Xconomy Wisconsin — Madison, WI-based Invenra has raised more than $3 million from 27 investors, according to a document filed with federal securities regulators. Mark Kubik, the company’s vice president of business development, says that some of the money will go toward fulfilling agreements it’s made with...
Selected by the National Governors Association as a State Solutions Partner, Forward Health Group will be in Des Moines July 14 – 17, showcasing how our population health management solutions have helped states address the needs of communities and patients across the US. Today, Forward Health Group is...
Redox, one of Madison's most rapidly growing health technology companies, has reached a milestone in its development: The company has announced that it has "successfully integrated" its interface with both Cerner and Epic Systems software, the two leading vendors of records systems to health care...
MADISON, Wis. - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they’ve found a benign bacterium that can completely block transmission of Zika virus in the mosquito species responsible for passing the virus to humans. The bacteria, called Wolbachia pipientis, could present a "novel biological control mechanism," aiding...
Fred Lee is not afraid to put himself out there. Lee is a radiologist at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where his primary area of interest is the ablation, or elimination, of cancerous tumors. He says that around the year 2000, he decided that...
MADISON, Wis., June 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLRB) ("the company"), an oncology-focused biotechnology company, today announces the results of the first phase of a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 contract for a study of CLR...
Madison-based Cellular Dynamics International will expand its stem cell-based research into blindness-causing eye disease through a collaborative project with the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health. The agreement means CDI will provide manufactured cells with the potential for transplantation to treat retinal degenerative...
Beijing, China – HTA Co., Ltd. (HTA), the largest Chinese producer and distributor of radio-pharmaceuticals, and SHINE Medical Technologies (SHINE), a U.S. company dedicated to being the world leader in the safe, clean, affordable production of medical isotopes, announced today that the companies have entered into...
Xconomy Wisconsin — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Wednesday announced changes to how it classifies colorectal cancer screening methods, a shift that could have implications for Madison, WI-based Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) and its flagship product, a stool-based DNA test for colorectal cancer. In October, the...
An increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism, and a state mandate for insurance coverage of autism treatment, has led to an expansion of autism treatment services in the Madison area. UW-Madison’s Waisman Center, which has long had a clinic that can diagnose children...