Brophy

21st Century Intelligent Mobility And Its Impact On Future Mobility, Automobile

GRAND RAPIDS - Keith Brophy, State Director of the Michigan SBDC, interviewed Bhushan Kulkarni, Chairman of GDI Infotech and CEO of InfoReady Corp.  Both companies are located in Ann Arbor. Bhushan was also co-chair of BBM BizCon 2017, a conference that took place July 6 in Grand Rapids. This year’s conference was focused on 21st

By |2017-07-17T19:36:02-04:00July 17th, 2017|Auto Tech, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast June 26: Brennan At Cyber Week Israel, WIN Connected Vehicle Social Network Analysis, Brophy On BizCon 2017 Speaker

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday June 26, Co-host Mike Brennan will phone in from Israel, where he will be covering the 7th International Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University. Tricia Walding if the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan will outline WIN’s recently released Connected and Automated Vehicles Social Network Analysis. Keith Brophy,

By |2017-06-22T17:33:02-04:00June 22nd, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

MISBDC Update: Dataspeed, One Of The 50 Companies To Watch Winners

ROYAL OAK - Paul McCown, the Chief Financial Officer for Dataspeed, is one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch winners this year. He will receive his award Thursday night at the gala in Lansing. Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, interviews McCown - along with M2 TechCast Co-Hosts Mike

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|

MISBDC Mapping Out Impact Of Autonomous Vehicles On Michigan Small Businesses

ROYAL OAK - The Michigan Small Business Development Center is mapping out what impact Autonomous Vehicles will have on small businesses statewide, from body shops, to restaurant placement to assisted living centers. In this M2 TechCast interview, Keith Brophy, state director of the MISBDC, explains this new initiative. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-67-keith-brophy-sbdc

By |2017-02-07T17:36:30-05:00February 7th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: HyGenesis Reduces Contamination On Hands, Surfaces, Textiles

ROYAL OAK - On this segment of M2 TechCast, Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, interviews HyGenesis chief operating officer Robert Kosnik who describes his product Hand Armor. A single application of HyGenesis technologies can reduce surface contamination on hands for hours, on surfaces for months and on textiles for up to

U-M Finance Professor Brophy Wins MVCA Above And Beyond Award

ANN ARBOR - Thirty-five years ago, David Brophy Ph.D saw the need for an event where entrepreneurs could showcase ideas and connect with early-stage investors.  The event he founded, the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, grew into the Midwest’s premier gathering of high-growth companies in new and emerging technologies. Brophy, now professor of finance at The

By |2016-10-17T08:33:54-04:00October 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

M2 TechCast: MISBDC’s Brophy Interviews Test4Time Founder – Automated Reward Systems For Youngsters To Learn Math

ROYAL OAK - Test 4 Time is an automated reward system for youngsters learning mathematics.  The reward is the use of a product of their choice for a given amount of time.  That could mean time on a video game, a television, a computer, basically anything that plugs into a wall.  The amount of time

Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Announces Presenting Companies

ANN ARBOR - Thirty-six early-stage and growth companies representing life sciences, IT, and technology have been selected to pitch investors May 17-18 at the 35th Michigan Growth Capital Symposium at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. The two-day event will host dozens of industry speakers, including keynote addresses from James Flynn, managing director of Deerfield Capital

By |2016-05-13T13:39:37-04:00May 13th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Brophy Tech Predictions: Self-Driving Cars To Transform Highways, Car Ownership

GRAND RAPIDS - The dawning age of self-driving vehicles will radically transform the century - old love affair with humans driving cars, and lead to swarms of connected vehicles motoring down the roads in orchestrated packs - while transforming ownership from individuals to companies, such as Uber, Google and Lyft, predicted technologist Keith Brophy, in

By |2016-03-18T13:32:18-04:00March 18th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, News|