MIDLAND – The MidMichigan Innovation Center and BlueWater Angels along with the Office for Innovation at Covenant HealthCare will be co-hosting a health technology forum April 10 to showcase five new Michigan companies – each company having potential to dramatically impact the future of medicine.
One of the roles of the Covenant HealthCare Office for Innovation is to stay abreast of new technological developments and early stage companies that have promising futures in the health care space. The BlueWater Angels Investment Network, housed in the MidMichigan Innovation Center, provides funding for early stage companies throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region and across the state. Over the past four years, BlueWater Angels has been successful in finding, funding and supporting some exciting health care companies.
In support of these efforts, the partners will host a special ?Health-Tech Forum.? Forum attendees will hear about the commercialization of breakthrough technologies in medical science that are emerging here, in Michigan.
The Health-Tech Forum takes place Wednesday, April 10 at Apple Mountain in Freeland from 5:00pm to 8:30pm with an opportunity to network with some of the state?s leading medical entrepreneurs. Ken Kousky, CEO of the MidMichigan Innovation Center and President of BlueWater Angels, will give a brief overview of angel and venture investing in Michigan?s health sciences. Kousky?s overview will be followed by presentations from five medical technology companies seeking growth capital.
The Angel Capital Association defines an angel investment network as a vehicle for young, smart, high-growth start-up firms to raise seed capital to bring their business ideas to fruition on a scale large enough to interest investors and enhance an area?s economy. ?Today, there are more than 250 angel organizations nationwide. This community-oriented investment model has proven to be successful for investors, start-up firms, and regional economies,? the Association states.
For more information about the BlueWater Angels, please contact Ken Kousky at (989) 482.9306.
