Exact Sciences Corp. and the Mayo Clinic say they’ve developed a blood test that correctly identified 95 percent of the cases of a common form of liver cancer. The news, released Tuesday in a presentation at a major conference of gastroenterologists, is a signal that the...
Biological Industries USA (BI-USA), a division of Biological Industries Beit Haemek Israel (BI), and Madison-based Primorigen Biosciences, Inc. announce a strategic partnership for non-exclusive worldwide distribution of Primorigen’s proprietary Vitronectin XF™ protein matrix for stem cell culture. “Primorigen and Vitronectin XF™ are an excellent fit with BI-USA’s strategic...
Exact Sciences Corp., the Madison-based company behind the Cologuard take-home, stool DNA-based colorectal cancer test, is planning to expand Cologuard to allow testing for those 45 and older following new guidelines from the American Cancer Society recommending colon cancer screening begin at age 45. Cologuard currently is...
Datica™ announced today that this month marks the company’s 5th anniversary since carving out a niche market in 2013 when it first addressed compliance and security in the cloud. Today, Datica’s Platform for healthcare continues its evolution in one of the most highly regulated industries...
In a move that signals the pharmaceutical industry’s growing interest in digital therapeutics, Aptar Pharma has partnered with Propeller Health, a pioneer in this burgeoning field. The company, a division of Aptar Group, is one the biggest makers of drug delivery devices. Last year, it...
A Madison company that's working on a universal influenza vaccine has started a clinical trial using its vaccine to protect against a flu strain that doesn't match up. FluGen says the first subject has received a dose of its M2SR vaccine, also known as RedeeFlu, in...
Datica™ today released its 2018 CIO Cloud Perspective Survey titled “Healthcare Cloud Take-off: Waiting for the Fog to Clear.” The survey report has uncovered why chief information officers mark cloud migration as a pressing priority but also includes new details on why shifts to the...
healthfinch, which develops and manages the Charlie Practice Automation Platform, and Redox, which provides an integration platform to securely and efficiently exchange healthcare data, have each been selected as a 2018 Cool Vendor in Healthcare Providers by Gartner, Inc. Gartner Cool Vendors are recognized for innovative, impactful and pioneering work,...
MADISON, Wis. (May 17, 2018) — Today's mobile devices work hard to increase performance and productivity within the workplace—and healthcare is no exception. Multimedia capture using mobile devices poses a unique challenge when those images are shared with peers and stored on the device itself....
Venture Investors plans to raise up to $100 million for a new, healthcare-focused venture capital fund, the Madison, WI-based firm said in a document recently filed with federal securities regulators. VI is the oldest and largest venture capital fund in Wisconsin. It created a new business entity, “Venture Investors...