Cell Line Genetics, LLC provides services and products to support research institutions, as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies focused on Embryonic Stem Cell and Cancer Research.

Will concentrate its research using the UW Madison faculty and personnel as independent contractors. Primary research will be in the area of food products relating to flavor, functionality and fortification.

A landmark Near East Side factory building has come back to life as a high-tech business incubator aimed at brewing the big ideas of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and faculty.

This interview with Mark Bugher - director of URP and Chairman of the Wisconsin Technology Council - was conducted as the Tech Council's report on the economic value of academic R&D was released.

You can't argue with Madison's numbers. It has a long track record of low unemployment, and its jobless rate is currently three percentage points below the national average. The city also wins for its low crime rate, first-rate public schools and a ready-made economy that feeds off its two largest assets: The University of Wisconsin (and its expanding research centers) and the Wisconsin state capital. But you don't have to work in politics or education to thrive here. Those two institutions account for only 20 percent of Madison's jobs. Many of the rest come from its strong mix of tech and biotech firms.