ANN ARBOR - Nine U.S. research universities and a major cancer institute this week announced plans to give would-be life scientists clear, standardized data on graduate school admissions, education and training opportunities, and career prospects. The institutions, which include the University of Michigan, formed the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science in response to the
ANN ARBOR - Inspired by the electric eel, a flexible, transparent electrical device could lead to body-friendly power sources for implanted health monitors and medication dispensers, augmented-reality contact lenses and countless other applications. The soft cells are made of hydrogel and salt, and they form the first potentially biocompatible artificial electric organ that generates more
DETROIT - SmartCone, a Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety Solutions, has won the NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge, a will receive $60,000 in grant funding from Wells Fargo to demonstrate and validate the concept. NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge, a global competition challenging innovators to find hardware and software technology solutions to address unmet needs in urban areas.
GRAND RAPIDS - Health Information Exchange Great Lakes Health Connect has refreshed its brand identity to meet the evolving needs of healthcare providers and health systems to deliver coordinated healthcare at reduced costs. In a press release, GLHC said its former brand no longer adequately described the scope of their services or commitment to “Creating
DETROIT - PlanetM, the mobility effort launched by Gov. Rick Snyder, announced Tuesday the category winners and finalists for the 2018 PlanetM Awards that showcase innovations in mobility platforms and technologies. Winners will be recognized at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in January at Cobo Center. The PlanetM Awards are a partnership between PlanetM,
ROCHESTER - The newly formed Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan hopes to be the voice of the 600 plus aerospace companies and organizations that call Michigan home. Michigan’s heritage in the aerospace industry spans more than 100 years with the University of Michigan’s aerospace engineering program, the oldest in the nation, that began not long
ROYAL OAK - If you want your kids to enjoy some really cool tech stuff, you’re going to want to bring them to the Michigan Science Center for the Holidays. Charles Gibson, Director of Innovation and Outreach, talks about the 1001 Inventions exhibit, free with general admission. It highlights a thousand years of innovations brought
ROYAL OAK - The Pignataro twins, Michael and Steven, talk about Joomla, eCommerce, Content Marketing, Automated Marketing, Search Engine Optimization and a project they are working on with Stephen Sadler called igniteCast. The Pignatoros work out of Battle Creek. Their company is called corePHP and provide robust products such as paGO Commerce, WordPress for Joomla!
ROYAL OAK - BuyMichiganNow.Com, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is offering a Christmas shopping guide for products made in Michigan. Founder Lisa Diggs joins M2 Techcast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her passion project and provide some great last-minute gift ideas for those who want to support Michigan businesses. From her website:
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Dec. 11, Tember Shea from Inforum’s inGAGE program will talk women in technology. Glenn Stevens from MICHAuto will talk about new reports that show Michigan has 2,200 auto R&D centers. Rick Beckers will provide some exciting news about the IoT TechConnect event in April. Then Red Level’s Patrick Dooley will
