Banding Together to Drive Clinical Utility in Health IT

*This post is also on the Bio in Wisconsin blog.* One of the first things I learned about Srini Kalluri, founder, president, and CEO of Forte Research Systems, was that the ring tone on his phone is New York, New York. For those of you not familiar with the lyrics, the song includes this classic verse: […]

Catalent Madison: Capitalizing on Biomanufacturing Expertise

*This post is also on the Bio in Wisconsin blog.* Catalent Pharma Solutions – Madison has been busy lately. The expanded 100,000+ square foot biomanufacturing facility is ready for a grand opening on April 26 and last week the biologics group announced an exclusive license to Redwood Bioscience antibody drug conjugate (ADC) technology. I recently […]

Visonex: Nephrologist Brings EMR Vision to Life

*This piece was cross posted on the Biotech in Wisconsin blog.* In 2002, a nephrologist in Green Bay, Wisconsin founded Visonex with the goal of creating a software package that would capture the true clinical workflow dealt with in his everyday practice. The result is Clarity, an electronic medical record for dialysis clinics, which was […]

Engineering Capital Flow: Thoughts on Wisconsin & Beyond

Late last month there was a formal announcement of a new $30 million information technology venture capital fund in the state of Wisconsin called 4490 Ventures. The fund is the creation of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). The fund will be seed stage, investing $0.5 to […]

Milwaukee Tech: Opportunity to Recycle?

In another post I wrote about the history of the Madison tech scene, wondering out loud about the opportunities to recycle capital and talent. Wisconsin is of course more than just Madison and I felt remiss knowing some of the stories from Milwaukee without sharing. While I’m not privy to all the happenings out east, […]

Madison Tech: Opportunity to Recycle?

An interesting question that came up at the Spring Tech Kickoff last week: what tech success stories have there been in Madison? It is immediately clear that good financial returns for tech investors are important for continued enthusiasm for investment. However, another large factor in success stories is how/whether experienced management is recycled in the […]

Connecting with Biotech in Wisconsin – April Edition

*This piece was cross posted on the Biotech in Wisconsin blog.* For the last couple of months, the Biotech in Wisconsin blog provided a list of local biotech events but this month I wanted to take it a small step further with two ways to get more involved with your biotech community. Invite Others We […]

Everything is Bigger in Texas: Texas Medical Center

Since the first time I went to MD Anderson Cancer Center for work, I’ve been impressed by the large scale of medicine in Houston. Walking through the area around MDA, building after building was a hospital or specialty care center of some kind. While the scale is impressive, I’ve wondered why all these institutions were […]

Leveraging Technology to Build Community: Biotech Meetup

A few years ago I was on the board of the biotech association in Wisconsin, now called BioForward. I joined for a variety of reasons but one of my “causes” was trying to reach deeper into organizations – to build value beyond the top layers that seemed to populate much of the activity. As we […]

Aldevron: Building Biotech on Trust & Talent

*This post was written for the Biotech in Wisconsin blog and is cross posted here.* If you aren’t familiar with Aldevron’s story, you might wonder why a North Dakota biotech company choose Wisconsin for their expansion plan. The answers are trust and talent. From the Midwest to the Black Forest and Back In the late 1990’s, two […]