ANN ARBOR - Esperion Therapeutics, which is developing new therapies to treat high cholesterol that can be taken as a pill, announced it has completed a $33 million preferred stock financing led by new investor Longitude Capital. Existing investors Aisling Capital, Alta Partners, Domain Associates, Arboretum Ventures and Asset Management also participated in the financing.
MOUNTAIN VIEW - A group of tech companies looking to replace passwords for online identity authentication gained a powerful ally Tuesday in the form of Google. The consortium, called the Fast IDentity Online Alliance (FIDO), is working to develop standards-based alternatives for verifying a user's identity when trying to login to Web sites and online
SAN FRANCISCO - Cyberwarfare incidences jumped sharply in 2012, Akamai said, with the number of distributed denial of service attacks more than tripling from the previous year. Akamai, one of the world's largest globally distributed networks, told CNET News.Com its customers reported being targeted by 768 DDoS attacks last year, more than three times as
ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum will explore on May 16 one of the biggest questions every entrepreneur must face - how much to charge his or her products and services. The pricing puzzle. What are the major considerations in establishing pricing? What are some common mistakes you should look out for? What resources
WARREN - Corp! magazine honored forty companies and educational organizations with its Digital Technology DiSciTech Awards. The winners, comprised of 40 companies from across Michigan, were selected from two categories including Science & Technology and Digital. (See following list.) At today?s event two over all winners were selected: Digital category: Logic Solutions; Science & Technology
LANSING - Pure Michigan and Founders Brewing Co. have teamed up to give fans and craft beer enthusiasts a chance to pick a Founders beer style that best represents Pure Michigan. The beer chosen by fans will be featured in the Founders tap room in downtown Grand Rapids throughout July as part of Michigan Craft
LANSING ? The Michigan Business Development program has been awarded incentives and Community Development Block grants that in total will mean more than $7 million in private investment and 230 direct jobs in Michigan. ?These investments will promote greater opportunities for working families and job providers,? said Governor Rick Snyder. ?A strong Michigan depends on
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan has taken over the lead on discussions on technology in the classroom, and this time at the behest of Governor Rick Snyder. Flanagan announced his new role Wednesday at a Michigan School Business Officials conference in Grand Rapids. "The governor still is very interested in
TROY - Creative Breakthroughs will host an ongoing series of authorized Cisco training courses in May at its Training Facility in Troy. As a Cisco Premier Certified Partner and a Cisco Learning Partner, CBI will offer a variety of courses led by CBI Practice Manager and Senior Cisco Instructor, Matt Just. The training is geared
LANSING ? Data center Liquid Web is giving its followers access to its most recently constructed Data Center with a Google Street View tour of the web host posted Tuesday. The company has also hidden clues around the Data Center that will allow users to interact in a weeklong scavenger hunt - featuring monetary prizes