ANN ARBOR - Velcura Therapeutics has hired two life science professionals at the biotech company, which is developing therapies to fight bone disease. Holly Britt Anderson was recently appointed laboratory/office administrator. Jessica Eason-Butler joins Velcura Therapeutics as a staff scientist. "The two women who have joined our team at Velcura Therapeutics are excellent representatives of
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing Ann Arbor chapter has donated five full scholarships to the Grace Hopper Project, a summer computer camp operated by the Women in Science and Engineering Program at the University of Michigan. Our donation will provide full scholarships for five young women to attend this exciting program,
ANN ARBOR A new study just released from Cyber-state.Org shows that 29 percent of the states nearly 1,900 counties, townships, cities and villages have an official government web site, up 9 percent from the previous survey. The majority of Michigan local governments with a web site are located on the West and Southeast sides of
ANN ARBOR - Aastrom Biosciences on Tuesday announced the appointment of James Cour as President and Chief Operating Officer, a new position that reports to CEO R. Douglas Armstrong. "The creation of the position of Chief Operating Officer was based on the continuing growth and progress of the Company on an international level," Armstrong said.
LANSING Pixel Velocity, an Ann Arbor company that has developed 3D facial scanning technology that could be used to screen for bad guys at the nations airports, was one of 22 applicants that split $24 million handed out this week by the Michigan Technology Tri-Corridor- a state effort to grow the Life Sciences, Homeland Security
DETROIT - Hondas next hybrid is coming and the Accord with the gas-electric powertrain will look like this picture released Monday by American Honda. The 2005 Accord V-6 Hybrid, Honda promises, will have a next-gen hybrid powertrain that will put out enough performance to best the current 240-hp Accord V-6 but will achieve fuel economy
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing Ann Arbor chapter announced that Becky Stroka has been selected to receive a scholarship the first recipient of the AWC-AA scholarship established for outstanding women pursuing degrees in technology related fields. "Since this is the first scholarship that the Ann Arbor chapter has given, it's an
DEARBORN The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is hosting the a Manufacturing Technology Summit in August which will highlight emerging trends, developing research and successful applications of technology throughout manufacturing. The Manufacturing Technology Summit is scheduled for Aug. 10-11 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Fairlane Center. The two-day event is sponsored by the Technical Community Network
LANSING - Michigan's lawmakers will likely march in the July 4 parades and then march on back to the Capitol to complete work on balancing the current year's budget and the 2004-05 budget. While legislators, especially House members champing at the political bit to break out of the starting gate for non-stop primary campaigning, were
ANN ARBOR - BioMedware, a software research and development firm, was awarded $100,000 by the National Cancer Institute for a pilot project to develop new approaches to health analysis in this case the study of cancer outcomes in minority and medically underserved populations. The project - Geostatistical software for space-time analysis and detection of cancer