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Trouble-shooting: Misincorporation or low fidelity

Here are some troubleshooting hints that we have gathered regarding misincorporation or low fidelity of PCR reactions: <a href="#Option1">Magne...

Roche Diagnostics Corporation

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Roche Diagnostics Corporation

Gene Expression Arrays: Highly Sensitive Detection of Expression Patterns with Improved Tools for Target Ampl...

Selecting siRNA Sequences to Incorporate into the pSilencer Vectors

The first step in preparing a plasmid for siRNA experiments is to identify target sequences in the gene of interest that are susceptible to siRNA-induced degradation. We have found that a little more than half of the siRNAs provide at least a 50% reduction in target mRNA levels and approximately 1 out of 4 siRNAs...

Quantitation of Lymphangiogenesis Using the iCycler iQ Real-Time PCR Detection System and Scorpions Detection System, Rev A

Giles Cunnick and Wen Guo Jiang, Metastasis Research Group, UniversityDepartment of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK Lymphangiogenesis refers to the formation of new lymphatic vessels. This process may occur in normal developing tissues or in tumors. In addition to sprea...

Pre-eminent, web-based companies owe success to corporate venturing

But the Milwaukee-based company might never have attained that stature or gotten off the gro...

Corporate Social Responsibility - Burden, sham, or golden opportunity?

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an surging trend that has taken corporate boardrooms by storm. Government regulation in some countries along with pressure from myriad interest groups around the world is driving an increase in social responsibility initiatives and reporting. In 2005, according to Professor Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School, 360 d...

Corporate venturing can nurture software success

The announcement was litt...

Enron's dilemma: A corporate governance nightmare

For example: Violating the wisdom of recommendations by governance reformers, Ken Lay served as CEO and Chairman of the Board.<...

Promega Corporation: Wisconsin's quiet innovator

Quiet to those outside the life-science realm, that is. Inside the privately held company's suburban Madison walls, it's anything but silent, as a constant churn of innovation takes place. Thu...

Metavante Corp. will continue M&A activity

Metavante, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&I, has completed 17 acquisitions since early 2004, al...

Lucigen Corp. enters global licensing agreement

Under the agreement, Imaxio will retain the r...

Getting beyond the vortex of corporate mediocrity

There is a misperception that there is a shortage of highly skilled, technical people in this country. The...

Corporate control begins with a strong board

Question: What is the most important corporate co...

Directors more assertive in corporate governance

In the wake of accounting scandals that rocked corporate America and led to the passage of , board service requires much more time and commitment than ever, and there is more liability...

CIO Leadership Series: Jane Durment, Marcus Corp.

These next-generation difference makers aren't all situated in Hol...

Brady Corp. acquires Korean counterpart

Daewon, based in Seoul, South Korea, had fiscal 2005 sales of approximately $40 milli...

Brady Corp. raises $137 million in public offering

Brady, a global manufacturer of identification solutions, including signs and labels, issued 4 million shares of Class A common stock at $36 per share. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to...

Symphony Corp. and CareEvolution to partner

A recent partnership between CareEvolution</...

RedPrairie Corp. introduces new supply chain software

At RedShift: 2006, the ninth annual user conference and logistics industry summit, RedPrairie unveiled its E2e suite of solutions, which is described as an end-...

California investors acquire RedPrairie Corp.

While terms of the deal were not disclosed, representatives from both companies confirmed that RedPrairie...

Business professor launches corporate reporting study

The NASD Investor Educati...

Symphony Corp. moving into Fitchburg Technology Campus

Custom software developer Symphony CEO Ravi Kalla said in a press release that the space is going to be customized to make it possible to serve clients internatio...

Local group building Dane County economic development corp.

Dane County could have a regional economic development corporation in place by the end of 2006. That's if the Collaboration Council, a group of local businesspeople and politicians, can pull together a base of support that crosses the boundaries between municipalities in the county. Their goal is to brand Dane County as a whole as a competitor in the global marketplace for talent, develo...

Giuliani will keynote RedPrairie Corporation's user conference

Giuliani will discuss how leaders a...

Blogging moves to corporate America

The big deal is becoming increasingly apparent as blogging moves from the journaling of twentyso...

M & I's Metavante completes Brasfield Corp. acquisition

Brasfield provides core banking processing and customer service to community banks which license...

Corporate clients will dominate surge in nanotech tool demand, study projects

Corporate research and development will dominate a surge in demand for nanotech tools in the coming years, according to a study released this week by a New York consulting firm that focuses on nanotechnology. The study, by "Interest i...

UTEK Corp. acquires Xylose Technologies

A company whose fuel technology was developed at the USDA Forest Products Laboratory in Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been acquired by The company, Xylose Technologies, Inc. (XTI), was a wholly owned subsidiary of with U.S. headquarters in Plant City...

Corporate name change challenges

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Brady Corp. acquires software developer

Brady did not disclose the terms of the acquisition of STOPware, founded in 199...

Madison Development Corporation makes loans to three area companies

Madison Development Corporation reported this week that is has made $600,000 in new "Venture Debt" loans to three, fast growing Madison area technology companies. In other news, a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Wisconsin consumers against Microsoft can proceed under the state's antitrust laws, as a result of last week's state Supreme Court ruling. Also, congratulations to TDS Telecommunication...

Why corporate culture counts

When culture drives positive and value c...

Merge eFilm corporate merger with Canadian firm moves ahead

According to a statement from Merge, company officials expect the merger to be finished on June 1 after approval by Canadian courts. Merge Technologies, which does bus...

Due diligence and corporate clean-up

As outlined in ", when raising equity capital, one of the first things a company should do is prepare a business plan. The business plan often forms the centerpiece of the private placement memorandum (PPM), the disclosure document that is typically circulated to inves...

Corporations and blogging

This transparency puts content in context, and it becomes increasingly important in a...

Is corporate branding key for IPOs?

For any corporation with plans to hit the markets with an IPO in 2005 or beyond, here are some key points. Just like how your latest technology and your other corporate assets are essential to develop great financials for a potential IPO, your corporate image and brand name recognition are equally important to get the word out in the marketplace. Both are critical f...

Five faces of corporate image

The question is not which one is best, but which is the best suited f...

The black hole of corporate branding

this word also made a solid impression and provides a daily dose of comfort. Belonging to a product and a brand name, offering taste and vanity offers a security blanket. A warm fuzzy feeling when a huge name is printed on...

Corporate Americas hidden deficit

Deficits are growing and many people in government, business and academia are worried. The U.S. federal government deficit is now at an unprecedented level. Most economists including Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and politicians on opposite sides of the political spectrum are concerned that it is simply unsustainable in the long term for our government to spend far more than it takes in...