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DTE Customers Can Expect To See Natural Gas Prices Drop In March, Again In April

DETROIT - DTE customers can expect to see natural gas prices drop in March and again in April – nearly a 20 percent drop over the March 2017 price. The two-month decrease will mark the fourth price drop for natural gas in the last thirteen months. While some parts of the Northeast saw the price

By |2018-03-01T21:14:57-05:00March 1st, 2018|Clean Update|

Ben-Gurion University Researchers Develop Software To Enhance Facial Recognition For Security, Augmented Reality

BEER-SHEVA, Israel - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have developed a new software that will enhance many smart camera applications, including facial recognition for security and augmented reality. Light Invariant Video Imaging (LIVI) software technology will significantly improve picture clarity in sub-optimal lighting and enhance object recognition. LIVI increases camera functionality eliminating the effects

By |2018-03-01T21:11:10-05:00March 1st, 2018|Cyber Defense, IoT|

DTE CEO Anderson Wins Award For Reducing Utility’s Carbon Footprint

DETROIT - DTE Energy Chairman and CEO Gerry Anderson has been selected as the recipient of the Individual Climate Leadership award by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and The Climate Registry for driving DTE Energy's goal to reduce carbon emissions by more than 80 percent by 2050. Presented at the eighth annual Climate Leadership

By |2018-03-01T20:44:35-05:00March 1st, 2018|Clean Update|

Deadline March 6 To Apply To Pitch At Michigan Growth Capital Symposium

ANN ARBOR - Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, March 6. (11:59 EDT). Selected companies will be notified March 27 and are required to register for the conference. Presenting companies will receive a per person discounted registration rate of $295. APPLY TO PRESENT SEE WHO PRESENTED AT MGCS '17 Presenting Company Selection Companies selected to present

By |2018-02-28T10:01:42-05:00February 28th, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Agony And Ecstasy In The Rapidly Emerging Gig Economy

ANN ARBOR - As the gig economy—where companies pay for specific tasks on a contract basis—grows, the independent workers drawn to its freedom and flexibility are met with challenges distinct from those faced by people who work at companies. Without a company to support and affirm their working identity, it can feel as precarious as

By |2018-02-22T22:07:52-05:00February 22nd, 2018|News|

Pure Michigan Wins Three Awards From Hospitality Sales, Marketing Association

LANSING - Pure Michigan was recognized by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Tuesday night with three Adrian Awards in the gold, silver and bronze categories. The awards received by Pure Michigan include the following:    Pure Michigan Hidden Gems: Influencer Press Trip Influencer Marketing (Gold) Planet D: “6 Surprisingly Caribbean Water Adventures to

By |2018-02-22T20:51:16-05:00February 22nd, 2018|Announcements/New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Altair Acquires TES International’s Tech, IP And Other Assets

TROY - Altair has acquired Michigan-based TES International’s technology, intellectual property, and other assets. Terms were not announced. TES was founded in 1994 to service the “electronics cooling” market, and provides cross-industry software solutions for thermal design and packaging, custom programming, general heat transfer, stress and vibration analysis, and computational fluid dynamics. Their main CFD software, ElectroFlo,

By |2018-02-21T09:55:44-05:00February 21st, 2018|News|

GenomeNext Embeds Mastermind Search In Olympus Platform

ANN ARBOR - GenomeNext has embedded Genomenon’s Mastermind search results in its Olympus Platform to simplify and accelerate variant curation for genomic analysis. Efficacious variant interpretation is a critical but challenging requirement to translate genomics into clinical care and medical discovery. Variant curation remains a very labor-intensive bottleneck often requiring inefficient, manual processes that can

By |2018-02-20T20:51:55-05:00February 20th, 2018|Life Sciences|

Saphetor, Genomenon Agree To Share Genomic Variant Data Between Platforms

ANN ARBOR  - Saphetor S.A., a precision medicine analysis company and Genomenon Inc., a genomic literature search engine company, have signed an agreement to share genomic variant data between their software platforms.  Genomenon’s Mastermind Genomic Search Engine is the world’s first search engine that connects patient’s genomic data with the evidence from the scientific literature.

By |2018-02-08T17:18:23-05:00February 8th, 2018|Life Sciences, New Products / Contracts|

TimePlay, Emagine Entertainment To Offer Movie Goers Gaming Tournament With Cash Prizes

DETROIT – One and a half years after TimePlay and Emagine Entertainment aligned to introduce multi-player interactive games to Movie-goers at Emagine  theatres across Detroit, the platform is about to pull back the curtain on a completely new concept. For the first time ever, Movie-goers will have the chance to participate in a gaming tournament for

By |2018-02-08T17:18:49-05:00February 8th, 2018|IoT|