Promega test receives CE mark
A SARS-CoV-2 antibody test developed by Madison-headquartered Promega Corp. has received the Conformitè Europëenne (CE) mark and is now available in Europe.
Technology & Biotech
Epic Systems plans return to in-person work
Epic Systems, an electronic medical records company based in Verona, will require employees to return to the office beginning July 19.
UW to partner with electric vehicle startup
Canoo, a California startup developing electric vans and trucks, will partner with the University of Wisconsin–Madison to create an electric propulsion research center on campus.
Summit could bring investors to local biotech
Madison-based Cellectar Biosciences Inc. will participate in the Oppenheimer Rare & Orphan Disease Summit on May 21.
Madison startup raises more than $7 million
Madison-based OnLume Inc., a medical device company that has developed a fluorescence-guided surgery imaging system, has raised more than $7 million in private investment dollars.
Software company relocates
Yahara Software is moving to 901 Deming Way, Suite 202, as of May 17.
With biogas, farms and lakes can coexist
A number of promising technologies have emerged to prevent phosphorous from farm waste from getting into the local watershed, and the production of biogas is one of them.
Scientists explore a pill for COVID treatment
Although treatment for COVID-19 has improved, treatments for many patients suffering severe symptoms are grossly underused because they require an IV.
Renegotiated Foxconn agreement to save $2.77 billion
A renegotiated deal between the state and Foxconn Technology Group is an $80 million, six-year agreement that will save taxpayers an estimated $2.77 billion.
Madison-based international association develops soil curriculum materials
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) has developed materials for teaching the understanding of soil to students in grades kindergarten–12.
Nuclear tech merges with fusion neutron manufacturer
Janesville-based SHINE Medical Technologies LLC and Phoenix LLC announced that the companies have completed a merger under which Phoenix has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHINE.
International pharma company expands Verona production facility
International life sciences company MilliporeSigma is expanding its pharmaceutical production facility in Verona.
Exact Sciences completes acquisition of genomic cancer testing company
Exact Sciences Corp. has completed its acquisition of Ashion Analytics LLC.
Catalent completes expansion
New Jersey-based Catalent Biologics has completed the expansion of two new suites at its biologics drug substance development and manufacturing facility in Madison.
RAS breaks ground on manufacturing facility
Robotic Automation Systems, an automation and robotics manufacturer for the plastics industry, has broken ground on its 13,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Waunakee Business and Industrial Park.
Promega opens 280,000-square-foot research and development facility
The three-story building named for Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Arthur Kornberg integrates sustainable best practices that reduce energy use by 65% relative to comparable buildings.
Local tech firm secures big equity investment
Madison-based Singlewire Software announced a strategic investment from funds advised by the equity firm PSG
Too much tech?
The city of Madison’s efforts to build a technology industry — both tech and biotech — have paid off handsomely over the past four decades. Madison continues to reside near the top of many “Best of” lists for quality of life, and the city is largely prosperous despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Madison startup raises $4.1 million in seed funding
Madison startup Allergy Amulet has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to expand the testing of its portable food allergen sensor device.
Stem Pharm wins $1.7 million brain model grant
Madison-based biotechnology firm Stem Pharm has been awarded a $1.7 million SBIR grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.
