ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan is launching the Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Program through the Zell-Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies to teach student teams from across U-M how to transform identified opportunities into business. The new program is being funded by a gift from Aastrom Biosciences president & CEO Tim Mayleben (a U-M
LANSING ? MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks about the Gail Windpower Project cancellation, the Detroit Auto Show Press Preview days with Chris Holman on the Michigan Business Network. Listen to this podcast at MichiganBusinessNetwork.Com a>>
GRAND RAPIDS ? The CBS News investigative TV show, 60 Minutes, featured a story March 4 about the Stuxnet virus attack on Iran ? a cyber attack examined in a new cyber crime novella, Cyber Styletto, co-authored by MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan. Cyber Styletto takes a close look at the Stuxnet virus, and then predicts
LANSING ? MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan Michigan retailers push for tax on all Internet sales in Michigan, Mobile Michigan Monday forms a Lansing chapter with Chris Holman on the Michigan Business Network. Listen to this Internet radio webcast at MichiganBusinessNetwork.Com a>>
LANSING ? MitechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks about the prediction by the Michigan Business Beat that we?ll add 500,000 jobs by 2020 with Chris Holman on the Michigan Business Network. Listen to this podcast at MichiganBusinessNetwork.Com a>>
GRAND RAPIDS - MITechNews.Com is co hosting an entrepreneurial networking event on March 13 at the University Club to introduce TiE's Detroit chapter to West Michigan. Clark Hill PLC is co sponsor. Talent, Ideas and Enterprise (TiE) was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley. TiE's mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and
DETROIT - A coalition of unions will undertake a petition drive to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot protecting the right to collectively bargain and banning the state from enacting a right-to-work law. The Detroit News reported Thursday evening that UAW President Bob King, addressing members in Washington, informed them that a
ANN ARBOR - Duo Security has been promised $5 million in venture capital financing, including cash from the investment vehicle of Google. Google Ventures, Silicon Valley-based True Ventures and Ann Arbor-based Resonant Venture Partners invested in Duo, officials announced this week. True Ventures and Resonant were previous backers of Duo, which raised $1 million in
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced that it has selected Kalamazoo-based Velesco Pharmaceutical Services to manufacture the TransPLEX kits it will be supplying for use with Agendia's breast cancer diagnostics. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Velesco is a provider of analytical method development, drug formulation, stability testing and consulting services to biotech and
ANN ARBOR - Molecular Imaging Inc. has closed its Series A financing round, originally targeted for $8.5 million, at $9.9 million. The company said it secured a $2.5 million investment from Beringea, Michigan?s largest venture capital fund, through the $185 million InvestMichigan Growth Capital Fund ? plus another $350,000 from existing shareholders Baird Venture Partners