ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. are opening a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to developing robots and roboticists. The facility aims to improve people’s lives and keep them safe with its research and to promote a more equitable society. The Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is on U-M’s North Campus. The $75 million
DETROIT - GAMIC has selected 11 Automotive and Mobility Start-Up Companies for the 13th Annual GAMIC Finals Competition with organizations from: Canada, France, Russia, Turkey and USA. • Actronika - Haptic Technology • Paris, France • Bio Live - Bioplastic Production • Istanbul, Turkey • Charge Net - EV Fast Chargers • San Diego, CA.,
ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest news and events from the Michigan Council of Women In Technology, including nominations open until March 19 for Woman of the Year in Technology. She also promotes her own podcast, Diva Tech Talk, and the recent women who have been interviewed. What's more, her appearance
DETROIT – This new wave of connectivity is going beyond laptops and smartphones, it’s going towards connected cars, smart homes, connected wearables, smart cities and connected healthcare. Basically a connected life. According to Gartner report, in 2020 connected devices across all technologies reached 20.6 billion. HP did a small survey in which they estimated the
ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV March 15, Dennis Shaver Expert in Residence, Centrepolis Accelerator, will provide details on the new C3 Accelerator to Fast Track Cleantech, Climatech, and Circular Economy Hardware Technology. Up to $275,000 is in the pool. Deadline to apply is May 31. Kathleen Norton-Schock updates what's happening with the MCWT and Diva
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown in this video tells you what you can and can not do safely once you have been vaccinated for COVID-19. You are going to want to watch this video because it's packed full of news. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration released its plan Friday to heat Michigan homes without depending on the Line 5 oil pipeline to deliver propane. The plan calls for millions of dollars of investment in rail infrastructure and storage to help wean propane suppliers off the pipeline, plus other programs to reduce propane demand, help low-income
ANN ARBOR—Clinical analytics startup Fifth Eye Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted its “de novo” classification to Fifth Eye’s Analytic for Hemodynamic Instability (AHI). According to the FDA’s website, “De novo” classification means FDA officials believe the new software has “reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness for the intended use.” Fifth Eye’s
DETROIT–Waymark, a platform for creating video advertising, announced today that veteran technology executive Matthew Saskin has joined the company as COO. Saskin will lead Waymark’s strategic planning, go-to-market process, and overall growth of the company. He will also be tasked with improving operational efficiency and scaling the team to serve a growing base of customers.
JACKSON—Officials at Consumers Energy have announced an agreement to purchase 140 megawatts of clean, renewable energy—enough to power about 70,000 homes—from the Calhoun Solar Center. Invenergy, a Chicago-based developer and operator of green energy installations, is building the project. Said Tim Sparks, vice president of electric grid integration at Consumers Energy: “We are committed to
