ANN ARBOR - Based on a survey of physicians by Doximity.com, the U-M Health System and its Medical School ranked No. 6 nationally, for excellence across 20 specialties. The achievement is based on the number of residency training specialties that rank in the top 10 nationally ? in U-M's case, it's 12. Only Massachusetts General
KALAMAZOO - After recently completing the first close on a $2.5 million Series A financing round, Armune BioScience Monday announced the appointment of Susan J. Crookston to the position of Chief Financial Officer to continue the company?s preparation for the launch of Apifiny, its non-PSA blood test to aid in the early detection of prostate
GRAND RAPIDS ? Two new managers have joined Great Lakes Health Connect, a provider of health information exchange in Michigan. Brian Mack is manager of marketing and communications and Rick Stankiewicz is senior manager of technical operations and support. Together they will support the growth of GLHC information technology solutions to provide improved patient coordination
KALAMAZOO - David A. Esposito has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Armune BioScience, succeeding the founding and outgoing President and CEO, Eli L. Thomssen, who becomes Chief Business Officer. Armune also completed the first close on a $2.5 million Series A financing round designed to underwrite the launch of Apifiny, its, non-PSA
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio, the state?s Life Sciences trade organization, has posted three new jobs all in the Middle East. Biomedical Equipment Technician CHSi Middle East - Bagdad, Iraq The Biomedical Equipment Technician reports to and is supervised by the MSSI Program Manager or a designated Project Management Office (PMO) official and coordinates their work
ANN ARBOR - MichBio is preparing to lobby Congress and the Michigan Delegation in 2015 for repeal of the medical device excise tax. It is critical that all Michigan medical device companies join MichBio and its partners at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association as signatories on a letter to Congressional leadership requesting support for repeal
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio, the state?s life sciences trade association, has posted two new jobs on its board, both would take the successful applicants to the Middle East. Biomedical Equipment Technician CHSi Middle East - Bagdad, Iraq The Biomedical Equipment Technician reports to and is supervised by the MSSI Program Manager or a designated Project
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio, the state?s Life Sciences trade group, is hosting a webinar Dec. 16 to define how to do electronic submissions to the FDA for Small Biopharma ? What, How, and Who? With pending FDA mandates for submissions in electronic common technical document (eCTD) form, small biopharma companies have been among the last
WEST BLOOMFIELD ? Medical Doctors at the Eagle Advancement Institute have introduced a new treatment for addicts of opioid-based substances like heroin and prescription pain killers. The treatment process, now being marketed as Clarity Intensive Outpatient Opioid Treatment, combines innovation in medical and psychological techniques to keep patients drug free. Eagle?s physicians are reporting successful
DETROIT - Hayley S. Thompson, Ph. D., associate professor, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which will be given over the next four