Life Sciences

Neogen To Spend $1.3 Million – With Tax Relief Help From Lansing – For Ideal Instruments Headquarters

LANSING — Neogen Corp. will spend $1.3 million on a new home for its Ideal Instruments subsidiary that makes veterinary drug delivery instruments. Neogen develops and markets food and animal safety products The project includes a complete rehabilitation of the building, which has been deemed functionally obsolete by the city of Lansing. The $1.3 million

By |2017-08-10T17:00:54-04:00August 10th, 2017|ESD, Life Sciences|

Genomenon Debuts Version 1.3 Of Mastermind Genomic Search Engine

ANN ARBOR – Genomenon has announced version 1.3 of its Mastermind genomic search engine that adds new tools to help clinicians quickly find authoritative research related to their patients genomic mutations and a new suite of solutions to help automate next generation DNA sequencing workflows. While the cost of DNA sequencing continues to drop faster

By |2017-08-10T08:09:26-04:00August 10th, 2017|Life Sciences, New Products / Contracts|

Esperion Therapeutics Files Initial Public Offering For $150 Million

ANN ARBOR — The cholesterol-fighting drug developer Esperion Therapeutics Tuesday announced an initial public offering of $150 million of its common stock. Esperion also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $22.5 million of additional shares of its common stock. The company said it would use the net proceeds of

By |2017-08-08T22:12:44-04:00August 8th, 2017|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Life Sciences|

Workit Health Helps Break Opioid Dependence With Online Platform

ROYAL OAK - There’s a critical problem facing America today - opioid dependence. An Ann Arbor startup called Workit Health has developed a path to recovery through an online platform that matches people with on-demand, in-person and virtual medical and psychosocial support to make addiction recovery private, affordable and convenient. Inforum’s InGage program director Tember

By |2017-07-19T14:13:30-04:00July 19th, 2017|Life Sciences, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

GVSU Medical Device Group Develops Tool For Children To Earn Screen Time

GRAND RAPIDS - A Grand Valley State University group has developed an app for a local entrepreneur that addresses a common concern among parents: the amount of time their children spend on electronics.   Grand Valley's applied Medical Devices Institute (aMDI) has developed Test 4 Time! (T4T), an app that makes children earn screen time on tablets

By |2017-07-06T17:48:11-04:00July 6th, 2017|Life Sciences, New Products / Contracts|

Inforum’s Shea Interviews SnugLit Creator TheraB Medical

ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea of Inforum interviews Alexa Jones, CEO of TheraB Medical,  a East Lansing startup working to launch its first product, SnugLit. SnugLit is a wearable, portable solution to infant jaundice.  SnugLit is: Designed to be worn by the infant. Facilitates closeness and allows mother to freely breastfeed, hold, interact and bond

By |2017-07-05T14:28:08-04:00July 5th, 2017|Life Sciences, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

LTU Wins Grant To Boost STEM Education From Howard Hughes Medical Institute

SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University is one of 24 schools nationwide to be selected for a new program to boost minority participation in STEM study and careers. The $1 million grant was awarded to Lawrence Tech under the Inclusive Excellence Initiative of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the largest private, nonprofit supporter of science education

By |2017-06-08T10:41:59-04:00June 8th, 2017|Life Sciences|

Ann Arbor Health Hacks Weekend: Removing Barriers To Healthcare

ANN ARBOR - A2 Health Hacks started as a passion project between four Ann Arborites interested in solving problems in healthcare and bringing the community together to do it. A2H2 is a healthcare hack-a-thon in Ann Arbor designed to address challenges in healthcare around the world and to provide participants a forum to develop solutions

By |2017-06-07T17:00:42-04:00June 7th, 2017|Life Sciences, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

VoiceGR Expands To Gather Critical Health Information From Kent County

GRAND RAPIDS - VoiceGR, Grand Rapids’ community survey, is expanding to become countywide thanks to a new partnership between the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University and the Kent County Health Department. As VoiceKent, the survey will gather critical public health information from all areas of Kent County’s more than 600,000

By |2017-06-01T20:30:52-04:00June 1st, 2017|Life Sciences|

University Of Michigan Gets $58 Million Grant To Help Turn Researchers Ideas Into Products

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has received a $58 million five-year grant to help researchers turn their best ideas and discoveries into tests, treatments, care innovations and cures through training, funding and central research services. The grant is from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through its Clinical

By |2017-06-01T16:26:03-04:00June 1st, 2017|Life Sciences, News|