FERNDALE - Joe Veryser, the campus architect for Lawrence Technological University, describes a new $16.9 million Taubman Complex on campus that will house biomedical engineering, combining biomedical and engineering disciplines, architecture, life sciences and more. The 39,000 square feet building also will become the new home for LTU's Robotics program. When it is completed, the
LANSING - The Michigan Biosciences Day at the Capitol on May 19 is aimed at advancing Michigan's biosciences industry through legislative outreach efforts in Lansing. But before the event, there will be a Legislative Briefing & Effective Advocacy Teleconference on May 18. In this teleconference, participants will learn how to: Help promote the Michigan Bio-Industry
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched the $3 Million Monroe-Brown Seed Fund, a new funding vehicle designed to advance the process of transitioning commercially viable engineering and medical research projects to market. The fund, approved this week by the U-M Board of Regents, is a collaboration between the U-M College of Engineering's
LANSING - Michigan's changes in 2012 to the rules governing reimbursement for physician-dispensed prescriptions for workers' compensation claims have so far not seen major increases in new strengths or new formulations of certain pain-relieving medications, but the trend is growing across numerous other states, including neighboring Illinois, a study has found. The Workers Compensation Research
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech is pleased to announced that it has been selected as the cloud provider of choice for Advomas, a leader in the healthcare insurance industry. For 30 years, Advomas, a Michigan-based healthcare eligibility company, has helped providers secure health insurance coverage for uninsured patients. In 2015, Advomas was looking for a partner with extensive knowledge of HITECH & HIPAA security standards. After
ANN ARBOR - A bill (H.R. 4565) has been introduced by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT, D-3) that would place a three-year moratorium on direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising of newly approved prescription drugs. The bill would prohibit ads published in magazines and newspapers, and those broadcast through television or radio. It also provides an exception
LANSING - An Ingham County woman has become Michigan's first resident with a confirmed case of the Zika virus, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. The woman, who is not pregnant, contracted the virus while traveling in a country where Zika virus is being transmitted. She began experiencing the symptoms of the
ANN ARBOR - A new roadmap aims to reboot efforts to build Michigan’s life sciences industry and compete with similar clusters around the United States and the world. While the industry has come far in the last decade-plus and offers “strong assets,” it remains uncompetitive compared to other states and requires a renewed private- and public-sector
PONTIAC - The Zika virus, which has potentially been linked to birth defects in infants in Central and South America, has not been found in Michigan, but Oakland County officials announced Friday that they were outlining plans to help prevent the disease. The plans, announced by County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, are designed to monitor
LANSING - Join leaders from the bio-industry, academia and policy realms on Feb. 3 at the Radisson Hotel in Lansing to discuss how to best unleash Michigan’s biosciences research and development and manufacturing potential to stimulate economic growth. Online registration ends Feb. 2. We will discuss the details of a forward-looking strategy for building a
