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Recent and Second Quarter Highlights

...d Balance Sheet Data has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Relations ...

Arena Pharmaceuticals to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and to Host Conference Call and Webcast on Tuesday, August 5, 2008

...e these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law. Contacts: Jack Lief Mary claire Duch President and CEO WeissComm Partners Media Relations ...