KALAMAZOO ? A panel of C-level executives whose companies are tenants at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center all agreed that the life sciences incubator has made the difference so far between success and failure. The panel discussion was part of the August Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday program, which also examined the success of Southwest Michigan First?s
GRAND RAPIDS - In the book The World is Flat, author Thomas L. Friedman says the best companies are the best collaborators." The Michigan Small Business Technology Development Center has been employing that model for sometime, by providing client's - Michigan's more than 185,000 small businesses - with access to consultative service through their network
KALAMAZOO ? The August Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday will include a two-year-in-review special session featuring companies currently incubating at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center and a panel discussion examining the success of the Stick Around campaign. Earlier this month, Dow Venture Wire called Kalamazoo?s, ?one of the more impressive efforts? at building a biotech cluster. The
CAVALIER, N.D.- As of Friday, Western Michigan University's Sunseeker remained in sixth place in the North American Solar Challenge as the WMU team neared the Canadian border. Five cars, led by the University of Minnesota, which retained its first-place position, made it across the border at the Pembina-Emerson port of entry into Canada and on
KALAMAZOO ? In September, Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday will feature MichBio?s SPROUTS program. The event will be hosted by Jan Garfinkle, managing director and founding partner of Arboretum Ventures. Note that the date of the meeting has been moved to accommodate the Arboretum schedule. That KVT will be held the second Tuesday, September 13.
KALAMAZOO ? On July 6, the Charter Township of Comstock, Midlink Business Park, Southwest Michigan First, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Kalamazoo County Road Commission held a road opening dedication ceremony to commemorate the completion of more than two miles of new public and private roads throughout Midlink?s 340-acre development. The public portion of
SARASOTA, Fla. ? DNAPrint Genomics Inc. announced that it has selected Proteos Inc. to manufacture the first batch of its new therapeutic candidate PT-401 (super-EPO dimer) for pre-clinical testing. Proteos was founded by eight scientists following the August 2002 acquisition of Pharmacia by Pfizer. The company is based in the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center at
KALAMAZOO - Everything you wanted to know about applying for and receiving a patent ? but were afraid to ask ? can be asked at a public forum on Aug. 4 in Kalamazoo. Examiners from the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office will present The Top 10 Do?s and the Top 10 Don?ts of the
KALAMAZOO - On June 28, Governor Granholm announced a $269,999 Economic Development Job Training (EDJT) grant to improve the skills of 900 workers at Parker Hannifin Corporation in Otsego and Richland. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation grant will provide technical process and quality training for 800 current and 100 new employees. Under terms of the
KALAMAZOO - AureoGen Biosciences has announced the addition of two world-renowned German scientists to their staff, greatly enhancing the company?s research capabilities. Dr. Torsten Stachelhaus and Dr. Katrin Eppelmann bring with them expertise is in natural products, with a special emphasis on the biology, biochemistry and genetics of cyclic peptide-producing organisms. The two researchers will