BRIGHTON - The Michigan Health Endowment Fund named Neel Hajra its next chief executive officer. Hajra comes to the Health Fund after serving since 2015 as CEO of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation. “We are thrilled to have Neel Hajra join the Health Fund to help advance our mission to improve the health and
ANN ARBOR—BlueWillow Biologics Inc., a privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing intranasal vaccines, announced positive interim results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of BW-1010, its next-generation intranasal anthrax vaccine candidate. BW-1010 combines BlueWillow’s patented technology, a novel oil-in-water emulsion platform that efficiently presents antigens to the immune system via the nasal mucosa, using recombinant protective
BRIGHTON – Medical device maker FlexDex announced Monday it has completed a $13 million Series AA funding round for next generation advanced laparoscopic devices. The financing will be used to fund development of the Company’s next generation articulating needle driver for endoscopic suturing and a full suite of advanced laparoscopic instruments with robotic functionality. The
DETROIT - Wayne State University has established a new center to study and combat infectious diseases and to prepare for future pandemics. The Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases builds on the university’s experiences in combating COVID-19 to prepare Detroit and the state of Michigan to tackle pandemic diseases. The center is the first of
ANN ARBOR—The pharmaceutical firm Esperion Therapeutics Inc. feported a rise in sales of its novel cholesterol-reducing drugs in the second quarter ended June 30 but still posted a loss as efforts to boost the drug’s sales continue. The company posted a loss of $43.7 million or $1.67 a share in the quarter, compared to net
ANN ARBOR - Phil Santer from Ann Arbor SPARK explains the $2.4 million in Federal money awarded to build 20 miles of underground fiber optic cable, connecting downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Ypsilanti with critical broadband infrastructure. For more information, click on http://www.annarborusa.org https://youtu.be/_tgGORh_Scg
CANTON – Life Sciences company MMS Holdings Inc. has appointed Kelly J. Hill to Executive Vice President of Global Business Operations and Strategy and Michelle Gayari to Executive Vice President of Global Operational Excellence and Innovation. Hill and Gayari are long-time members of the executive leadership team at MMS, which has remained unchanged for the
LANSING – With educator shortages crippling the state’s K–12 workforce and impacting learning opportunities for students, Launch Michigan today released the findings of a statewide survey of more than 5,000 public school teachers. The findings shed light on many of the reasons why tens of thousands of Michigan educators are leaving the profession. Launch Michigan
CANTON - Health Data Research UK has selected Canton-based MMS Holdings – a data-focused clinical research organization – to support the International COVID-19 Data Alliance initiative, providing data engineering services to support a globally coordinated, health data-led research response to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. MMS was selected from a pool of some of the world’s
GRAND RAPIDS – HealthBar, a provider of custom healthcare services to businesses, schools, and consumers announced new drive-thru medical center services at its locations in Grand Rapids and along the Lakeshore in Holland. Instead of the average 55 to 70 minute wait time at urgent care clinics, HealthBar customers average 10 minutes at its drive thru
