ANN ARBOR - The right strategic investor can bring a lot more than capital. At a time when getting funding from traditional venture capital firms has become harder to come by, many small life science companies are benefiting from relationships with corporate partners, including frequently as investors. Today, corporate partners are more abundant than ever
DETROIT ? Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine are among more than 250 scientists in 114 labs in more than 20 countries and regions to publish a series of coordinated papers, including landmark papers in Nature and ten other journals, revealing a definitive list of human cell states that has the potential
GRAND RAPIDS - Southeast Michigan?s largest health care provider, Henry Ford Health System, is the newest member of the state?s largest health information exchange, Michigan Health Connect. The arrangement means Henry Ford?s physicians and other medical professionals can securely share patient records with other designated providers. The electronic system is especially helpful to ensure comprehensive
ARBOR ? MichBio, the state?s Life Sciences trade association, has a couple of job openings in its Career Center ? Quality Manager and Quality Assurance Specialist. Quality Manager Corium International Inc. - Grand Rapids, MI Corium International, Inc. is a privately-owned company engaged in the research, development and manufacture of advanced transdermal drug delivery technologies
ANN ARBOR - The MichBio CEO Leaders' Club is back for its second year! Join the trade group for an intimate breakfast and networking event headlined by some of the nation's leading bioscience executives. The CEO Leaders' Club is an exclusive fellowship available only to senior executives of MichBio member companies. The Club is a
ANN ARBOR ? Three University of Michigan pathologists who developed software that could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment won a statewide entrepreneurship competition organized last week by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the UM College of Engineering. The team received $40,000. Team Genomenon took first overall, as well as in the health category of the
ANN ARBOR - MichBio members can get an update on the latest legislative and regulatory issues facing the medical device and diagnostic sectors when the life sciences trade association President and CEO Stephen Rapundalo hosts the online program prior to his Capitol Hill visit, as part of the AdvaMed Legislative Fly-In set for February 26-27.
ANN ARBOR - ArborMetrix Inc., a provider of healthcare analytics, reported Monday it had boosted its Series B financing round by $1.3 million to allow Renaissance Venture Capital Fund of Ann Arbor and the Detroit Innovate Fund to participate. The earlier round of Series B financing, announced in July, was led by Ann Arbor-based RPM
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced the launch of its PicoPLEX DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing platforms. PicoPLEx is used for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians to access PicoPLEX technology for analyses conducted on Illumina NGS systems. PicoPLEX
KALAMAZOO - Vestaron Corporation announced Thursday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the active ingredient in the company?s breakthrough bioinsecticide for commercial sale. The insecticide, a naturally occurring peptide isolated from spiders, is approved for use on a wide variety of crops and has shown no toxicity to fish, birds or mammals, including