GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative is hosting a summit Sept. 17 at Grand Valley State University to help innovators and entrepreneurs navigate the trends impacting the life sciences industry. SUMmIT will provide hear experts to speak about emerging technology in the drug, diagnostic and device industries, followed by a panel
ANN ARBOR - You've already made your entrance, now how to make a successful exit? Join MichBio on Sept. 9 to listen to serial entrepreneurs discuss their exit strategies and outcomes as they transitioned their start ups to large medical device and pharmaceutical companies. They'll present their path to success: from their darkest moments to
ANN ARBOR - Defining yourself as an entrepreneur and understanding what lies before you will give you a realistic frame of reference for your new venture. The Sept. 2 session of Entrepreneur Education 1.0 will help you understand the difference between scientific invention and a commercial venture, your role as the start-up CEO and the
LANSING - Although economic conditions in Michigan are not as bad as they were even a few months ago, more residents see their situation declining, according to the most recent State of the State Survey. The majority of Michigan residents are worse off now than they were a year ago, but that number is smaller
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm gave state employee unions 30 days notice Friday of possible layoffs due to the lack of a completed budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year that starts October 1. Although the governor's office stressed that it was only following contractual obligation in notifying employees of layoffs and has no plans of
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group has launched BIAsurvivor, a web-based software tool that collects and houses the system and business information necessary for recovery in the event of a disaster. "Good disaster recovery planning will allow for seamless operations and business success in the event of a catastrophe," said Trivalent Group CEO Larry Andrus. "Trivalent has
BURLINGAME, Ca. - Journalists tend to pick on entrepreneurs who revise their business plans along the way. But this is exactly what they should do to build successful companies, argue Randy Komisar and John Mullins in their new book Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Komisar, a tech luminary and
LANSING - Top U.S. administration officials, along with Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, will join Gov. Jennifer Granholm in Saginaw on Wednesday to discuss details of President Barack Obama's proposals to develop new energy policies. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will join Granholm and Doyle on Wednesday at the Dow Event Center, as will Ed Montgomery,
LANSING - Two Democratic lawmakers in the Michigan House will be introducing legislation this week that would provide free tuition to colleges and universities for Michigan high school graduates paid for by a 1.15 percent hike in the income tax rate. Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem Twp.), a candidate for governor, and Rep. Rebekah Warren
AUBURN HILLS - Dassault Systemes and Oakland University announced Thursday a partnership in the university's four-week post graduate program, called PLM Workforce Development Short Course ,aimed primarily at displaced engineers. The intensive four-week course offered by the School of Engineering and Computer Science integrates business and engineering expertise. Students will be fully immersed in PLM,