KALAMAZOO - Emiliem, an oncology drug development company, has relocated its R&D Center from Emeryville, California to the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Western Michigan University?s Business Technology and Research Park. ?Our company is right at the stage where we need to establish a core research and development center,? said Emiliem CEO Dale Johnson. ?Our
ANN ARBOR--The University Research Corridor presidents Monday outlined their vision on how to stimulate technology transfer, business development, and increase the level of cooperation among the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Michigan State University to help invigorate the state's floundering economy. Speaking at a URC conference that drew leaders from across the nation,
LANSING - Homeowners facing foreclosures on their mortgages would have refinancing options through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority under legislation proposed Friday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm and legislative Democrats. Michigan has one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates, ranking fourth, as the number has doubled since 2006 to an estimated 83,000 this year. The
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Al Gore won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work publicizing global warming, an honor that plays the green card even more in presidential politics and increases the probability Gore will enter the 2008 presidential race. The former vice president ? who won the popular vote in
LANSING - A ballot question committee to put a proposal allowing research in Michigan using embryonic stem cells on the November ballot has filed with the Department of State, but a spokesperson said there is no decision yet on whether to pursue a ballot initiative. Marcia Baum of Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and
DEARBORN - Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Cyber Security and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the threats facing the United States from hacktivsts, terrorists, state-sponsored terrorism and more in this News Maker interview from the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. Garcia is the nation?s first cyber czar. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
AUBURN HILLS - The United Auto Workers and Chrysler Wednesday reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract only six hours after union workers went on strike to accelerate the talks. The pact calls for Chrysler to create a multibillion-dollar trust fund to cover the cost of health care for UAW retirees, The Wall Street
LANSING ? Michigan House Tax Policy Chair Rep. Steve Bieda (D-Warren) is working with business groups and others on potential legislation that would tighten definitions of the new tax on 26 categories of services that is to go into effect December 1. Bieda, who has held several private sessions on the subject, said his work
DETROIT ? Registration closes Oct. 12 for a two-day seminar at Wayne State University that will explore how nanoscience will impact future technology and biomedicine applications.The event is scheduled for Oct. 15-16 at the McGregor Conference Center. Keynote speaker, Dr. Helmuth M�hwald, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Germany, headlines the event on
LANSING - An initial meeting of more than 60 Michigan business organizations is trying to build a coalition to repeal the state's newly enacted expanded sales tax on services, even if that means focusing on a voter-initiated repeal in November 2008. Following the meeting that was held Tuesday morning at the offices of the Small