Vision Quest

Tokoyo-based EyePlusPlus finds a Minnesota partner for a radical new sight-assistance technology.

August 2007

The Next Sound You Hear

Jerry Ruzicka and Starkey Laboratories are betting on technology that could make its hearing aids nearly obsolete. What's next? A billion-dollar opportunity to bring the world advanced hearing through wireless gadgets.

August 2006

Jim Corbett Wants to Keep You Out of Surgery

Just six years after inception, ev3, a Minnesota-based medical device company, is selling more than 100 endovascular products.

March 2006

The New Generation of Medicine

The University of Minnesota has quietly moved to the forefront of worldwide stem cell research. Given the global competition, can the U of M stay there? And will state businesses benefit?

February 2006

2007 Biosciences Success Stories

This year, Twin Cities Business honors five people who have played an essential role in the development of Minnesota's biobusiness sector.

2007 Minnesota Biosciences

A look at the latest in the state's bioscience sector.