Entrepreneurial in Biological Technology

Moleac Named Singapore Entrepreneurial Company of the Year at the Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Healthcare Awards

SINGAPORE, April 21 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Moleac has been named the Singapore Entrepreneurial Company of the Year, by Frost & Sullivan. This award recognizes companies that have pushed the boundaries of excellence in the healthcare industry and acknowledges Moleac's outstanding performance ...

ARIUS recognized for entrepreneurial excellence

Dr. David S. Young awarded "Most Innovative" award by the Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs TORONTO, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - ARIUS Research Inc. (TSX: ARI), a biotechnology company discovering and developing the next wave of antibody therapeutics, today...

IT Fusion to Enhance Milwaukees Entrepreneurial IT Climate

It Fusion is a new kind of business model, said Christopher Kuhl, CEO and founder of Kuhlfusion. It can meet the needs of the creative tech business executive from facility and resources standpoints. IT Fusions dynamic, open work environment serves as a hub for the growing number of individuals...

For Now, Michigan Can Celebrate $150 Million Entrepreneurial VC Fund

CHICAGO Michigan has an ancient and proud history of interstate sports rivalries (especially with Ohio, Illinois and other Midwest states). Sometimes, like this past New Years Day, the rivalry generates nasty taunts such as: What do the Michigan Wolverines and marijuana have in common? They both g...

CTT - Bridging the states entrepreneurial gap

MADISON In the past, when entrepreneur Ken Schlager started a company, he looked to the west or east coasts for funding sources. This time around, Schlager is turning to the Center for Technology Transfer (CTT) in Madison for help as he launches a cutting-edge technology that applies electromagnet...

Celebrating Wisconsins entrepreneurial spirit

MILWAUKEE - Entrepreneurs who came to the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference, held at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, came for a variety of reasons: to gain information on starting a company, learn how to improve revenue levels, and establish connections with fellow entrepreneurs in the state. Howe...

Lord of the Rings visual effects creator talks about entrepreneurial experiences

Academy-award winning Kenosha native discusses LOTR experiences, future plans MILWAUKEE The directors of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference chose to follow a trend when picking luncheon guest speakers, as on both days the speakers were award winners. However, Tuesdays speaker, Don Weber...

An entrepreneurial success story Frank Langley champions biocapitalism

Frank Langley. Source: Teresa Esser Pel-Freez Clinical Systems, LLC began as a rabbit-meat processing operation in Southern California. The business flourished during the World Wars because unlike other meats, rabbit meat was not rationed. As time went on, Pel-Freez Rabbit Meat, Inc. relocated t...

State and university form network for entrepreneurial outreach

Gov. Jim Doyle, right, is joined by Commerce Sec. Cory Nettles to talk about aiding entrepreneurs. Madison, Wis. Wisconsins Department of Commerce will fund a public-sector coalition to provide entrepreneurs with business planning and other assistance at centers around the state, Governor Jim...

American Family CIO takes entrepreneurial approach to innovation

Byrne Chapman, CIO of American Family When Byrne Chapman started his career in IT, weatherman probably wasnt one of the variations he imagined. Yet the business needs at American Family Insurance have taken him in just that direction. Byrne Chapmans organization has started handling terabytes of...

How to duck the 3 most common entrepreneurial hiring traps

Heres a great thing about the tech arena: even when the economy is down, people keep having ideas. Some number of them turn into start-up ventures (whether self-funded, friends-and-family backed or fueled some other creative way). After some period of time, they tend to create jobs. They creat...

Wisconsins entrepreneurial climate improves

Madison, Wis. Wisconsin cities are improving as places to grow new businesses, according to a national magazine. Among small cities, Green Bay is the fifth best "hot spot," while Madison is sixth among mid-sized cities. The trio of Kenosha-Chicago-Gary ranks 12 th among large cities. Mil...

Business plan finalists offer peek into entrepreneurial future

Milwaukee, Wis. - In the first two years of the Governor's Business Plan Contest , the Grand Prize has gone to a young company on the cutting edge of its respective industry. This year's field of 27 finalists should produce a Grand Prize winner that continues the trend begun by start ups like Mi...

Business plan finalists offer peek into entrepreneurial future

Milwaukee, Wis . - In the first two years of the Governor's Business Plan Contest, the Grand Prize has gone to a young company on the cutting edge of its respective industry. This year's field of 27 finalists should produce a Grand Prize winner that continues the trend begun by start ups like Mith...

