Health Tech Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Wisconsin, other states object to 23andMe’s proposed sale of genetic information

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 11, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin and other states sued Tuesday to object to the proposed sale of personal genetic information collected by 23andMe, a California-based, direct-to-consumer DNA testing company that filed for bankruptcy this spring.

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Biohealth tech hub begins delivering ‘tangible results’

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 10, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub is moving forward with a series of projects aimed to bolster the state’s biohealth and personalized medicine industry.

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Abingdon Health, with U.S. headquarters in Madison, eyes fast-growing rapid test market

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 6, 2025 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Abingdon Health, a company in the United Kingdom that makes rapid diagnostic tests, chose Madison as the site for its U.S. headquarters this spring.

Experts weigh in on future of AI

by Sean Kirkby | May 23, 2025 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Experts at a Wisconsin Health News panel this week shared what they’re most excited about when it comes to the future of AI in healthcare.

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Life science company incubator grows

by Sean Kirkby | May 21, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

A co-working lab and office that incubates life science startups is expanding its footprint in Madison, opening a Milwaukee office and launching a statewide program.

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Evers signs bill to keep biohealth company in Middleton

by Sean Kirkby | May 20, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bill last week intended to keep life sciences company Thermo Fisher Scientific and its 1,800 jobs in Middleton.

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Epic faces lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior

by Sean Kirkby | May 15, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Verona-based Epic, the electronic health records giant, faces a lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior.

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Panel: Healthcare must engage with, understand fast-developing AI field

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 16, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Healthcare organizations and clinicians must learn to use artificial intelligence, experts said at a Tuesday panel in Milwaukee.

Abingdon Health opens U.S. headquarters in Madison

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 14, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Abingdon Health, a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests, marked the opening of its U.S. headquarters in Madison with a ribbon cutting ceremony last week.

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Exact Sciences launches Cologuard Plus

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 1, 2025 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Exact Sciences, a Madison company that makes cancer screening products, has launched Cologuard Plus, a revamped version of its colorectal cancer screening stool-based test.

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