mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Great Lakes Angels Hosts 4 Tech Start-Ups April 26 In Need Of Private Equity Finance

FARMINGTON HILLS – If you are an accredited investor, and would like to review four possible investments, Great Lakes Angels invites you to its pitch night April 26 at UHY Advisors. The meeting is open to member and non-members alike. Accredited investors earn $250,000 or more each year, or have a net worth (excluding their

By |2016-04-14T17:24:51-04:00April 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

M2 TechCast: Inforum’s Downs Interviews Alchemie’s CEO Winter Developer Of Educational Games For Higher Education

FERNDALE - Rachele Downs, vice president of Entrepreneurial Strategy for Inforum, joined M2 TechCast co-Host Mike Brennan on the April 11 edition of the Internet radio show on the PodcastDetroit Network. With her was guest Julia Winter CEO, founder at Alchemie, which builds mobile games for higher education, beginning with a huge pain point, organic chemistry. This

By |2016-04-14T17:27:02-04:00April 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast|

M2 TechCast: Diva Tech Talk’s Norton-Schock Interviews Digerati Girls Founder Wheat

FERNDALE - Kathleen Norton-Schock, one of three Diva Tech Talk co-hosts, joins M2 (Squared) TechCast co-host Mike Brennan on April 11 with her guest, Monica Wheat. Wheat is a multitalented tech entrepreneur and founder of several groups that promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education for young women. During this interview, Wheat explains why she

By |2016-04-14T15:48:01-04:00April 14th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Medar Gets Business Accelerator Funds To Develop Eye Testing Technology

AUBURN HILLS - The Macomb-OU INCubator has been awarded $22,240 to provide accelerator services to client company Medar Corporation to develop image acquisition and analysis systems to assist medical professionals in providing far superior care. Cedar has developed an Automated Diplopia Assessment System for quantifying pupil tracking specifically geared to diplopia, or eye misalignment, diagnosis.

By |2016-04-13T19:58:57-04:00April 13th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

U-M Detroit Sensors Project Wins $138,339 From Knight Cities Challenge

ANN ARBOR - A joint project of the University of Michigan School of Education and College of Engineering to bring sensor technology to Detroit communities has won $138,339 in the 2016 Knight Cities Challenge. The program will engage Detroit youth in grades 8-12 as the future leaders, scientists and planners of the city. An interdisciplinary

By |2016-04-13T19:43:41-04:00April 13th, 2016|Featured, News|

Holland Power Plant Stops Burning Coal April 13 Converting To Natural Gas

HOLLAND - An energy era ended April 13 in Holland when 76-year-old James De Young Power Plant stopped burning coal and converted to natural gas. Leftover coal still at JDY will be sold to other organizations as part of the preparation for removal of the coal yard and ash ponds in 2017. “JDY is a

By |2016-04-13T18:17:38-04:00April 13th, 2016|Clean Update|

Stryker Corp. Completes Three Deals In April, Looking For More Hot Deals

KALAMAZOO - Stryker Corp. has completed its acquisition of defibrillator maker Physio-Control International Inc. and two other major deals. The $1.28 billion cash deal was announced in mid-February and completed Tuesday. Physio-Control makes monitors/defibrillators, automated external defibrillators and CPR-assist devices. The Redmond. Wash.-based emergency medical response company also provides data management and support services. It

By |2016-04-10T19:55:20-04:00April 10th, 2016|Life Sciences|

Report: Climate Change Could Kill 27,000 Americans Annually By 2100

WASHINGTON DC - Climate change is a major threat to human health, with extreme heat likely to kill 27,000 Americans annually by 2100, according to a report released by the White House. The report, by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, outlines numerous ways global warming could devastate public health in the U.S. this century.

By |2016-04-10T20:20:53-04:00April 10th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured|

Deadline To Enter DoD Technology Competition April 19

ANN ARBOR - The deadline to enter the $125,000 2016 Center For Manufacturing Sciences Technology Competition, designed to introduce new technologies to the Department of Defense maintenance facilities to help sustain material readiness at reduced cost, April 19.  The competition is a collaboration between the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and the Office of the

By |2016-04-10T19:09:14-04:00April 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Report: Detroit Ranks Second In Nation In Number Of Women-Owned Business Growth

DETROIT - Detroit is ranked second in the nation in the number of women-owned businesses created over the past nine years, while Michigan ranks fourth among the 50 states and Washington D.C. for the overall growth of women-owned companies. This news comes from a new report commission by American Express OPEN, analyzing data from the

By |2016-04-10T18:51:13-04:00April 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|