To drive IT, Wisconsin may need entrepreneurial makeover

Madison, Wis. - To develop a more robust information technology industry, Wisconsin may have to undergo a cultural makeover, according to keynoters at this week's E-Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference. In recent months, information technology executives, most notably ...

Women's entrepreneurial event set for May 21

Madison, Wis. Wisconsin women entrepreneurs who are poised to take their business to the $1 million annual revenue level will have a chance to compete for cash, prize packages, and business mentoring when the Make Mine a Million campaign holds its first state awards program here May 21. The...

Kauffman study shows consistent entrepreneurial growth

Kansas City, Mo. - The rate of entrepreneurial activity has remained consistent over the past decade, but subtle year-to-year shifts in gender, demographic, geographic and ethnic make-up are changing the public face of the American entrepreneur, according to a national assessment of entrepreneuri...

Tapping the value of entrepreneurial advisors

An effective team of advisors can help an entrepreneur make a high-growth company successful and realize its full potential. However, as a corporate attorney, I know that finding advisors who are a good fit for an early-stage company, and using advisors effectively, can be challenging for entrepr...

UCLA welcomes startup to new incubator space at California NanoSystems Institute

... of lives." The UCLA on-campus Technology Incubation Program at the CNSI is an innovative resource with a mission to help accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial startup companies and early-stage technology research projects that originate at UCLA. The incubator offers shared, flexible lab space dedicated to h...

Knighted Adds Industry Pioneer and Entrepreneur to Senior Management Team

...Mr. Wilensky joins Knighted after a distinguished career driving successful entrepreneurial companies focused on leading edge supply chain and healthcare technologies. Before joining Knighted, Mr. Wilensky was a key member that grew two entrepreneurial start-up companies to over $100M in annual sales over the last decade, with...

BP and Verenium Announce Vercipia Biofuels to Advance the Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol

...is the commercial entity for the deployment of technology being developed under the first phase of the BP-Verenium partnership and brings together the entrepreneurial technology expertise of Verenium with the global engineering and operations experience of BP. These shared resources are developing one of the first ...

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Adds Two Life Sciences Veterans to its Board of Directors

...s at Transaction Systems, Inc., Gulf Oil Corporation and Polaroid Corporation. He has served on the boards of directors of over 20 public and private entrepreneurial companies, including Cell Pathways, OraPharma (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), National MD (acquired by GE), OmniSonics, GenVec, CardioNet and Spi...

Sumavel(TM) DosePro(TM) (sumatriptan injection) Approved by FDA for Acute Migraine and Cluster Headache: First Product Featuring Novel DosePro Needle-Free Delivery System

...m could transform the future of subcutaneous drug delivery of pharmaceuticals. This first approval was made possible by years of dedication and shared entrepreneurial spirit of our Zogenix team, our business partners and our investors." Zogenix plans to launch Sumavel DosePro with its own sales force and a ...

Bioinformatics Expert Dr. Jiaan Yang Joins Sundia MediTech With Innovative PFSC Technology

...s new drug discovery needs more effectively. Scientists like Dr. Yang, who has a solid scientific skill set, as well as a strong business mindset and entrepreneurial spirit will greatly enhance our CRO service level," said Dr. Xiaochuan Wang. Dr. Yang holds a Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from Louisian...

CSOFT Announces Introduction of L10NPRO 3.0 at 6th Annual Worldwide Summit in Beijing

...ot; continued Yee. "CSOFT is revolutionizing the TMS space by offering the use of L10NPRO for free so our customers can save significant costs. entrepreneurial thinking is the catalyst for evolution and the launch of L10NPRO 3.0 is yet another example of how CSOFT is the industry leader in providing creative ...

Expanding Indiana's Breakthroughs in Health Information Technology (Exibhit Indiana): Initiative to Advance the State's Health IT National Leadership and Assets Launched to Bring More Awareness to Sector

... sectors anywhere in the United States today with five operating health information exchanges (HIE), HIT-adopting hospitals and physicians, innovative entrepreneurial organizations and a long history of groundbreaking HIT research through the Regenstrief Institute at Indiana University . (Photo: http://w...

