ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV Feb. 15, Sebastian Alvim from XLerateHealth, a healthcare accelerator, will discuss recruiting for its 2021 Flint Startup Cohort. Then Jeff Leismer, CEO of VibeTech Enterprises LLC, will discuss his deal with Grand Rapids-based Metal Components to make a strength and mobility-improving medical device for seniors. Then Epidemiologist Fred Brown
SHEBOYGON, WI – VibeTech Enterprises LLC has cut a deal with Grand Rapids-based Metal Components to make a strength and mobility-improving medical device for seniors. VibeTech is a NASA spin off company that develops and commercializes state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment incorporating therapeutic vibration. As part of this arrangement, Metal Components will help VibeTech gain market traction
WASHINGTON, D.C.–DiscoverE, the organization behind National Engineers Week, is seeking volunteer judges for its Future City national competition in which middle schoolers design and build a model of a city set more than a century in the future. Judges watch teams’ video presentations, ask teams questions live via Zoom, and use a detailed scoring rubric
SOUTHFIELD—Middle school and high school students are invited to solve the technological challenges of tomorrow as part of Lawrence Technological University’s celebration of National Engineers Week. The LTU E-Week Challenge asks students to submit a written essay of up to 500 words or a one-minute video on solving a scientific, engineering, or technological challenge. The
KALAMAZOO - Lee Chatfield, former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, has been named the new CEO for Southwest Michigan First. Chatfield was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for six years and was chosen by his peers to serve in the top two leadership positions for four of those years as
LANSING—The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has awarded 20 Rural Development Fund Grants designed to promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure that benefits rural communities. “Rural Michigan isn’t some strange, faraway, uninhabited land,” said MDARD Director Gary McDowell. “Most of the people in this great state are either from or
CRANBURY, NJ - Shifts in the tech landscape in 2020 are driving increased revenue, the adoption of business intelligence and data-driven decision making in 2021, a report contends. The report, "Trends in Software Development and Analytics 2021,” is the second annual survey from Reveal, the embedded analytics platform from software maker Infragistics Reveal surveyed 124
LANSING – Two projects generating $7.1 million in private investment will be spent in the Ann Arbor region after receiving $1.1 million in performance-based grants from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Navitas Systems is a leader in integrated design, technology development, and manufacturing of innovative energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial, and government agency
DETROIT - Motor City ISSA is hosting a virtual chapter meeting Feb. 18 focused on Cybersecurity in the age of COVID - a trip down the risk mitigation lane. Guest speaker is Juman Doleh-Alomary, Director of IT Audit at Wayne State University. The COVID 19 pandemic put a strain on organizations worldwide to continue operating despite
FLINT - XLerateHealth, a healthcare accelerator, is starting to recruit for its 2021 Flint Startup Cohort. Sebastian Alvim from XLerateHealth will be on MITech TV at 2 pm Feb. 15 to discuss. But here are some of the details: Calling all Flint and Genesee county healthcare entrepreneurs, innovators and startups! Apply for the 2021 XLerateHealth
