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About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

California Semiconductor Company To Build $70 Million R&D Center In Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR - A California semiconductor and nonoelectronics company, KLA-Tencor Corp., plans to build a research-and-development center in Ann Arbor that could generate more than $70 million in capital investment and some 500 high-tech jobs over the next five years. That project, along with a $3.6 million expansion by Coyote Logistics that will create 300

By |2018-10-25T17:39:57-04:00October 25th, 2018|News|

Winning Futures Offers Alumni Scholarships To Further Education, Career Goals

WARREN - Student Mentoring and Leadership skills development nonprofit, Winning Futures, is now accepting applications for its 2019 Scholarships granted to alumni that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to their education and career goals. Applicants must be graduates from the Winning Futures mentoring program or Keys to College program and currently enrolled in a continuing education

By |2018-10-25T17:25:41-04:00October 25th, 2018|New Products / Contracts|

MSU Signs Dual PhD Agreement With Greek University

EAST LANSING - Michigan State University signed a dual PhD agreement with the National Technical University of Athens for the preparation and training of engineers at both academic institutions. All eight of MSU’s engineering and computer science departments are included in the agreement. NTUA is an internationally recognized public university with an emphasis on advanced

By |2018-10-25T17:15:38-04:00October 25th, 2018|Uncategorized|

MITechNews Offers Discount Code For New England Venture Summit

ANN ARBOR - MITechNews invites its readers, listeners and viewers to attend the New England Venture Summit on Dec. 12.  NEVS18 will feature more than 800 VCs, Corp VCs, Angel Investors and Top founders.  Register today to confirm your spot: http://bit.ly/2RRAUUd  10 percent off with Discount Code: MITECHVIP.  MITechNews.Com is a media sponsor of the

By |2018-11-09T12:08:50-05:00October 25th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

West Michigan Medical Device Company Closes On $2.5 Million Series A Round

HOLLAND — Shoulder Innovations Inc. closed on $2.5 million in a Series A equity funding round led by the Michigan Angel Fund of Ann Arbor. The additional capital will go to support new product development and to acquire inventory and assets needed to accelerate growth of the Inset platform for future products and systems now in development. “It is

By |2018-10-25T09:47:03-04:00October 25th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Michigan Government Wins Two Information Technology Awards

LANSING - The state of Michigan received two awards for excellence in information technology at the annual awards ceremony for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in San Diego, Calif. The Michigan Education and Career Pathfinder tool took the top spot in the Digital Government: Government to Citizen category, and Mi Bridges: Helping

By |2018-10-24T19:50:53-04:00October 24th, 2018|Politics|

Davenport University Detroit Campus Seeks To Fill Yawning Tech, Healthcare, Urban Education Gap

DETROIT – Davenport University, the state’s second-largest non-profit university, plans to open a new campus in downtown Detroit in January. On tap will be 21 course offerings in areas such as business, healthcare, technology and urban education. It marks Grand Rapids-based Davenport’s second foray into metro Detroit. Last year Davenport closed its 40,000 square foot

By |2018-10-24T20:01:59-04:00October 24th, 2018|News|

Genomenon Partners With Rare Genomics Institute

ANN ARBOR -  Genomenon announced today that they will donate Mastermind Genomic Search Engine licenses to the entire team of clinical scientists at Rare Genomics Institute to accelerate their work for patients with rare diseases.  Rare Genomics Institute (RG) is a nonprofit organization that has been at the forefront of providing direct support to undiagnosed rare disease patients and

By |2018-10-21T18:05:52-04:00October 21st, 2018|Life Sciences|

MCWT, Comcast Gigabit Broadband, Robofest, MUVE Ride Sharing App

ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton Schock makes her monthly appearance to talk Diva Tech Talk and Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Comcast’s Rob Ponto will talk about how the cable company has rolled outs its gigabit broadband service nationwide. Elmer Santos from Lawrence Technological University will provide details of Robofest. MUVE Co-Founder Anthony Shannon

By |2018-10-19T13:29:09-04:00October 19th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

MMTC To Offer New Manufacturing Course

PLYMOUTH — The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center is introducing a comprehensive, introductory-level Manufacturing Process Development course designed for those new to the manufacturing industry. Spanning two days with four half-day sessions, the course introduces attendees to such topics as quality management systems, problem solving skills, lean manufacturing, and culture and motivation. Created in response to

By |2018-10-19T12:21:18-04:00October 19th, 2018|Auto Tech, ESD|