San Diego Wireless Heavyweight Leap Wireless Supports New Start-up Incubator

...ons. "As a company that values innovation and operations with an entrepreneurial spirit, we are pleased to have the opportunity to foster that culture in ne...opment plan, target market, domain expertise, willingness to participate in entrepreneurial education programs, and other criteria as listed on the website. Appl...

GeneThera Extends its Reach Overseas

...en by many businesses, to develop international cooperation; the presence of Business Angels and Venture Capitalist provided useful information to new entrepreneurial activities. Dr. Milici comments, "We felt that this particular conference provided us the opportunity to meet with companies outside the United S...

NCIIA Honors Top Collegiate Biomedical Engineering Teams

...Design and Entrepreneurship Alliance, a consortium of BME faculty from NCIIA member institutions with an interest in stimulating innovative design and entrepreneurial approaches in the biomedical field. First held in 2005, this annual competition was created to help motivate student biomedical innovation teams to mo...

GreenHouse Energy, Governor Schwarzenegger Join in Driving the Future of Fueling in California

...goals require revolutionary technologies and low-carbon fuels,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “That’s why I get so excited about the entrepreneurial spirit of creative and innovative companies who have been inspired by our groundbreaking environmental policies and are putting people to work right h...

The Hamner Institutes Announce Partnership With China Medical City

...tiatives. Other members of this innovative network include the North Carolina China Center, the North Carolina China Business Association, Council for entrepreneurial Development, and North Carolina Research Parks Network as well as economic development organizations in counties such as Wake and Durham. China ...

Clarient Completes Second Tranche of Private Placement of Convertible Preferred Stock With Oak Investment Partners

...eguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE ), a provider of growth capital for entrepreneurial and innovative technology and life sciences companies based in Wayne, PA. T... PA, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE ) provides growth capital for entrepreneurial and innovative technology and life sciences companies. Safeguard targets te...

Dendreon Corporation CEO Mitchell H. Gold, M.D. Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2009 Award Finalist in the Pacific Northwest

...neur Of The Year(R) Award is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the...

Xconomy Launches XSITE 2009; First Annual Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at Boston University

...large organizations in this region, as well as its entrepreneurial student population, New England is a major force o...ntations and unique, interactive sessions. In true entrepreneurial form, XSITE will unveil several stealth-mode compa...recovery. Collectively, our academic institutions, entrepreneurial and venture capital communities, and core industri...

DuPont Statement on Obama Administration Biofuels Interagency Working Group

...he Congress to ensure that policy helps us get there, providing the framework to encourage consistent support for the kind of cutting-edge science and entrepreneurial innovation that DuPont and others are bringing to the biofuels market. "There are several challenges ahead, perhaps none more important tha...

UMass Boston Opens Venture Development Center to Expand R&D Activity

...ially opened a cutting-edge Venture Development Center that will significantly expand the university's research and development activity and provide entrepreneurial opportunities for faculty and students. The 18,000-square-foot innovation center will be the university's focal point for industry outreach and partne...

DNA Software, Inc. Honored as One of the 2009 "Michigan 50 Companies to Watch"

... development, and venture capital communities. Judges evaluated the nominees' intent and capacity to grow based on factors which included exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, competitive advantage, and demonstrable growth in sales and employee base. Information about the 2009 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch p...

Clarient Granted Exclusive License to Commercialize Breast Cancer Biomarker by Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation

...akinv.com About Safeguard Founded in 1953 and based in Wayne, PA, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE ) provides growth capital for entrepreneurial and innovative technology and life sciences companies. Safeguard targets technology companies in Software as a Service (SaaS), Technology-Enabled Serv...

SiliconSky GPS Designs First AGPS-Enabled Asthma Inhaler for Landmark Research Program

... useful and innovative GPS products to market. Edward Olson, CEO of SiliconSky GPS, and David Van Sickle, a University of Wisconsin researcher and entrepreneurial inventor, set out to create a medical device that would allow tracking of asthma inhaler use trends, including exact time and geographic location of u...

Charles Saldarini is New CEO of Sentrx

...rx to its next level of growth." Saldarini began his career as a Sales Representative for Merrill-Dow Pharmaceuticals. He soon moved to the entrepreneurial environment of PDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDII), one of the industry's first contract sales organizations, at the company's inception. Saldarini established...