ST. LOUIS - Wells Fargo Foundation announced recently an $8,000 grant awarded to Van Andel Institute to help fund the research of rare disorders being conducted at VAI in cooperation with clinical providers of Spectrum Health. The objective of this research effort is to identify causal mutations for rare diseases. Individuals afflicted by rare disease
DETROIT - A polished pitch comes with practice. Entrepreneurs with an early-stage, technology-based business are invited to refine their skills at Open Pitch Night, co-presented by TechTown Detroit and Bizdom , Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. Those interested in pitching will be entered into a drawing upon arrival. A Bizdom or TechTown representative will draw
LANSING - The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation is strictly a regulator, but the launch of the Department of Insurance and Financial Services is an opportunity to take the lead on some issues, Kevin Clinton, director of both, told Gongwer News Service. But the change will not mean much of an expansion in staff
WASHINGTON DC - A new draft bill published today aims to increase privacy for mobile app users. Led by U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), the bill aims to legally require app developers to publicize how they gather information and also let users request deletion of their stored data, CNET News.Com reported. To create the draft
ANN ARBOR - The 17th Annual Charles Reinhart Company Realtors Coat Drive collected 1,540 new and gently used winter coats through early January 1,540 and donated them to more than 20 local agencies. Capitol Cleaners, Chelsea Cleaners, and Gold Bond Cleaners generously donated their services to professionally clean the coats before they are distributed to
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest will be announcing ten winners in the first Vision to Action Challenge at ACE'13 on January 31 in Livonia as part of the GLEQ Business Plan Competition awards presentation. The Vision to Action Challenge was introduced as a new track in the Fall 2012 GLEQ Business Plan Competition.
SAN JOSE - In a forthcoming paper, Google engineers float the idea of supplementing passwords with hardware you wear. Or carry. Or slip onto a finger. Hardly a day goes by that some high-profile person -- along with countless people of lower profile -- has an account hacked. Weak password, stolen password, non-existent password --
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium has issued a call for presenting companies for the 32nd annual Midwest equity event to be held May 21-22 at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. The Symposium is the premier Midwest networking event for leaders in venture capital investment to connect with emerging growth companies actively searching
SAN FRANCISCO - Anonymous has set its sights on Mexico's Department of Defense. The group's Mexican legion has claimed responsibility for waging a distributed-denial-of-service attack on the government site, rendering it inoperable for several hours yesterday, according to the Associated Press. During the attack, the group posted a statement on the media section of the
LANSING - December tax collections were about $102.6 million above the level expected in the Senate Fiscal Agency's estimate for the month, with the bulk of additional revenue being accounted for with the Michigan Business Tax and Corporate Income Tax collections, the Senate Fiscal Agency's December 2012 revenue report showed on Wednesday. Michigan Business Tax