ANN ARBOR - The same day that President Obama signed federal legislation easing restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, the University of Michigan announced it had launched a consortium to create new embryonic stem cell lines that could lead to breakthrough cures for many common diseases. The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research
SAN FRANCISCO - SaaS Web Security provider Scansafe issued its Annual Global Threat Report Wednesday. Not surprisingly, the report reveals that there has been an explosive growth in malware throughout 2008. ScanSafe noted that there has been an overwhelming 582 percent growth between like quarters in 2007 and 2008 and a 300 percent volume ratio
ROCHESTER - The Great Lakes Angels will celebrate St. Patrick's Day March 17 by reviewing a hot new deal and listening to a guest speaker that will discuss new programs from Lansing for start-up funding. Registration deadline is March 15 for the first 22 accredited investors. The presenting company is TellVision: TellVision is an internet
CAMBRIDGE - The outpouring of technology innovation in green technologies could be stymied without healthier financial markets and significant changes to government policies, speakers warned last weekend at the MIT Energy Conference. . Numerous speakers said the economy and current regulations are barriers to cleaning the energy industry fast enough to mitigate the effects of
WEST BLOOMFIELD - Cancer Information Center, a Michigan-based group of physicians and science experts, have unveiled its new Colon Cancer information web site. Colon Cancer killed 58,000 people last year. It contains simple to understand web pages to deal with this disease providing reliable medical suggestions. The site also offers ideas on how to get
ROYAL OAK - IT Consulting company C/D/H has earned the Microsoft Heartland Area Partner Marketing Excellence Award, the second time C/D/H has earned this award in marketing, and the third time overall. The Marketing Excellence award is given annually to companies that exhibit excellence in developing and improving business processes, and then conveying their knowledge
LANSING - When the House Appropriations Community Health Subcommittee was first briefed on the governor's budget in February, officials from the department said a crisis for local public health operations was emerging. On Friday, the panel was told now is the time for the state to invest in public health services, including family planning. Cathy
LANSING - Michigan's birth rate has been on a continuous decline since 1990 and could have a major effect on the number of students entering the state's public universities if the percentage of high school seniors entering college does not increase, so concludes a paper published by the Senate Fiscal Agency. The children born in
LANSING - Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, an industry trade association of Homeland Security companies in Michigan has become a supporting organization for the American Security Challenge, a non-profit mechanism to nurture and fund emerging security technology firms devoted to our national security. "We invite entrepreneurs and security technology companies in Michigan to submit their executive
LANSING - Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, an industry trade association of Homeland Security companies in Michigan has become a supporting organization for the American Security Challenge, a non-profit mechanism to nurture and fund emerging security technology firms devoted to our national security. "We invite entrepreneurs and security technology companies in Michigan to submit their executive