KALAMAZOO - The Michigan High Throughput Screening Center (MHTSC) remains on track to open in late June. Construction is moving along rapidly in the new five thousand square foot laboratory at the Michigan Technical Education Center (M-TEC) in the Groves. The lab will contain state-of-the-art robotic equipment for various assays that will aid biotechnology companies
LANSING - Two bills that supporters hope will spur biotechnology testing and development in the state were passed unanimously by the Senate on Thursday. SB 358 and SB 359 will create a system where the state's life sciences and biotechnology institutions can help promote testing of new products in the state by offering discounted costs
LANSING - Two bills that supporters hope will make Michigan more attractive to biotechnology companies to conduct Food and Drug Administration approval research were sent unanimously to the full Michigan Senate. The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee reported SB 358 and SB 359 which could allow a new life science investment authority and a newly
ANN ARBOR - Thomas C. Jones, a University of Michigan business school alumnus, has given $10 million to the U-M's Stephen M. Ross School of Business to make it possible for undergraduates to experience many of the programs usually provided only to MBA students. Jones, retired president of CIGNA Retirement & Investment Services, was the
DETROIT ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology and its Foundation last week awarded scholarships of $59,000 to seven students and two girls robotics teams from local schools and universities. In an award ceremony held on May, 4 the following seven students received individual scholarships: Kathe Frassrand for the graduate scholarship, plans to attend
The Automation Alley International Business Center is currently looking for 15 companies to participate in the mission, scheduled for October 16 - 26. "Participating companies will return with the connections needed to begin their exporting business activities," said M. Dujon Johnson, director, Automation Alley International Business Center. "In addition, this trade mission is the only
KALAMAZOO ? Southwest Michigan First has hired Corpus Christi President and CEO Ronald Kitchens as the organization?s new CEO. Kitchens replaces former SWF President Barry Broome, who in February took the top economic development official in Phoenix. Kitchens starts in July. During his five-year tenure in Texas, Kitchens is credited with attracting 99 companies to
DETROIT - Former Michigan Gov. John Engler, speaking Monday at the Detroit Economic Club, said five separate actions by Congress alone could lead to investment of as much as $1 trillion in the national economy. And while Engler was hesitant to discuss Michigan politics, Engler felt no hesitation in discussing the troubled finances of Detroit.
GRAND RAPIDS ? Spring Arbor University students and alumni looking for jobs can now be connected online through CareerMatrix.Com, the company announced Monday. Some of the benefits the CollegeMatrix program will provide Spring Arbor University, students, alumni and employers include: Ability to customize the program allowing easy access and use by employers, students and staff;
SOUTHFIELD ? Nearly three quarters of a million people in Michigan who lack prescription coverage could qualify for free or nearly free drugs through the new Michigan chapter of The Partnership for Prescription Assistance. The Michigan chapter of the partnership, which went public Monday, units pharmaceutical companies, doctors and other health care providers, patient advocates