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GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health has committed $7.5 million to a new Chicago-based venture capital fund that backs emerging heath care technologies. The commitment to invest $2.5 million annually over three years into 7wire Ventures’ Connected Consumer Health Fund comes from Spectrum Health Ventures LLC, the $100 million venture capital fund the health system formed in early 2017. By investing
DETROIT — Mobility startups now have access to more than $1 million in grant funding through a new statewide PlanetM program announced this week. The two-part program includes a PlanetM Pilot Grant and a PlanetM Testing Grant, and was unveiled during the 2018 Intelligent Transportation Society America Annual Meeting held in Detroit, MI. “The startup
SAN FRANCISCO - A new report from CompTIA showed the dollar value of tech product exports from Michigan increased by 6 percent, from $3.1 billion in 2016 to $3.3 billion in 2017, good for 14th place among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Tech services exports from Michigan were steady at $1.1 billion,
MACKINAC ISLAND – Gov. Rick Snyder this week announced an $8 Million Michigan Mobility Challenge grant initiative to address core mobility gaps for seniors, persons with disabilities and veterans across the state. Michigan is the international hub of automotive innovation and the Mobility Challenge leverages this ecosystem to ensure everyone in the state has access
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday June 4, AT&T’s Brian Norman will discuss its “It Can Wait” anti-driver distraction program. Jeff Cranson from MDOT will give more details on the $8 Million Michigan Mobility Challenge. Terry Bean from Motor City Connect will talk about social media trends. Rob Ponto from Comcast will tell us
ANN ARBOR — Cybersecurity provider Duo Security announced this week that Neville Letzerich has been named chief marketing officer, in what some expert contend is more proof the Ann Arbor Unicorn is preparing for an Initial Public Offering. Company officials said Letzerich brings 20 years of executive experience heading global marketing teams and elevating industry-leading
ROYAL OAK - Michigan Virtual University, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in May, published a report that shows the growth of online learning has been accompanied by mixed results. The statewide pass rate was 55 percent. About one in four Michigan public school students who took at least one online course did not pass any
ROYAL OAK - Guneet Bedi is the vice president sales and general manager Americas at relayr, a complete IoT Solutions using a combination of software, consulting services, insurance, and finance to help manufacturers stay relevant in the age of Industry 4.0 Bedi, in an interview on M2 TechCast, said relayr allows original equipment manufacturers migrate
ROYAL OAK - How do you secure your data with Microsoft’s Enterprise Mobility plus Security platform? Red Level Senior Consultant Mark Dreyer explains in this M2 TechCast interview. In this podcast, Dreyer explains what EMS is and what it can do for businesses. He says from past conversations with clients they want to get connected
ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton Schock joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to update what’s happening with her podcast series, called Diva Tech Talk, and the latest news and information about the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, including the MCWT IT Executive Connection Summit 2018 Thursday at the Marriott Hotel in
