ANN ARBOR - The pharmaceutical startup RetroSense Therapeutics LLC said Monday that its Investigational New Drug application for its lead drug candidate, RST-001, has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration. RetroSense is developing RST-001 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition that leads to the progressive degeneration of rod
SOUTHFIELD - Members of the Engineering Society of Detroit can get a behind-the-scenes look at Macomb County's Communications and Technology Center Sept. 24. Completed in December of 2013, the Macomb County Communications and Technology Center is a 25,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility that provides 24/7 situational awareness for our residents, businesses and first responders. Whether
LANSING - The Michigan House and Senate majority and minority leaders met for a Legislative Quadrant meeting Thursday with Lt. Governor Brian Calleyto discuss a road funding agreement, but neither side nor chamber indicated that they were anywhere near an agreement. "The majority leader is having regular communication with Speaker Cotter and Minority Leader Ananich," Amber
CARLETON - Members of The Engineering Society of Detroit enjoyed a tour of the Guardian Industries Inc. glass plant in Carleton Thursday afternoon. The plant, built in 1970, is capable of producing up to about 1,000 tons of float glass a day on its two lines. It employs just over 400 and operates 24 hours
YPSILANTI - Marine Major Mark Hamilton has flown the C-130 Hercules, dubbed Fat Albert, for the Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron since September 2014. He says travelling around the United States, meeting people at airshows and hearing their stories is one of the best things about his job. The 15-year Maine Corps veteran, who
MILFORD - It looked like a giant oblong egg rolling rapidly down the test track at the General Motor Milford Proving Grounds on Aug. 24. But it actually was a recumbent speedbike, from team AeroVelo, performing aerodynamic tests in partnership with GMC in preparation for the Human-Powered Speed Challenge next month. The speedbike, called Eta,
GRAND RAPIDS - CIOReview has chosen The KR Group for its 20 Most Promising Cisco Solution Providers 2015. The KR Group offers multiple communication services leveraging the Cisco ecosystem; including unified communications, virtualization, disaster recovery, data center and managed communication. The annual list of companies is selected by a panel of experts and members
STAMFORD, Conn. - In the second quarter of 2015, worldwide server shipments grew 8 percent year over year, while revenue increased 7.2 percent from the second quarter of 2014, Gartner reported Tuesday. "The second quarter year-over-year growth for 2015 slowed compared with the annual growth of the first quarter of the year," said Jeffrey
ANN ARBOR - On Wednesday, LLamasoft, announced partnerships with three supply chain companies to provide increasingly detailed data to its modeling customers. Transplace, a 3PL and supply chain technology company and long-term LLamasoft partner, increased engagement with LLamasoft customers by providing intra-Mexico benchmark truckload rate data. This highly sought-after data complements the data already available
ATLANTA - In a survey, iPhone 6s consumers were most excited about the rumored new 12-megapixel camera (32 percent), followed by a more durable frame and faster A9 Processor (20 percent). The survey, done by Protect Your Bubble, queried more than 625 people across the country and took the pulse of a variety of topics