KALAMAZOO - The RFID Technology Center has formed three sub-committees to help drive RFID innovation to industry-specific projects in life sciences, business development and perishable products. The committees plan to drive educational initiatives and help identify market opportunities for new RFID projects. To get this job done, the Center is looking for Southwest Michigan companies
KALAMAZOO - Western Michigan University has hired an experienced technology transfer specialist from the University of Michigan who has a background in the physical and life sciences to help commercialize technology at the university. Dr. Michael Sharer is WMU's new director of technology transfer, licensing and commercialization. He came to WMU this spring from the
DEABORN - If your company is thinking about doing business in China, you won?t want to miss Butzel Long?s program that provides a comprehensive overview of China intellectual property laws and regulations. The program starts at noon June 14 and runs through 6 p.m. June 15 at the Ritz-Carlton Dearborn. Best of all, it?s free.
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK, a new technology focused economic development group in Washtenaw County, has named its first board of directors, elected officers and set out to find an experienced CEO to lead the organization. The SPARK Board will be chaired by Rick Snyder, the Ann Arbor-based chairman of Gateway and CEO and
TROY ? Long time Automation Alley Member Consortium Director Elizabeth Utton has resigned to become a vice president at John Bailey & Associates public relations, an early Automation Alley member. Utton has played a key role in the development of Automation Alley, a technology marketing organization, since the group was formed in September 1999. ?Automation
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Great Lakes Angels will go international June 21 when the private investor group showcases two deals from Ontario and one from Michigan. Presentations will be made by three entrepreneurial ventures seeking funding. Companies presenting are AeroWire Communications (Michigan), and Keigan Systems and PharmaSlim, both based in Ontario. The event will also have
GRANDVILLE ? X-Rite has acquired for just under $500,000 software technology and personnel from two companies, part of X-Rite?s ongoing strategy to strengthen the company?s core color business. The cash deals closed within the past 60 days. X-Rite acquired visualization software from ForeSite Software of East Hartford, Conn., after a recent business partnership with the
DETROIT ? Strategic Staffing Solutions, a Detroit-based IT consulting company, has named Allen Coleman Vice President in charge of the company?s Solutions division. Coleman was Chief Information Officer for the Auto Club, the holding company that owns AAA Michigan. The Solutions division will focus on managing and delivering projects for S3 customers. In addition to
ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Digital: Photoshop Soup2Nuts 2.0 Conference, scheduled for June 24-25, will feature Richard Newman, the national education coordinator for Calumet Photographic, whose portfolio includes documentation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. The conference will be held at the Washtenaw Community College and include seminars and workshops hosted by
NOVI ? Marilyn Knight and Kenneth Wolfe of the Incident Management Team will discuss Reducing the Impact of Terrorist and Mass Casualty Events on First Responders June 23 at Walsh College?s Novi campus, part of an ASIS International training event. The all-day training session is also presented by MIOSHA ? CET Division and the Center