MIDLAND - Terry Lerash has been named the winner of the Ted Doan Spirit of Innovation Award, while Terry Duperon has won the MidMichigan Innovator Award. The MidMichigan Innovation Center selects outstanding innovators in the mid-Michigan region for recognition at its annual innovation and entrepreneurial showcase, ?Heading for the Big Leagues.? This year, MMIC selected
WASHINGTON DC - The following communication was received from the FDA regarding implementation of the Unique Device Identification system. Manufacturers and suppliers should take note of the following information as the deadline nears for compliance to the UDI rule. Today CDRH issued the first phase of the Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID): Guidance for
DETROIT - Are you a computer programmer or app developer interested in giving back? Join fellow coders July 11 in downtown Detroit at Grand Circus for a 24-hour hackathon and help build an app for the Detroit Public Library. A cash prize will be available for the winning app. Seating is limited to 100. Registration
YPSILANTI - More than 100 regional and national venture capital firms will be represented June 17-18 at the 2014 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. Registration remains open. The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is the premier Midwest networking event for leaders in venture capital investment. The event introduces early stage and emerging growth companies seeking funding to
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics Monday announced that it signed agreements with seven distributors in Europe to expand the availability of its DNA library preparation products. The new distributors include Cambridge Bioscience in the UK and Ireland, Biozym Scientific GmbH in Germany and Austria, AB ANALITICA in Italy, Sopachem in the Benelux countries, Nordic Biolabs
LANSING - Increasing the state's Earned Income Tax Credit would be a sensible way to provide some tax relief to the working poor if the state is going to increasing gasoline taxes to raise money for roads, the Michigan League for Public Policy said Monday. Gilda Jacobs, president of the MLPP, urged the Legislature not
LANSING - Quick question: How many online accounts do you have? Add up work apps, shopping sites, social media sites or anything else that requires a username and password. If your number is greater than eight you may want to consider a good password manager. Besides work accounts, many users have accounts for Facebook, Amazon,
SOUTHFIELD - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has named Frank E. Henke executive partner of its growing Macomb County office. Henke, who concentrates his practice in estate and trust planning, will lead the 10 attorneys and paralegal who practice in the office. Macomb County is one of eight offices in the state ? and the
SOUTHFIELD - Two Warner Norcross & Judd LLP partners have been named co-chair of firm committees. Michael G. Brady will serve as co-chair of the firm?s Automotive Industry Group, which provides legal counsel to auto suppliers on contracting, employment matters, antitrust, product liability, recalls, intellectual property, environmental law and other issues. Brady concentrates his practice
STERLING HEIGHTS - The Macomb-OU INCubator was recently awarded Business Accelerator Funds to provide accelerator services to client companies Nostrum Energy LLC and Omni One LLC in the amounts of $50,000 and $36,635, respectively. With the addition of these latest awards, the Macomb-OU INCubator has now surpassed all other business accelerators in garnering the most