MADISON, Wis. – A California company has signed a deal to license stem cell technology patents held by a nonprofit that supports the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The licenses cover some of the work of UW-Madison scientist James Thomson, who was the first to grow and isolate human embryonic stem cells in 1998.
Embryome Sciences Inc., hopes to use the technology to make new medical and research products. The company is a subsidiary of BioTime Inc., based in Emeryville, Calif.