KALAMAZOO - David A. Esposito has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Armune BioScience, succeeding the founding and outgoing President and CEO, Eli L. Thomssen, who becomes Chief Business Officer. Armune also completed the first close on a $2.5 million Series A financing round designed to underwrite the launch of Apifiny, its, non-PSA
GRAND RAPIDS - The Geek Group announced Tuesday that they have been awarded a $220,000 grant by the Michigan Energy Office in order to complete energy efficiency upgrades to the organization?s 43,000 square foot Leonard Street Labs. The $473,000 project will include replacement of entryways and windows along Leonard Street, replacement of the roof, and
ANN ARBOR - Kiplinger has released their rankings of the best-value public colleges in 2015. The University of Michigan is ranked No. 6 out of 100 for in-state students, but 13th for out-of state enrollees. Other Big Ten universities making the top 10 include the University of Wisconsin, ranked No. 8 and 4, respectively, and
PONTIAC - Oakland County, through its tech248 initiative, and MITechNews.Com have partnered to enable Oakland County technology companies to reach a wider Michigan audience with a flip of the switch, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced Thursday. By submitting press releases to
WASHINGTON DC - While Net neutrality rule-making by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler sputters and spins, some folks on Capitol Hill are reportedly poised to provide much-needed relief. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler certainly expected to be asked about the ongoing Net neutrality rule-making in his appearance Wednesday at CES, CNET News.Com reported. But he may have
WASHINGTON DC - The head of the FBI says the hackers responsible for Sony's data breach "got sloppy," which enabled forensics teams to unmask the culpable country. "The Interview" is screening at hundreds theaters across the United States, though not at the thousands as originally planned, CNET News.Com reported. FBI chief James Comey says that
NEW YORK - Morgan Stanley, one of the world's largest financial services firms, revealed Monday its customer information was breached. But it wasn't the result of determined hackers or sophisticated email attacks. Instead, Morgan Stanley said it was an employee who stole data from more than 350,000 customer accounts. The move is a wake-up call
ANN ARBOR - While some companies have been criticized for overstating their environmental credentials - a practice known as greenwashing - a new University of Michigan study has found that some do just the opposite. This lesser-known phenomenon of understating environmental efforts is referred to as brownwashing. "When we first saw the data, it took
DETROIT ? Johnson Controls is expanding its automotive battery offerings by introducing a Lithium Titanate battery to power Advanced Start-Stop vehicles. ?Johnson Controls is pursuing opportunities to develop evolutionary low-voltage energy storage systems that will help our customers meet increasing fuel regulations at a lower cost than a hybrid or electric vehicle,? said Lisa Bahash,
DETROIT ? In episode 73 of ITInTheD, Tom Nardone and Ian Sterrett talk about everything from the continually evolving Sony hack to bulletproof hats to geeks and conventions around the area. In the third segment, Nardone discusses BulletSafe. which makes a great bulletproof vest for just $299. To listen to this podcast, Click on ITInTheD.Com