ANN ARBOR - Research organizations, including government labs and virtual organizations, can now join InCommon and take advantage of federated identity management for shared services, scientific collaborations, and other online applications. ?By joining InCommon, scientists at U.S. research facilities and universities can more easily share resources, which will improve collaboration,? said Jack Suess, chair of
ANN ARBOR - Building upon a series of successful preclinical and clinical studies, NanoBio Corporation today announced the initiation of a second tolerability and immunogenicity study designed to test and further optimize its novel nanoemulsion-based intranasal vaccine adjuvant. In 2009, NanoBio tested its nanoemulsion adjuvant in combination with the commercial influenza vaccine Fluzone, in a
LANSING - Michigan would benefit from having a more coordinated university structure instead of its current system with 15 completely autonomous public universities, said Bill Sederburg, a former senator and president of Ferris State University who now oversees Utah's colleges and universities. Sederburg, in an interview with Gongwer News Service, said the Utah structure, in
SAN FRANCISCO - CleanPath announced the close of an equity and credit facility to invest in the development and construction of large-scale solar PV projects in North America. CleanPath will manage two revolving facilities to invest over $800 million into 1,000 plus megawatts in large-scale solar PV projects over the next 60 months. Founded by
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Accounting firm Vandeputte & Skulsky PC has joined the Business Improvement Team, a consortium of independent companies that work together as a virtual corporation. ?We have participated in many BIT activities and saw the benefit of joining the group,? said Senior Partner Craig Skulsky. The BizImpTeam.Com is a consortium of service providers
LONDON - A 19-year-old U.K. man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking and online attacks, the U.K.'s Metropolitan Police announced Tuesday. Last night's arrest was part of "a pre-planned intelligence-led operation" that also involved cooperation with the FBI, according to the Metropolitan Police. Following the arrest, the man was brought to a London police
DETROIT - A team of Wayne State University researchers was awarded $330,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a 3-D neural probe that will help suppress tinnitus ? ringing of the ears ? that is said to affect more than 250 million people worldwide. There is an increasing need for devices and tools that
SOUTHFIELD - The Department of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University has won $7,500 as one of five finalists in a national competition for connecting engineering practice and education. The University of New Mexico?s Department of Civil Engineering finished first among 26 entrants in the competition sponsored by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering
LANSING - A new "economic competitiveness benchmarking report" released Monday by a group that backed many of Gov. Rick Snyder's early economic moves finds that the state's climate for doing business has improved. However, Business Leaders for Michigan, the expanded statewide version of the CEO group Detroit Renaissance, contends that Michigan?s competitiveness with other states
LANSING - In recent years, Michigan has ranked among the top 10 states for the number of industrial projects, but there is still a disconnect between that reality and the state's perception among business officials across the country, about 200 attendees of the Business Leaders for Michigan summit were told Monday. The group also released