ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association has awarded Kalamazoo-based Metabolic Solutions Development Co. and its venture investors, Kalamazoo's Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund and Grand Rapids' Hopen Therapeutics, a $200,000 MVCA CEO Placement loan award. The award, along with MSDC's match component, will be used to fund CEO recruiting activities, as well
ANN ARBOR - EDF Ventures, a member of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, knew it would be challenging to find the right CEO for its portfolio company Lycera, an Ann Arbor-based pre-clinical stage pharmaceutical company formed to license technology pioneered at the University of Michigan. And it had nothing to do with the demanding job
DETROIT - TechTown Executive Director Randal Charlton has begun writing a blog called Randal's Detroit blog: Notes from the front lines of the recession. The blog will be updated weekly and will feature commentary on the country's recession and advice from the trenches on weathering it. "The country went into a recession this year, but
ANN ARBOR - If you're an entrepreneur in the Great Lakes region, you need to come to the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship. At ACE to join an exciting, forward-thinking community of innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders - people like you who have the vision and drive to build new ventures for a new future. Network.
MIDLAND - The MidMichigan Innovation Center is accepting applications for exhibitors, innovators & entrepreneurs to join MidMichigan Innovators: Heading to the Big Leagues. The event is scheduled for February 4th. But the deadline for exhibitor applications is January 16, 2009. The event is presented by MMIC and the Dow Chemical Company and will be held
DETROIT - The Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, the new venture capital fund-of-funds formed this month and supported by some of Michigan's largest organizations, announced Thursday that it will make its first commitment, a $5 million investment in the Ann Arbor-based venture capital fund Arboretum Ventures II. The formation and funding of the RVCF is the
TROY - For over 40 years, the Troy Chamber of Commerce has recognized the outstanding physical investments made by businesses in the city. The 2008 honorees were selected by the Best of Troy Committee of the Chamber and were announced at its annual Holiday Luncheon. "The Best of Troy awards recognize completed projects that best
SAN JOSE - John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, kicked off the networking vendor's C-Scape Global Forum 2008 conference by talking about the next Internet experience, which he said will be driven by collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies. As he has stated in the past, Chambers said Cisco is living by what it
ROYAL OAK - Looking for that unique holiday gift? Join MetroChickRadio.Com for its first Holiday Boutique Dec. 10 in Royal Oak. The Boutique features local business and artisans including: Happy Chick Designs The Bliss Network Le Cocoa Bee Honey Svasara-Treasure Chests The Little Thongs in Life Chambers Comfort Handmade Soaps Ono Tea Girls Empowered Power
ANN ARBOR - If you are launching a startup, and need people to help you, come to this high energy event where you can have 1 minute to tell about your business and what kind of help you are seeking, (advisory board member, co-founder, employee that is willing to work for stock, consultant, etc.) followed