Life Sciences

U-M Health Science Resource Center Gets $11.7 Million NIH Award

ANN ARBOR - A new interdisciplinary health sciences resource center at the University of Michigan has received an $11.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health to advance regenerative medicine. The center, led by the School of Dentistry, brings together scientists, engineers and clinicians from several U-M departments in collaboration with researchers at the

By |2017-03-15T19:11:01-04:00March 15th, 2017|Life Sciences|

Gemphire Therapeutics Closes $12.5 Million Stock Sale, Announces Net Losses

ANN ARBOR - Gemphire Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has closed on the sale of 1.3 million shares of stock to a select group of accredited investors that will raise about $12.5 million, providing cash flow through 2018.  Gemphire Therapeutics will use the money to fund development costs, the company said

By |2017-03-15T18:27:15-04:00March 15th, 2017|Life Sciences|

U-M Startup HistoSonics Raises $8.3 Million

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

By |2017-03-15T16:48:43-04:00March 15th, 2017|Featured, Life Sciences|

Medicaid Expansion Boosts Access, Reduces Cost For Poor

ANN ARBOR - States that participated in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saw increased insurance rates and access to care, less worry about paying medical bills, but also longer wait times among low-income residents, according to new research. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Sarah Miller of the

By |2017-03-10T10:38:08-05:00March 9th, 2017|Life Sciences|

How Does The GVSU Applied Medical Device Institute Help Entrepreneurs Negotiate The FDA Approval Process?

ROYAL OAK - What does it take for a medical device to get approved by the Federal Drug Administration for commercialization? Brent Nowak, PhD, executive director of the Applied Medical Device Institute of Grand Valley State University, explains how the process works. Nowak is interviewed on this segment of M2 TechCast by Keith Brophy, state

By |2017-03-06T11:46:26-05:00March 6th, 2017|Life Sciences, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

MichBio Breakfast Series With Networking Guru Hoey On Thursday

ANN ARBOR - On Thursday, MichBio will host a networking breakfast and moderated discussion at the Kensington Hotel on State Street in Ann Arbor with acclaimed networking guru Kelly Hoey, whose recent book BUILD YOUR DREAM NETWORK helps readers build and activate powerful networks to achieve both their long and short-term goals. Hoey is a

By |2017-03-01T11:38:54-05:00February 24th, 2017|Featured, Life Sciences|

Genomenon Debuts Mastermind, Database Of Disease-Gene-Variants In Medical Literature

ANN ARBOR - Genomenon has launched Mastermind, an analytic and data visualization tool that accelerates gene and variant curation by providing immediate insight into millions of scientific articles from primary medical literature. Mastermind delivers a comprehensive knowledge base of disease-gene-variant relationships curated from primary medical literature, organized into clinical categories, and prioritized by the strength

By |2017-02-13T13:46:44-05:00February 13th, 2017|Life Sciences|

Health Care Job Growth Plummets In January

ANN ARBOR — The United States health care industry added only 18,000 jobs in January 2017, the slowest monthly increase since January 2014, which marked the onset of the expanded coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act. That’s the top news out of the monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators, released by the Center for Sustainable

By |2017-02-13T13:29:02-05:00February 13th, 2017|Life Sciences|

Lakeland Health First Hospital In State To Access Patient Immunization Records At Michigan Care Improvement Registry

GRAND RAPIDS – Lakeland Health System is the first hospital organization in Michigan to query patient immunization records held within the Michigan Care Improvement Registry directly from their internal electronic medical record. In 1996, the Michigan Legislature established a “childhood immunization registry” to be used as a comprehensive central repository for all children’s immunization records

By |2017-02-09T21:55:30-05:00February 9th, 2017|Life Sciences, News|

MichBio Hosts Networking Expert Kelly Hoey In Ann Arbor March 2

ANN ARBOR - MichBio is excited to host a networking breakfast and moderated discussion March 2nd at the Kensington Hotel on State Street in Ann Arbor with acclaimed networking guru Kelly Hoey, whose recent book BUILD YOUR DREAM NETWORK helps readers build and activate powerful networks to achieve both their long and short-term goals. Hoey

By |2017-02-09T21:42:47-05:00February 9th, 2017|Life Sciences|