From Local Impact to Global Innovation: GE Healthcare’s Vision of Precision Health Puts Wisconsin at the Forefront of Healthcare Technology By Kelsey Veldkamp and Kate Rodgers When it comes to impact, not many Wisconsin companies can boast $22.25 million of total economic production output in the state per day. GE Healthcare continues to […]
A Look in Wisconsin’s Regenerative Medicine Excellence at the 2018 Regenerative Medicine Innovation Awards Monday night, BioForward staff had the chance to attend the 2nd Annual Regenerative Medicine Innovation Awards hosted by UW-Madison’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center and sponsored by WiCell, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Promega. The honoree for the evening was Dr. […]
Why the flu vaccine doesn’t always work (and what a Wisconsin company is doing about it) By Kelsey Veldkamp, 2/28/2018 It is no news that the 2017-2018 flu season has been particularly nasty. Nearly every headline written about the current flu season points to high levels of hospitalizations and deaths expected this season—and statistics […]
By Kate Rodgers With company expansions, large acquisitions, and landmark FDA approvals, 2017 has been a year of growth for Wisconsin’s biohealth industry. Particularly, Wisconsin’s biomanufacturing industry has experienced significant growth and is looking to make an even larger impact in 2018. Three Wisconsin biomanufacturing leaders led a discussion on what they see for […]
By Liam Selfors We picked the brains of a few of biohealth’s top female leaders on encouraging diversity in the workplace through connection and collaboration at the Wisconsin Biohealth Summit 2017. Here are a few great pieces of advice from the panel for you to bring to your workplace. The introductory panel session featured four […]
By Liam Selfors While cancers, among many complex multigenic diseases, are often mechanized by precise genetic and environmental underpinnings, they have been traditionally categorized and treated by their location (ie. ‘skin’ cancer or ‘breast’ cancer). Some companies would like you to believe that every drug works for every patient, this is unfortunately not the case. […]
By Liam Selfors We all understand the importance of belonging in the workplace, but building a strong company culture that keeps employees engaged is no easy task. We picked the brains of biohealth talent recruiters and put together a 5-step process to finding and keeping a tight team of devoted employees. The first step to […]
By Liam Selfors Need a quick refresher on current healthcare legislation in the United States? Brush up on your acronyms and jargon with These 12 “Must-Know” Pieces of U.S. Health-Care Legislation. As health care continues to be a major topic of debate in Washington D.C., government affairs experts in the biohealth field voiced a need […]
By Liam Selfors With seemingly continuous changes to U.S. health-care legislation, it can be confusing to keep track with how new legislation will affect you and your business. Here are some of the highlights of the history of health-care legislation in the United States: The Flagship Social Security Act & Amendments The Social Security Act and […]
By Liam Selfors For Foxconn founder and chairman, Terry Gou, healthcare innovation is more than an investment for his company – it’s a mission embedded in his own personal life. After the tragic losses of his wife in 2005 to breast cancer and his brother in 2007 to leukemia, Gou created a charity to invest […]