ANN ARBOR—Advaita Bioinformatics, a biomedical data analysis company, announced it had found a generic drug effective in preventing some of the worst effects of COVID-19 infection through a clinical study at Henry Ford Health System. The drug, methylprednisolone, was identified using Advaita’s advanced artificial intelligence platform, iPathwayGuide. Company officials said it acts to prevent some
FERNDALE—Bollinger Motors, the electric truck developer, Thursday announced plans to manufacture and sell an all-electric chassis cab truck called the B2 Chassis Cab. The company says the truck is the world’s first and only Class 3 all-electric chassis-cab truck platform, and it offers unlimited work truck variants. (Class 3 trucks have a total weight limit
AUBURN HILLS—The auto fluid systems supplier TI Fluid Systems has announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Co. and 3M to produce air flex tube assemblies for powered air-purifying respiratory systems (PAPR) in response to the increased demand caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 3M’s PAPR uses a waist-mounted, battery-powered blower that sends filtered air into a
TROY—Consumer confidence in future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers’ plans to bring self-driving and battery-electric vehicles to the marketplace, according to the J.D. Power 2020 Q1 Mobility Confidence Index Study, released Tuesday, April 21. The Mobility Confidence Index for self-driving vehicles decreased for the first time, to 35 from 36 on a 100-point scale—for
SOUTHFIELD–Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin Tuesday, May 26, at Lawrence Technological University, including fast-track certificate programs in rapidly growing career fields. In keeping with social distancing guidelines imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, all classes will be offered online in the 2020 summer semester, which ends Friday, July 31. Students
GRAND RAPIDS—Swabs from a women’s health company have been recommended by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for use in testing for COVID-19 infections. NxGen MDx LLC iw a women’s health company providing genetic testing. The company said it had validated its testing using endocervical swabs, used in cervical examinations, which are in
EAST LANSING—Several Lansing-area institutions are taking action to meet challenges posed by the national personal protective equipment shortage. Together, MSU Extension, the MSU College of Engineering and Sparrow Hospital developed a decontamination process to extend the life of N95 respirators so they can be reused. And Delta Dental of Michigan is linking arms with its
SOUTHFIELD—Credibly, a small business fintech provider and lender, announced its designation as an Approved Lender for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As an SBA Approved Lender for the PPP program, Credibly will use its online application and servicing capabilities to help small businesses receive streamlined access to federally-backed COVID-19 stimulus funding. As part of
GRAND RAPIDS—Fear and anxiety related to COVID-19 is normal, but it’s important to work through those issues and resolve that stress to be able to maintain a healthy mind and body. To help empower people with resources specifically focused on the pandemic, Priority Health has partnered with digital health specialist Livongo to offer free access
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—A new tracking app developed by a subsidiary of Bloomfield Hills-based V2Soft, a software, staffing, service, and outsourcing company, announced a new app that keeps records of the contacts of users, which could be used in managing coronavirus exposure through contact tracing. The app, “ViralTrak,” follows the interaction of app members in their vicinity
