DETROIT – NeuroNexus Technologies of Ann Arbor and the Center for Complex Systems Studies of Kalamazoo won the Pfizer Research Contract Competition Thursday at the MichBio Expo and will enter into contract negotiations with Pfizer to receive up to $30,000 in R&D funding.
The awards were presented to NeuroNexus CEO Daryl Kipke and P�ter �rdi from the Kalamazoo College Center for Complex Systems Studies at the closing awards ceremony at MichBio Expo 2005.
The competition is Pfizer?s way to promote partnerships and accelerate business development in the life sciences in Michigan.
?We received five impressive, cutting edge projects and it was a struggle to decide on the finalists,? said Douglas Gage, Director, Discovery Biomarkers Group for Pfizer Global Research and Development. Gage was part of the scientific review team from Pfizer that whittled the field of five to two.
NeuroNexus presented a project for an implantable microscale drug delivery device for the brain and spinal cord.
The Kalamazoo College Center for Complex Systems Studies presented a new perspective to test and design neuropharmacological drugs based on computational models.
The MichBio Expo was a two-day event for the Michigan Life Science community, held on September 28-29 for the first time in Detroit. Previously, the Expo had been held in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
The first day of the Expo at Wayne State University was an invitation-only career day for high school and college students. Nearly 200 attended.
The second day, at COBO Hall, provided updates for life sciences professionals. More than 500 attended. The Expo consisted featured a life science conference covering the latest developments in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and government and an industry exposition with 51 life science, finance, research, government, and business exhibitors.
Expo host MichBio was financially backed by Pfizer, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Asterand, Esperion, Van Andel Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University.
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