Dale Wahlstrom is an optimistic guy. But budget-cutting Republicans poised to control the House and Senate, and possibly the governor's office next year may test the optimism of the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota CEO.
In launching Decade of Discovery, a $250 million-to-$350 million diabetes partnership, the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic are opting for an approach that requires the help of virtually everyone with a stake in Minnesota's healthcare economy: hospitals, payers, food manufacturers, device companies, biotech startups.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Dale Wahlstrom, the CEO of the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, soon will oversee LifeScience Alley under a strategic affiliation the two organizations announced Thursday. Beginning in November, Wahlstrom, a former Medtronic executive, will replace Don Gerhardt, president and chief executive of LifeScience Alley, who will retire at the end of the year. Officials from both groups stressed BioBusiness Alliance and LifeScience Alley are not merging.
A few months ago, LifeScience Alley and the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota sponsored the first ever BIO forum, a chance for the gazillion people seeking to succeed Gov. Tim Pawlenty to woo the bioscience crowd. The results were dismal. The only candidate from that group with a strong chance of winning the election, the Republican […]
Merck & Co. is no longer a drug company. Or at least that’s one of its top executives told the Innovations in Diabetes Summit in St. Louis Park, Minnesota Wednesday. Now before you start shorting Merck stock, the company, a longtime stalwart of Big Pharma, is still very much in the business of making pharmaceuticals. […]
Let there be light! Or more specifically: Let there be synchrotron light! The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota’s recent cooperation agreement with Canadian Light Source (CLS) could provide local researchers and medical device and pharmaceutical firms access to next-generation imaging technology. Under the deal, Minnesota companies and institutions can use Canada’s national synchrotron research facility at […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Not to sound paranoid … but … Just when you think Minnesota has turned the corner in stimulating high-tech innovation, the nagging pest otherwise known as the budget has once again reared its ugly head. And it’s not pretty. Just weeks after Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill that established the Minnesota’s first angel tax […]
Another one bites the dust. If Minnesota is to build a vibrant biotechnology industry, as I wrote earlier today, it will need all of the homegrown talent and technology it can muster. Unfortunately, what little we did have went out the door today when Landec Corp., based in Menlo Park, Calif., said it will pay […]
To BIO or not to BIO? That’s the question confronting Minnesota as it ponders its economic future. In some ways, the answer is obvious. The state boasts a lot of expertise and money in medical technology. Lawmakers have already earmarked millions of dollars to build a “Biomedical Discovery District” in Minneapolis and an “Elk Run […]
The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota spent quite a bit of time-and money-developing BIOMAP, an online interactive cheat sheet to the state’s biosciences industry. The results are well worth it. Frankly, I’ve never seen anything like it. With just a few clicks, you can search and find any company, school, or research center related to medical […]
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Fresh from passing a landmark angel investor tax credit, Minnesota lawmakers are advancing a bill that would, in time, radically alter high-tech economic development in the state by concentrating authority in a single public-private entity. The proposed Minnesota Science and Technology Authority, modeled after programs like Third Frontier in Ohio and The Ben Franklin Technology […]
It’s always a tough act to follow Howard Root, the sometimes volatile, always interesting CEO of Vascular Solutions Inc. But when you’re one of a gazillion candidates running for the governor of Minnesota, the challenge becomes even more daunting. Which makes me wonder why organizers of the first annual Minnesota BIO forum, including LifeScience Alley, […]
Forget the elk. Bring on the horses! The proposed Elk Run BioBusiness Park in Pine Island may get millions of dollars in state money from an unlikely source: Cantebury Park in Scott County, one of the two state’s two horse racing tracks. Under a proposal pitched by Racino Now, a group led by former Republican […]
Aside from sharing the same first letter, “mojo” and “Minnesota” are words that don’t seem to carry a lot in common, though that may soon change. The state is home to 19 Fortune 500 companies, a world-class hospital and research center in Rochester and SPAM–what else do you need? But the land of 10,000 lakes […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the state’s top research university are not exactly close allies. At The Collaborative’s annual venture capital conference last year, Pawlenty criticized the University of Minnesota for being unfriendly to business just minutes before university spin-outs were to pitch investors. University sources say Dan McElroy, commissioner for the Department of Employment […]