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MSU Campus Transforming Into Advanced Mobility Ecosystem

EAST LANSING – Michigan State University is transforming its 5,200-acre campus into a live, connected ecosystem to drive mobility research and development to advance smart-vehicle technology and better understand the human element. With much of the transformation already complete across its urban, suburban, industrial and rural zones, MSU’s controlled infrastructure and active campus make it

By |2018-11-05T11:14:53-05:00November 5th, 2018|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|

New Organization Formed To Spur Growth In Southeastern Michigan

DETROIT - A new organization dedicated to spurring job growth in Southeastern Michigan has been launched and has hired its first CEO. Barry Matherly will join the group, transitioning from his role as president and CEO of a similar initiative in Virginia, and will lead the effort to ensure that Southeast Michigan's 11 counties are served

By |2018-11-05T11:14:53-05:00November 5th, 2018|New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Celebrates Nominations Extended Through November 12

LANSING - Nominations for the Michigan Celebrates Small Business have been extended until Nov. 12. All Michigan businesses deserve to be celebrated, so the Michigan Small Business Development Center is leaving the nominations open for one more week. Don’t miss your chance to join some of the best second-stage businesses in Michigan in Lansing for

By |2018-11-05T11:14:53-05:00November 5th, 2018|Michigan Small Business Development Center, News|

Detroit IT Startups Rule, Election Machine Security, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing Courses

ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Nov. 5, at 2 pm Bob Lyscas from the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center will talk about manufacturing courses offered by the Center. At 2:15 pm Mike Balatzis, the Red Level Microsoft Solutions Manager, will discuss Digital Transformation. At 2:30 pm Dan Lohrmann, a cybersecurity expert, will discuss whether voting machines

By |2018-11-05T09:50:16-05:00November 2nd, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

OST’s VanderMey Named To Michigan Health Information Technology Commission

GRAND RAPIDS  - Jim VanderMey, Chief Innovation Officer at OST, has been appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to the Health Information Technology Commission. VanderMey will serve a four-year term, which expires Aug. 3, 2022. VanderMey has provided technical leadership and product strategic planning for OST since co-founding the firm in 1997.  He brings more than

By |2018-10-31T20:01:48-04:00October 31st, 2018|Politics|

MSU Wins 2018 Prize For Outstanding Contributions To Venture Creation

EAST LANSING - Michigan State University has received 2018’s Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Center’s prize for Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation. Competing against nationally recognized entrepreneurship centers, Michigan State’s program took center stage with Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship. GCEC’s annual awards showcase and celebrate the very best of university entrepreneurship, recognizing top entrepreneurship programs in seven categories. MSU

By |2018-10-31T19:52:27-04:00October 31st, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Esperion Sees Positive Results From Final Study On Cholesterol-Buster

ANN ARBOR — Esperion Therapeutics Inc., the Ann Arbor-based pharmaceutical developer, announced positive results from the final Phase 3 test of its lead drug candidate, bempedoic acid. The company said a global, pivotal Phase 3 clinical study (Study 1002-047) showed that a dose of 180 milligrams per day of the drug showed additional lowering of

By |2018-10-31T19:37:08-04:00October 31st, 2018|ESD, Life Sciences|

Smart Factory Tour Brings 8 French Startups To Detroit Nov. 15

DETROIT – Smart Factory, a French business accelerator program, is coming to Detroit on Nov. 15 where the tour will showcase eight French start-up companies that will pitch their products and business to Detroit-area companies in the hopes of finding collaborators, vendors, investors and potential customers. Michigan is the only U.S. stop on the tour,

By |2018-10-31T17:45:00-04:00October 31st, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Wayne State Business Students To Vie For $1,750 In Elevator Pitch Contest

DETROIT - Wayne State University business students will head to Detroit’s iconic Guardian Building on Nov. 2 to vie for $1,750 in scholarship money as they compete in the fourth annual Mike Ilitch School of Business Elevator Pitch Competition. The students have a roughly 80-second ride on an actual elevator to summarize who they are,

By |2018-10-31T16:58:29-04:00October 31st, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|