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• Minnesota tries to keep a med tech edge
  If you work in the medical technology or bioscience field, chances are you work for a small company. An alliance of the state and private sector attempts to nurture smaller companies with the next big ideas. But do these incubators really work?9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Dale Wahlstrom: CEO and acting chairman of the board of the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota.
  Steve Mertens: Senior vice president, research and development at Boston Scientific.
  Bob Hansen: CEO and founder of Electromed, based in New Prague.
  Resources
  Lifescience Alley
  BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
  Electromed
• U pursues bioscience facilities funding
  The University of Minnesota is hoping this is the year a new biosciences complex receives $233 million in bonds, that would be considered outside the state's bonding limit.9:45 a.m.
  Guests
  Art Hughes: Covers higher education for Minnesota Public Radio News.
  More from MPR
  U of M pushes for biomedical research money (03/02/2006)
• A son's addiction, a father's agony
  A child's addiction transforms a family. Two new memoirs with different perspectives show how a child's meth habit nearly destroyed a son and almost devastated his father.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  David Sheff: Author of "Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction."
  Nic Sheff: David's son and author of the young adult book, "Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines."
  More from MPR
  Twin Cities meth use on the decline (01/28/2008)
  Resources
  Read the online chat with Nic and David Sheff
  David Sheff's Web site
  "Tweak" by Nic Sheff
  When Addicted Son Hurts, Father Feels His Own Pain
  Fresh Air interview with David and Nic Sheff

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