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Allergen biochip development may offer new options for diagnostics MADISON, Wis. - Five Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants totaling more than $900,000 have been awarded to GenTel BioSurfaces, Inc. in 2004 by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, company officials announced today. GenTel BioSurfaces is a privately held University of Wisconsin spin-off company that specializes in...

Biotech companies that are interested in achieving greater efficiencies in product development and manufacturing processes are invited to an introductory briefing by the UW-Madison's Center for Quick Response Manufacturing on Wednesday, Aug. 18. The "Introduction to Quick Response in Biotech" briefing, co-hosted by the center and the Office of Corporate Relations at UW-Madison, will be held from 9 a.m.-noon at...

Contact: Ethnie Groves, Governor's Office, 608-261-2156 Future Trade Deals Should Protect Prescription Drug Affordability, Governor Says Governor Jim Doyle today called on President Bush not to negotiate any more trade agreements that prevent Americans from buying safe, lower price, reimported prescription drugs. A July 12 article in The New York Times revealed that the Australia trade agreement negotiated by the Bush administration would let pharmaceutical companies...

Media Contacts: Lori Wilson, Funnel Incorporated / 608.251.5481 or lori@funnelinc.com John Besmer, Planet Propaganda / 608.256.0000 or john@planetpropaganda.com MADISON, Wis. (July 14, 2004) — Madison-based creative communication firm Planet Propaganda announces the launch of a new independent film division named P Star Pictures. The venture into entertainment is a natural extension after years of providing national clients with a...

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon and program at 12:30 p.m. SPEAKER(S): George Austin, President, Overture Foundation TOPIC: Overture’s relationship to the continued evolution of a high-tech economy in the Madison area and the intersection of the arts and technology. COST (Includes lunch): Corp WIN members $0; Individual WIN...

You've heard the phrase, no good deed goes unpunished. That's how Veridian Homes co-owner Jeff Rosenberg must be feeling. For having the wisdom, commitment and energy to work out the inclusionary zoning ordinance now on the books in Madison, Rosenberg's proposed Village of Autumn Lakes new urban development on the city's far East side is being delayed by the Madison Plan Commission. It'd be one thing...