Articles tagged: innovation
researchcorridor.com: U-M Medical Innovation Center managing director Scott Olson on the 'natural messiness' of discovery
Posted: Feb 10, 2013The University of Michigan has enormous potential and financial backing to develop potentially life-saving medical innovations, but the support network for entrepreneurs is still being built, the managing director of U-M's Medical Innovation Center tells ... Read more »
Ann Arbor produces 7th most patents per capita in U.S.
Posted: Feb 01, 2013While politicians are “reinventing Michigan,” Michiganders continue to invent new products. Ann Arbor has the seventh highest rate of patents per capita in America and Detroit companies were awarded the 10th most patents overall according ... Read more »
Tech Beat/With Gallery : Gov. Snyder at U-M Tech Transfer event: 'Inspiring, exciting, and great new ideas'
Posted: Oct 19, 2012Ann Arbor’s technology and innovation focused community gathered at the Michigan League Thursday evening for the University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer’s annual Celebrate Invention event. The event featured an appearance by the self-named ... Read more »
Innovation Corps: U-M spinoffs among 27 teams exploring ways to turn research into profit
Posted: Aug 31, 2012Two teams from the University of Michigan were among the 27 groups that presented Thursday at the North Campus Research Center as the first Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) training cohort held at U-M drew to a close. ... Read more »
U-M tech conference: Snyder lays out factors for successful innovation in southeast Michigan
Posted: Jun 22, 2012Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder attended his first "UnConference" at the University of Michigan North Research Campus Thursday evening. The governor was wrapping up a long day in which he visited businesses across Southeast Michigan. Snyder ... Read more »
Experimental 'UnConference' paired U-M innovators and venture capitalists to cultivate business
Posted: Jun 22, 2012UnConference Rule #1: Whoever shows up are the right people. Ken Nisbet, director of the office for Technology Transfer at the University of Michigan, knew he needed to hold an event to bring the knowledge ... Read more »
Ann Arbor 'product museum' showcases consumer items from around globe - and drives innovation
Posted: Nov 14, 2010The day when opening a carton of milk could be like wrestling an alligator is gone thanks to the inspiration that came from Ann Arbor-based NewProductWorks. The idea of using a twist top opening rather ... Read more »
43 years: Danmar Products still growing by selling medical devices designed by co-founder John Marchello
Posted: Sep 30, 2010John Marchello is many things to many people: successful Ann Arbor businessman, inventor, industrial designer, artist and, most recently, sexual health crusader.The co-founder of Danmar Products designed early hockey and wrestling headgear, guided his Ann ... Read more »
University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman to lead U.S. innovation council
Posted: Jul 13, 2010University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman will co-chair a new council formed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to spark economic development through technology and early-stage business ideas, an Obama administration cabinet member said ... Read more »
Like your toys educational? Arbor Scientific now offers them online
Posted: Mar 24, 2010An Ann Arbor supplier of science teaching tools has launched a website geared to consumers who appreciate cool toys with an educational slant. The site - www.sciencemuseumgifts.com - is separate from Arbor Scientific’s core website, ... Read more »
Small companies bring big opportunities to Michigan
Posted: Mar 14, 2010When Vice President Joe Biden visited Saginaw last month, he placed a special emphasis on the role of small companies in our economy. Accompanied on this trip by Karen Mills, administrator for the U.S. Small ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's Inovo acquires St. Joseph-based consultancy
Posted: Jan 25, 2010Ann Arbor-based innovation consulting firm Inovo Technologies  announced today that it acquired St. Joseph-based DASO Consulting. The merged consultancy will be called Inovo, officials said. Inovo, led by founders Larry Schmitt and Steve Schwartz, ... Read more »
Creatively connect talent with opportunity to rebuild economy
Posted: Jan 10, 2010Serendipity is a wonderful thing, but it’s no way to build an economy. We can’t rely on dumb luck to connect the people, ideas and capital that will create the businesses of the future. We ... Read more »
University of Michigan pursues pediatric medical innovations with $1M grant
Posted: Nov 01, 2009A $1 million federal grant to the University of Michigan doesn’t just fuel a national goal of improving pediatric medical device options. The funding - among of three awards made this fall by the U.S. ... Read more »
Ann Arbor firm launches sales of new athletic mouth guard design
Posted: Oct 12, 2009Akervall Technologies Inc. is marketing its new moldable, custom-fitted mouth guard.A 2-year-old Ann Arbor startup that has developed a moldable, custom-fitted mouth guard is trying to market the product and its value propositions to a ... Read more »
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