mRNA drug offers hope for treating a devastating childhood disease
Drug trial results show that vaccines aren’t the only use for the mRNA technology behind the most widely used COVID-19 jabs....
03 April, 2024
Technology
In the Rush to Hire, Watch Out for Everything from Minor Fraud to Deep Fakes
If your organization finds itself having both the need and available funding for new hires in 2024, don’t get so excited about onboarding those eager newcomers that you skip due diligence regarding the bona fides of the credentials they claim in their resumes and applications, a clinical...
06 March, 2024
Wisconsin’s Drive for $75M Towards Personalized Medicine Innovation: Phase 2 EDA Tech Hub Funding Application Fueled by Collaboration
Following Wisconsin’s designation as a Regional Technology and Innovations Hub (Tech Hub) from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) last October, the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub submitted its Phase 2 application seeking $75 million in funds to support six interconnected projects designed to transform the State of Wisconsin...
29 February, 2024
NIH launches research network to evaluate emerging cancer screening technologies
The National Institutes of Health has launched a clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening. The Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN) will support the Biden-Harris administration’s Cancer Moonshot℠ by investigating how to identify cancers earlier, when they may be easier to treat....
21 February, 2024
Madison-Milwaukee tech hub gets near-unanimous support in Legislature
The ongoing effort to make Wisconsin a nationally recognized technology hub could get a $7.5 million boost from state funds following the passage of a bill designed to help Wisconsin compete for up to $70 million in federal funds. ...
14 February, 2024
FDA facilitates AI and ML use for clinical trials and drug development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is focusing on how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to support clinical trials but says it will take time to get there....
13 February, 2024
How Automation and Generative AI will Transform Clinical Trials in the Next 1-2 Years
ChatGPT created shock and awe across the world in 2023 after its initial launch in November 2022, and while we’ve reached the peak of gen AI hype, the practical application of gen AI within the life sciences industry has yet to materialize and have a...
04 January, 2024
Wisconsin’s manufacturing strength boosts biohealth sector
Wisconsin’s strength in biohealth extends well beyond the laboratories where researchers are working to develop new drugs and therapies....
02 January, 2024
Clinical trial recruitment now available on MyChart
Patients at UW Health could now receive messages directly in MyChart inviting them to participate in health research. This year, patients who have access to their MyChart accounts might have noticed a new tab on their profile labeled “Research,” according to Dr. Mike Semanik, physician...
15 December, 2023
Podcast: Innovate 608: Elizabeth Hagerman, Isthmus Project
Elizabeth Hagerman, chief innovation officer at UW Health and executive director of the Isthmus Project, discusses her background and the Isthmus Project's efforts to help UW- and UW Health-affiliated entrepreneurs take healthcare innovations through the commercialization process....
06 December, 2023