KALAMAZOO - Dr. Jack R. Luderer was named in May as executive director of Western Michigan University's Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center. Luderer, who has served as WMU's vice president for research since 2002, was a key figure in securing state funding for the center two years ago and developing the center's structure and business
KALAMAZOO ? PharmOptima and Kalexsyn have formed a joint service alliance to offer a broad range of services for the drug discovery and research markets. Kalexsyn CEO David Zimmermann said the two companies will provide an integrated drug discovery service platform. ?This platform will provide an expedited drug discovery timeline for our client partners. Our
LANSING - Wayne Circuit Judge Warfield Moore rejected efforts by the Michigan State Police to end a lawsuit over its participation in the Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX), a federal anti-terrorism program. Former Michigan Gov. William Milliken is among the plaintiffs seeking public access to the information collected by the State Police under the program.
SEATTLE ? A Romania-based security service provider said that a patch issued by Microsoft this month fails to resolve all of the security issues involving the ActiveX control in Windows, which could flood PCs with spyware. GeCad said that the patch has not addressed at least one weakness that could allow a hackers to exploit
KALAMAZOO ? Managing innovation is tough in the fast paced 21st century world of business, so Southwest Michigan First, BlueGranite and Kalamazoo Valley Community College?s M-TEC are co-hosting a workshop in January that features Bill Guest, a teacher and consultant, exclusively in the area of organizational performance measurement andimprovements. The workshop will be held at
DETROIT ? Telematics Research Group predicts that 30 million passenger cars ? about half the global units ? will have voice recognition capability, up from just 8 percent today. Most vehicles with voice recognition devices now are premium brands, such as BMW, Audi, Land Rover, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz. But the technology is slowly entering the
TROY - Next January, Walsh College plans to offer a Master of Science in Information Assurance completely online ? and recruiters will be at the SecureWorld Expo this month to look for potential students. Walsh will offer express admissions at the conference, scheduled for Sept. 14-15 at the Ford Conference Center. The 36 credit hour
DETROIT ? Intel, the electronic brains inside most personal computers, has joined the Automotive Industry Action Group as a sponsoring member company. Intel is keen to participate in collaborative engineering and product development, Early Warning Standards and the B2B Service Oriented Architecture project at AIAG. "We are delighted to welcome Intel into our 1,600 worldwide
LANSING The nation netted some 18,100 small businesses in 2003, while the number of non-incorporated self-employed rose by 369,000, according to a new report by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Small Business Economic Indicators for 2003 also noted that important economic indicators advanced throughout the year providing a positive outlook
ANN ARBOR Sold growth in household consumption and business spending will keep U.S. economy economic growth steady over the next two years, but not outstanding, University of Michigan economists predicted Thursday. After a slowdown in the second quarter, real Gross Domestic Product growth will edge upward and remain in the 3.25-3.5 percent range during the