ANN ARBOR — Pharma startup Esperion Therapeutics announced this week the appointment of Jay P. Shepard as a Class III Director, with a term expiring at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. “Jay’s experience supporting the launch and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products will be invaluable as we advance the bempedoic acid product franchise through the
ANN ARBOR - Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp has entered into an agreement with Seraph Biosciences to bring human diagnostic technology to veterinarians. Under the terms of this agreement, Zomedica will have exclusive global veterinary industry rights to develop and market a novel pathogen detection system in the form of an innovative point-of-care diagnostic instrument, beginning with
ANN ARBOR - Genomenon announced Mastermind Genomic Search Engine users can accelerate their genomic interpretation by searching the scientific literature that fits each individual ACMG classification criteria. The American College of Medical Genomics, in collaboration with Association for Molecular Pathology and the College of American Pathologists, released updated standards and guidelines for the interpretation of
ROYAL OAK - Oakland County has developed a directory for its Medical Main Street program that highlights the life science, biotechnology, pharmacology and health care industries in Southeast Michigan. Dom Holmes the new Medical Main Street Manager joins M2 TechCast to discuss how Oakland County is trying to grow the region’s life science hub. Joining
ANN ARBOR—Little hints of immortality are lurking in the stem cells of fruit flies. Stem cells that produce sperm use a genetic trick to stay perpetually young across generations, researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute have discovered. Certain sections of the fruit fly genome get shorter with age. But remarkably, some reproductive
GRAND RAPIDS - Health Information Exchange Great Lakes Health Connect has refreshed its brand identity to meet the evolving needs of healthcare providers and health systems to deliver coordinated healthcare at reduced costs. In a press release, GLHC said its former brand no longer adequately described the scope of their services or commitment to “Creating
HOUGHTON - StabiLux Biosciences, a company founded by Michigan Technological University physics professor Yoke Khin Yap, has recently been awarded more than $650,000. The funds are from America’s Seed Fund, powered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, and the Invest Michigan's University Commercialization Fund (UCF). Yap
TROY - Join the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan and Medical Main Street for a unique event where leaders from various sectors of the healthcare industry answer questions related to their current and future needs from the mobile/wireless tech community on April 23 at the Nextwave Accelerator. Learn what problems they need to solve, and
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced that it has extended its clinical supply agreement with Agendia for use of its TransPLEX whole genome RNA amplification technology. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. Agendia uses Rubicon?s TransPLEX C-WTA kits for the analysis of FFPE (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded) patient samples for its MammaPrint 70-Gene breast cancer
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Bio-Industry Strategic Roadmap 2015 is a statewide effort led by MichBio to develop a five-year strategic plan for growing our biosciences industry. The initiative is being executed in partnership with the Business Leaders for Michigan and the University Research Corridor. Outreach to bio-industry stakeholders is in full swing with numerous
