ANN ARBOR - MichBio members can get an update on the latest legislative and regulatory issues facing the medical device and diagnostic sectors when the life sciences trade association President and CEO Stephen Rapundalo hosts the online program prior to his Capitol Hill visit, as part of the AdvaMed Legislative Fly-In set for February 26-27.
ANN ARBOR - ArborMetrix Inc., a provider of healthcare analytics, reported Monday it had boosted its Series B financing round by $1.3 million to allow Renaissance Venture Capital Fund of Ann Arbor and the Detroit Innovate Fund to participate. The earlier round of Series B financing, announced in July, was led by Ann Arbor-based RPM
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced the launch of its PicoPLEX DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing platforms. PicoPLEx is used for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians to access PicoPLEX technology for analyses conducted on Illumina NGS systems. PicoPLEX
KALAMAZOO - Vestaron Corporation announced Thursday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the active ingredient in the company?s breakthrough bioinsecticide for commercial sale. The insecticide, a naturally occurring peptide isolated from spiders, is approved for use on a wide variety of crops and has shown no toxicity to fish, birds or mammals, including
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute and Spectrum Health announced Wednesday that they have collaborated to bring world-renowned cardiovascular researcher and cardiologist Stefan Jovinge MD, Ph.D. to Grand Rapids. Dr. Jovinge, of Sweden, will lead teams of researchers and clinicians at the Spectrum Health Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute and Van Andel Research
ANN ARBOR - MichBio asks its constituents to take a few minutes to complete the bio-industry's most in-depth, global biomanufacturing study - the 11th Annual Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Survey. Your input is more important than ever, as global and regional trends affecting our industry are bench-marked. By participating, you will receive a FREE summary of the
EAST LANSING - A $400,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award granted to Peter Lillehoj, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan State University, may soon make it possible for your undershirt or socks warn you about an oncoming infection. Lillehoj will spend the next five years advancing research on innovative wearable biosensors that can be
ANN ARBOR - The William Davidson Foundation has awarded $4.35 million in grants to the University of Michigan to fast-forward medical innovations and to commercialize technology developed by students and professors.
LANSING - Michigan's University Research Corridor ranks high among eight university innovation clusters in a new measure that examines R&D spending, research commercialization and talent production, according to a new Economic Impact Report released Wednesday. The URC ? consisting of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University ? ranked second in
PLYMOUTH - ProNAi Therapeutics Inc. Monday announced it has closed a Series C preferred financing round of more than $12 million with existing and new investors, the first of several planned financing activities for 2014. The company, in a press release, said the financing reflects ?the impressive clinical progress of the company over the past