GRAND RAPIDS ? The Van Andel Research Institute has raised $400,000 toward a goal of $3 million to endow a chair to fund studies of Parkinson?s disease, which afflicted its founder, Jay Van Andel. VAI CEO David Van Andel said the launch of the institute?s first noncancer research signals an expanded mission for VAI. The
LANSING ? The only way the state is going to have any room to make significant cuts in state Medicaid spending is to see those dollars replaced with more federal funding, said Governor Jennifer Granholm at a press briefing on the subject Tuesday. Granholm and Community Health Director Janet Olszewski said the state had already
GRAND RAPIDS ? Local software pioneer Keith Brophy, now president of NuSoft Solutions, will share his vision for where technology is headed this year as the keynote speaker of GLIMAWest?s January networking meeting. Brophy is the founder of SageStone Consulting, a software business he grew from his home into a nearly 70-person regional corporation. In
ROYAL OAK ? Deligo Technologies has been named a finalist for the best CAD/CAM/CAE/Electronic Design Automation Product by the Software & Information Industry Association for its Iced CAD product, which automates complex steps in the sales process. The award winners will be presented at the 20th Annual Codie Awards Gala on May 25 at the
DETROIT ? By decade?s end, some 25 percent of vehicles sold will have backseat entertainment systems, up from 10 percent today, as auto makers increasingly look to electronics and entertainment devices to make their models stand out from the competition. A survey done by Telematics Research Group also found that 17 auto makers will offer
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan researchers are developing ways that could produce fuel cells at a fraction of the current cost by using microfabrication ? creating materials whose components parts are sized at 1 micrometer ? rather than traditional manufacturing processes. Microelectronics today powers a huge range of consumer goods, from greeting cards to
KALAMAZOO ? The Core Technology Alliance, a coalition of life sciences research institutions across Michigan, has added a new member ? Kalamazoo Valley Community College. KVCC joins the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids. With KVCC comes Its Michigan High Throughput Screening Center, a
KALAMAZOO ? State Treasurer Jay Rising will participate in a panel discussion February 1 at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center that will provide an update of the state-backed Venture Michigan Fund. The panel follows the monthly First Tuesday investment series sponsored by Southwest Michigan First. Joining Rising at the February KVT will be Venture Michigan
EAST LANSING ? Nine Michigan start-up companies split $30,000 in cash awards as the Fall Cycle winners of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest business-plan contest. Also at the ceremony, 13 teams became eligible to compete in the Spring Cycle where the top prize is $50,000. The top three Fall Cycle teams from the more advanced
KALAMAZOO ? Departing Southwest Michigan First CEO Barry Broome said he expects his replacement to be more of a consensus builder than he was. In February, Broome will become President of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. In an interview, Broome also said he has left a legacy at Southwest Michigan First that will help Kalamazoo