cellular Logistics, inc., an early stage company developing biomaterials to enhance delivery and retention of cardiac cell therapies, has been added to the database. (Nov2018)
Onlume Inc., a medical device company providing intuitive and ergonomic solutions for precise fluorescence image-guided surgery, has been added to the database. (Nov2018)
Roche madison announced that it plans to close its local facility by mid2020. (Jun2018)
Allergy Amulet, Inc. , a startup allergy diagnostic company, has been added to the database. (May 2018)
PSC Biotech's GMP fill-finish contract manufacturing facility has been sold to Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE), who will continue the business as LSNE-Madison, LLC. (Apr2018)
Lucigen Corporation has been acquired by LCG Limited, a privately held, international life sciences company based in London. Operations will continue in Middleton. (Feb2018)
opsis therapeutics, a 2016 joint venture focused on developing iPS cell based therapies for retinal diseases, has been added to the database (Nov2017).
GoDx, Inc., an early stage company developing paper based diagnostics for diarrheal diseases, has been added to the database. (Oct2017)
Atrility medical LLC, a 2017 startup developing a device to improve atrial arrhythmia diagnosis, has been added to the database (Aug2017)
CALIMETRIX, a 2016 medical device startup, has been added to the database (Aug2017)
JAngobio llc, a 2015 startup developing stem cell based therapies for hormonal deficiencies, has been added to the database. (Aug2017)
Stem Pharm, a 2015 startup developing synthetic biomaterials, has been added to the database. (Aug2017)
BrainXell LLC, a 2015 startup focused on neural cells for therapeutic development, has been added to the database. (Aug2017)
GRegor diagnostics llc, a startup prostate cancer diagnostic company, has been added to the database. (Nov2016)
Ab E Discovery LLC, a startup company focused on commercializing an antibiotic-free approach to protecting animals, has been added to the database. (Nov2016)
Virent Energy has agreed to be acquired by Tesoro Corp., a publicly traded oil refiner based in San Antonio, Texas. Company operations will continue in Madison as a wholly owned subsidiary. (Sep2016)
Stratatech corporation has been acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals in a transaction valued at up to $201 million. Company clinical development and product manufacturing operations will continue in Madison. (Aug2016)
ASTO CT, LLC, a startup company developing an equine CT scan, has been added to the database. (Jun2016)
LYNX BIOSCIENCES, a startup assay development company and the 2016 life sciences winner of the Governor's Business Plan contest, has been added to the database. (Jun2016)
Varigen Biosciences, a metagenomics startup company founded by David Mead, PhD and Mark Liles PhD, has been added to the database. (May2016)
Neuwave medical announced that it would be acquired by the Ethicon unit of Johnson and Johnson. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2016. (Mar2016)
Monsanto closed its Middleton-based Agracetus plant genetics research site in 2016, transferring the programs and half of the 40 local positions to St. Louis. Subsequent to closing, Monsanto donated the facility to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to be used for plant research. (Oct2015)
Stratatech Corporation announced that it received a U.S. government contract valued at up to $247 million to support the development and commercialization of its flapship product, StrataGraft skin tissue, a therapy for severe burns that replaces the need for skin transplantation. (Oct2015)
Scilog, a unit of Parker Hannifin, has announced it will close its Madison operations and consolidate operations into other units. (Jul2015)
bluDiagnostics , winner of the 2015 Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan contest, has been added to the database. The company is developing a diagnostic device for infertility. (Jun2015)
Takeda has announced its intent to close its Madison vaccine R&D site as part of an company-wide reorganization intended to consolidate all vaccine R&D in Boston. Actual consolidation will occur over a two year period. (Jun2015)
Ikaria Holdings, a Seattle based company with a Madison medical device business unit, has been acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. (Apr2015)
Xylome Corporation, an early stage company developing biofuels technologies, recently established an office in the MG&E Innovation Center,and has been added to the database. (Apr2015)
Cellular Dynamics International was acquired by Fujifilm Holdings of Japan for $307 million. They will continue to operate the company in Madison as a wholly owned subsidiary as part of their regenerative medicine portfolio. (May2015)
Innotech Materials, LLC, a start-up company pursuing biomass conversion technologies, has been added to the database. (Mar2015)
AmebaGone Inc., has been added to the database. Founded by Dr. Marcin Filutowicz, the firm is developing a natural approach to overcome antibiotic resistance. (Mar2015)
CAMECA INSTRUMENTS has relocated to a new 28,500 sf facility at 4570 Nobel Drive, Fitchburg.(July 2017)
Swallow Solutions will relocate to 6502 Grand Teton Plaza in July 2017
United Vaccines Inc. relocated from Fitchburg to a new 50,000 sf facility at 2919 Commerce Park Drive, Verona. (May 2017)
arrowhead pharmaceuticals has relocated its research facility within the University Research Park to 502 S. Rosa Road, Madison. (Nov2016)
phyllotech, llc has relocated from the MG&E Innovation Center to 2222 Pleasant View Road, Middleton. (Nov2016)
Semba Biosciences has relocated within the University Research Park from the MG&E Innovation Center to 601 Science Drive, Madison. (Jun 2015)