Canada's new government invests $200M in the fight against the mountain pine beetle
The Government of Canada today announced measures to fight the mountain pine beetle and address its impacts on communities and forests in British Columbia. The Federal Mountain Pine Beetle Program will provide $200 million to minimize the consequences of the beetle infestation and assist in efforts to slow the infestation's eastward spread. "This outbreak is a major threat to the economy a...Wisconsin Insurance Company Invests in DotCom Company
Delta Dental Plan of Wisconsin and Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey and announced an investment to complement the previous investments made by Aetna, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, MetLife and Dental Benefit Providers (the dental subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group). These companies have joined together in a coope...Milwaukee angel network invests in St. Louis company
It's not unusual for Wisconsin-based investors to look beyond the state's borde...Froedtert invests $1.5M in local medical imaging startup
In the past, the state's early-stage biotechs have wined and dined outside investors with the hope of ga...GE Healthcare invests $37.5 million in Chinese bio-sciences manufacturing facility
GE Healthcare, which has U.S. headquarters in Waukesha, Wis., will invest $37.5 million to extend its production facility in Shanghai to meet increasing customer demand for its products in China and worldwide. The plant in Shanghai is currently undergoing a review process to be the first U.S .FDA approved site for cont...IDFC Private Equity Invests Rs 90 Crore In Manipal Health Systems
Marking its first major investment into country's booming healthcare market, infrastructure investor IDFC today said it has placed a private equity placement of Rs 90 crore in Bangalore-based Manipal Health Systems // , acquiring a minority stake in the firm. The investment was made by IDFC Private Equity Fund II, a fund managed by IDFC Private Equity. "We have acquired a mi...Ontario Government Invests $200 Million on Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal cancer is ranked second in the list of ‘deadliest’ cancers, which is a wake up call to evolve superior detection procedures to diagnose the disease in// the early stage. The Ontario government is investing a whopping $200 Million on a screening program for colorectal cancer. This plan will adopt two crucial approaches, targeting men above fifty years of age. The envisaged f...