Nimblegen Systems is the first Madison company to benefit from Monday’s announcement by the National Institutes of Health to base the National Stem Cell Bank at the WiCell Research Institute.
Emile Nuwaysir, vice president of business development at Nimblegen, said Monday his company is a partner in the four-year contract WiCell was awarded by the NIH. Nimblegen will receive $1 million for its work ââ?¬Å?characterizingââ?¬Â human embryonic stem cell lines.