A Wisconsin startup focused on retraining weakened mouth muscles that cause people to have difficulty swallowing has launched its first device and raised a $1 million series A as it prepares to roll out a second. Swallow Solutions’ first institutional round was led by Venture Management with participation from NEW Capital Fund, Wisconsin Investment Partners […]
Managing blood loss is one of the biggest challenges in liver resection procedures that involve cutting out diseased tissue in liver cancer patients. The resections can sometimes require blood transfusions of large amounts of blood, which is an expensive proposition for hospitals who have to store and manage the blood. So much blood loss is […]
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.
The old Medtronic Infuse controversy is being stirred up again. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today published a story on Thomas Zdeblick, the chairman of the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has received more than $25 million in royalties from Medtronic since 2003. The article calls to question Zdeblick’s position […]
Madison-based Echometrix expects to offer EchoSoft, software to improve ultrasound diagnosis and management of tendon and ligament injuries, by year's end, said CEO Sam Adams. Last week, the four-year-old startup filed Securities and Exchange Commission documents seeking to raise $1 million toward that goal.
Tim Mulcahy’s eyes lit up as the thought suddenly seized him. “Here’s what we can propose,” said Mulcahy, vice president of research at the University of Minnesota. “Perhaps the university is too risk averse in our assessment” of potential startups. “We will make any of those technologies and potential companies that we pass on immediately […]
Ever heard of the I-Q Corridor? Unless you’re an economic development geek, probably not. The concept, first penned in a little-noticed Wisconsin Technology Council white paper, envisions an economic superhighway of sorts connecting the Twin Cities, Madison, Wis. and Chicago along interstates 90 and 94. The “I” stands for ideas, innovation, investment, intellectual property while […]
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.
Stratatech Corp. has raised $3 million to continue developing a genetically engineered human skin substitute, according to a regulatory filing. The fundraise comes in the form of debt, options, warrants or other securities, the document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission said. Robert Barnard, a company official, declined comment on the funding. The company’s […]
Rep. Ann Lenczewski's opposition to angel credits flies in the face of evidence, experts, and the collective political and business will of Minnesota.
The park should be Minnesota's answer to Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, a place where academics, scientists, investors and entrepreneurs converge to create breakthrough innovations developed and sold by homegrown companies, said Peter Bianco, director of lifescience business development of Halleland Health Consulting in Minneapolis. Bianco is spearheading the project.
A Harvard Medical School Student caused a stir four years ago that has grown into a movement against drug company involvement with medical faculty. Medical schools at Harvard and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are considering strengthening conflict-of-interest rules that guide doctor relationships with drug and medical device companies.
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