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mEAST LANSING - MySwinPro won the $40,000 grand prize Wednesday at the GreenLight Business Model Competition held at Michigan State University’s Wharton Theatre, while VADE Nutrition won second prize and a check for $25,000. MySwimPro helps swimmers of all levels achieve their goals through custom workouts, training plans, and coaching. VADE Nutrition makes pre-measured scoops
DETROIT - Sheri Kam is our social media expert and she joins us Internet Advisor on WJR as a special cohost. Pocket Democracy is a catchy name for something that has been around the Internet for a while:Applications that keep you connected with what is going on in politics and, more importantly, gives you a
ROYAL OAK - The U.S. Department of Energy released an alarming report in January 2017, saying that the U.S. electric grid is in imminent danger from a cyberattack. So where have we been, where are we now, and where are we going regarding smart grid security? Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann discusses the report on this
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday March 27, Keith Brophy will interview an entrepreneur helped by the MISBDC. Amy Butler will talk about the upcoming Innovation Weekend at Oakland University's Incubator. Michael Rogers will update news and events from the Small Business Association of Michigan. While Melissa Sheldon from the Workforce Intelligence Network will
DETROIT - Real-time video surveillance solutions provided in a pilot program by Comcast Business through its SmartOffice suite has been credited by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan for much of the success of Project Green Light that uses the high-definition video feeds from nearly 120 partnering businesses to fight crime. "Without the complete video technology system
ROCHESTER - Oakland University's Incubator is hosting an Innovation Workshop Weekend April 7-9 to teach tech entrepreneurs how to evaluate the viability of new innovations, develop a business plan and communicate effectively with investors, advisers, prospective customers, team recruits and others. The intensive weekend long seminar is aimed at developing highly competitive teams in pitch
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday March 20, Melih Oztalay from SmartFinds Marketing will talk about the latest social media trends. Jeff Hall from Siemens will talk about the Manufacturing in America conference March 22-23 at the Renaissance Center. Plus Dan Lohrmann will warn us about possible hacker threats to the U.S. power grid.
ANN ARBOR - A University of Michigan startup that's developing a non-invasive way to remove diseased tissue from cancer patients using high-intensity ultrasound has attracted $8.3 million in Series B financing. The investment will help advance clinical trials of HistoSonics' Robotic Assisted Sonic Therapy—an innovative tissue-destruction technology targeted for liver cancer and other solid tumor
DETROIT - Google’s Demo Day in Detroit is back in action this month at Grand Circus, the local tech training institute, March 30. Applications are due March 17. Final selections will be made March 22. Startups can apply now to pitch in front of a panel of judges. One winner of the Detroit event will get
DETROIT - Patrick Anderson joins our staff with a secret weapon in the never ending pursuit of picking the perfect bracket during the NCAA March Madness basketball championship. His Lansing based company, Supported Intelligence, discovered that using Artificial Intelligence helped to create a high (95 percent) degree of accuracy in picking winners during the 2016
