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New Grand Valley entrepreneurism center aims for 'cultural transformation'
Posted by Business Review West Michigan on mlive.com on March 10, 2010:
By Mark Sanchez for Business Review West Michigan
Forget the image of the entrepreneurs who risk it all and head out on their own in wild pursuit of their dream.
Linda Chamberlain sees entrepreneurs quite differently: smart people who take calculated risks, clearly understand what they put at stake and have “decided that that’s worth it" to them, she said ... Read more
New funds would seek to create more venture investors in Michigan
Posted by Business Review West Michigan on mlive.com on March 4, 2010:
A group of West Michigan-based investors will likely submit a proposal to a fund the state is forming to support startup businesses and spur a new generation of home-grown venture capitalists.
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. hopes the so-called “accelerator funds” can begin to address the pressing need for more early-stage capital in Michigan ... Read more
Drug advances for neurological diseases discussed
Posted by WMU News on March 2, 2010:
KALAMAZOO--The latest research into chemicals developed to treat the effects of strokes, transmission of pain, migraine headaches and assorted neurological diseases will be explored at Western Michigan University Thursday, March 11, by a chemist who has helped develop drugs to combat such maladies ... Read more
Back biosciences, lawmakers urged at Grand Rapids hearing
Posted by Business Review West Michigan on mlive.com on February 26, 2010:
By Mark Sanchez for Business Review West Michigan
Biosciences leaders in West Michigan this morning urged lawmakers to commit to the industry in order to diversify the state’s economy.
Of highest importance is work force development, MichBio CEO Steve Rapundalo said ... Read more
Science-minded engineering firm to relocate in downtown Kalamazoo from Portage
Posted by Kalamazoo Gazette on February 25, 2010:
By Alex Nixon for the Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO — A small Portage engineering company plans a move to downtown Kalamazoo to capitalize on the growing life-sciences industry here, an official said this week.
Arc Engineering LLC, which formed in 1999 and works with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on compliance with the U ... Read more
