ANN ARBOR - The public is invited to submit questions that will be included in a two-part tweet chat about H1N1/Swine flu from 10 am to noon Oct. 22 on Twitter. Sandro Cinti, M.D., an infectious disease expert at the University of Michigan Health System and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, will answer questions during
DETROIT - Michigan will host more than 1,200 researchers, scientists, government officials and life science company representatives next October as the sixth annual World Stem Cell Summit comes to Detroit. The announcement was made Thursday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm at a press conference at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. The conference will be held at
ANN ARBOR - When a fire or other emergency occurs, those rushing to respond want to know where their team members are at all times. ERT Systems LLC has developed a product that does exactly that, with the help of the Michigan Small Business Development Center. ERT Systems has created Onsite ERT, a portable and
KALAMAZOO - MichBio will bring its 2009 Expo to the Radisson Plaza Hotel November 3-4. The MichBio Expo is the largest single gathering of bioscience professionals in the state attracting more than 500 biosciences professionals and service providers, and more than 60 exhibitors last year. This year's two-day program offers an opportunity for new and
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LANSING - The current state of the Michigan Business Tax is what legislators enacted, not anything the Department of Treasury created, Treasurer Robert Kleine said in response to recent legislator comments. Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R-Holland) recently told Gongwer News Service that he would not have voted for the MBT as it is being implemented by
BERLIN - General Motors Co.'s planned sale of Opel to Magna International Inc. was thrown into doubt late Friday after European Union regulators expressed concerns over Germany's offer to support the deal with Euro 4.5 billion ($6.72 billion) in state aid. Germany made its financing offer contingent on Magna's winning the bidding for the European
ANN ARBOR - The 2009-2010 Savvy Entrepreneur Series is produced and hosted by a number of the state's leading innovation accelerators and research institutions. The series provides early to mid-stage technology entrepreneurs with guidance on key topics that all start ups must navigate and master to reach success. The event series is five sessions in
DETROIT ? Tom Murphy, the former mayor of Pittsburgh, said there are a lot of parallels between the Steel city and Detroit, both from where they came from and where they are headed ? towards the new normal. When the United States comes out of recession this time ? and some noted economists say were
DEARBORN ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is now taking reservations for its signature event ? the fundraiser for its Foundation which supports girls and women entering or continuing in technology fields. This year's black-tie gala is at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn on Nov. 7 at 6 pm and the music