GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute officials Thursday announced the appointment of Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of the Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair in Parkinson Research. Dr. Brundin is an internationally renowned expert in the field of Parkinson?s and neurodegenerative disease research, and currently Professor of Neuroscience at the Faculty of
GRAND RAPIDS - The MichBio Expo & Conference was already the largest gathering of bioscience professionals in the state attracting approximately 500 participants and more than 50 exhibitors Nov. 2-3 at DeVos Place. Now MichBio includes exclusive Grand Rapids bioscience facility tours. In addition to co-sponsoring the expo, WMSTI will be a venue for the
DETROIT - Another technology start-up is calling downtown Detroit home. Detroit Labs, a technology launch pad specializing in the creation of iPhone, iPad, Android and Web applications, will be one of several tech companies moving into the newly renovated Madison Theatre building when it officially opens next month. Detroit Labs was launched earlier this year
GRAND RAPIDS ? Five West Michigan business incubators will tell their stories on November 8 at a Grand Rapids Inventors Network special event at the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences. The discussion will look at how each: Supports start-up businesses What they provide What it takes to be one of their tenants How their existing
ANN ARBOR - You might not think finger-pointing could make a sound of its own, but it does. High, thin and very penetrating. And it could be heard all over Lansing after last week?s vote in the Senate Economic Development Committee sunk ? at least temporarily ? the much-debated project to build another bridge connecting
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech announced its cloud computing offering, called DR Now, which replicates the entire hosted cloud including servers, software, network and security to an offsite disaster recovery cloud without any programming or special configuration. DR Now! delivers recovery times under four hours for less than half the cost of the production cloud
LANSING - Only 10 percent of Business Leaders for Michigan members believe the U.S. economy will improve in the next six months, according to a new quarterly survey from the group. It was only 10 months ago that 50 percent of those taking the survey thought the U.S. economy was on an upswing. While Michigan's
DEARBORN ? The MIT Enterprise Forum Savvy Entrepreneur Series on Nov. 8 will focus on building awesome teams that match your current stage of business development and your funding status. The series is co hosted by the Great Lakes Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF), UM Dearborn, and Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest. The series
GRAND RAPIDS - Douglas Kelly, partner at Evolve Solutions, has been elected as the new president of aimWest. Kelly previously served as vice president and secretary of the organization. He succeeds Daniel Estrada, who served as president from 2008-2011. Kelly joined the board of aimWest in September 2010. Kelly has been a partner at Evolve
DETROIT - Randal Charlton is stepping down as the Wayne State University Executive Director to led an organization that enables adults over 50 to engage in Southeast Michigan's new economy by creating pathways to pursue career changes, entrepreneurship and meaningful volunteer service. Replacing Charlton on Nov. 1 will be TechTown General Manager Leslie Smith Smith