A Madison startup is looking to provide unseen protection for the elderly while delivering information on their vital signs to caregivers. Virtue Solutions has created a wristband the size of a large watch that’s equipped to measure vital signs, such as blood pressure and heart rate,...
Two Madison life sciences companies recently announced they had received funding from investors, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. FluGen Inc., a Madison-based firm developing a universal flu vaccine, raised $5.58 million in funding through 36 investors, according to the filing. FluGen, which...
Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Propeller Health was founded in the fall of 2010. The digital therapeutics company offers sensors that can attach to inhalers. Said sensors are also paired with a mobile app so patients can track their medication use and gain insight into how to cope...
Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLRB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer, announces today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an exemption to the Import Alert placed on the Centre...
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has finalized its agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals that’s worth $250 million for Arrowhead, just to start. The waiting period under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Act expired with no problems expressed by regulators, the companies said Wednesday. Janssen — part of the Johnson & Johnson conglomerate...
A blood test that could help identify autism in children as young as 18 months hit the market this week, released by a Madison-based company. In the United States, the average child with autism gets diagnosed at 4 years old. Behavioral tests can identify autism 2...
Exact Sciences Corp., the manufacturer of the Cologuard take home colon cancer test, has acquired Biomatrica, a San Diego company that develops and commercializes products to preserve biological materials, including blood and saliva. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Biomatrica will operate as a wholly...
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Tobias Zutz, founder and CEO of Madison-based Gregor Diagnostics. He’s developing a method to test seminal fluid for signs of prostate cancer. Zutz is a former employee of Exact Sciences in Madison, which has a similar test for...
Xconomy Wisconsin — Invenra, a Madison, WI-based startup that develops therapeutic antibodies for pharmaceutical companies and other clients, has raised more than $7.1 million from investors, according to a regulatory filing. Twenty-three investors participated in the equity funding round, according to the filing, which was made public earlier this...
With flu season approaching, health officials say people should get flu shots by the end of October, yet acknowledge that the annual vaccine generally works less than 60 percent of the time. The Madison company FluGen is part of a renewed national effort to improve the...