News

2/6/2012 - Mary Free Bed's $48 million expansion plan will nearly double size of rehab hospital

2/2/2012 - Ferris State University adds first pharmacy college to school choices on Grand Rapids' Medical Mile

2/2/2012 - MSU buys Grand Rapids Press building

1/30/2012 - Micro Machine appoints new CEO, Clive J. Scott

1/25/2012 - How West Michigan researchers' discovery could lead to new ways to treat disease, protect crops

1/19/2012 - GVSU'S Muskegon-based MAREC joins state-funded business accelerator program

1/19/2012 - Van Andel Studies Boost Understanding Of Kidney Cancer

1/3/2012 - Grand Rapids 'SmartZone' gets $500,000 grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund

12/16/2011 - Why Grand Rapids could be Michigan's hotbed for investing in startups

12/15/2011 - Opinion: Rules for small business success

12/7/2011 - Risk of Down syndrome prompts couple to seek out new prenatal blood test developed in Grand Rapids

11/17/2011 - State seeks to grow incubators

11/8/2011 - Michigan Economic Development Corp. selects 54 companies for economic gardening pilot

11/8/2011 - Saint Mary's opens clinical trial unit

11/3/2011 - GVSU seeks to expand on Medical Mile in Grand Rapids

11/3/2011 - Listen: MichBio Expo 2011 WGVU-FM interview

10/26/2011 - New prenatal test accurately detects Down syndrome, but should parents use it?

10/25/2011 - Smart Vision Lights hatches from MAREC

10/14/2011 - Grand Rapids examines how to drive the next $1 billion in investment on the Medical Mile

10/13/2011 - Tech Tour Day Six: Grand Tech At Grand Valley

10/10/2011 - DornerWorks Ranked as One of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies

10/10/2011 - Trade group seeks to grow venture capital in Michigan by growing talent

10/10/2011 - Educators say more Michigan college students are focusing on entrepreneurism

9/30/2011 - GLEQ Winners Are Among Top Contenders in $1 Million Competition

9/29/2011 - Van Andel Institute Shares $3.5 Million Breast Cancer Stem Cell Study

9/28/2011 - SmartZones seeing renewed promotion from MEDC

9/16/2011 - GVSU's Kevin McCurren named a Thought Leader in Entrepreneurship 2011

9/15/2011 - Business incubators adjust to market demands

9/7/2011 - Alternative energy lab in Whitehall Township, a partnership between business and Muskegon Community College, becoming a reality

9/7/2011 - West Michigan job growth expected in health care, office clerical positions

8/29/2011 - Sarniak Named Grand Valley 2011 Outstanding Electrical Engineering Graduate

8/22/2011 - Biotechnology and entrepreneurship with Tetra Discovery Partners, LLC

8/11/2011 - Clean technology entrepreneurs go through bootcamp in West Michigan

8/4/2011 - Grand Rapids venture capital firm, Hopen Life Science Ventures, reports initial close on new fund

8/4/2011 - Michael J. Fox foundation awards $400,000 to Grand Rapids researchers studying treatment for Parkinson's disease

7/29/2011 - SmartZones near 20,000 in job creation, MEDC says

7/29/2011 - Innovation requires 'supportive culture,' award winner says

7/29/2011 - Fortu battery plant construction moves closer: Muskegon Township OKs plan, sets hearing on tax abatement

7/25/2011 - A tale of proteins and cells: Metabolic Solutions is trying to write next chapter with new diabetes, heart treatments

7/20/2011 - Michigan Economic Development Corp. creates new website to connect companies, job seekers

7/19/2011 - Spectrum Health named top hospital in Grand Rapids by U.S. News & World Report

7/18/2011 - New test can set Parkinson's patients on proper treatment path

7/18/2011 - Investors put $7.2 million into life sciences firm Intervention Insights in Grand Rapids

7/15/2011 - Meet Michigan's Innovators!

7/14/2011 - West Michigan seeks a national role in medical devices

7/14/2011 - Momentum announces third annual Demo Day event

7/14/2011 - Michigan ranks 12th nationwide in clean, green jobs - here's where to get one of these jobs

7/14/2011 - Mary Free Bed sets forth bold vision of world-class network

7/14/2011 - From the attic to the lab. Syzygy again successful in securing funds for startup ‘hillbilly biotech’ firm

7/5/2011 - St. Mary's of Michigan Sterile Processing wins 'Department of the Year'

7/5/2011 - Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids forming statewide network

7/1/2011 - Innovation Michigan finalists named for 2011

6/24/2011 - Van Andel Institute's commitment to children's cancer research inspires hope, parent advocate says

6/16/2011 - Local incubator hatches $100,000 award winner

6/14/2011 - Entrepreneurs pick up awards at Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest event, where business owners look toward growth

6/13/2011 - Location affects cost of business; but Kalamazoo not bad for med-tech, study finds

6/10/2011 - Grand Rapids Biotech Startup Wins $100,000 Business Plan Award At GLEQ

6/9/2011 - Gov. Rick Snyder announces Varnum program to offer $1 million in free legal assistance to Michigan startup companies

6/9/2011 - Grand Valley State University raises $95.3 million for buildings, faculty and scholarships, nearly double original goal

6/7/2011 - 'Competitiveness Agenda' for medical techology industry calls for broad U.S. policy changes

6/7/2011 - Small pharma’s special helpers: Innovative Analytics brings Big Pharma experience to startups

6/7/2011 - Consortium opens landmark personalized medicine children's cancer trial

6/7/2011 - Spectrum Health Named a Top Ten Health System for Second Year

6/7/2011 - Best practices earn best honor VAI nabs LEED platinum despite not chasing points

5/19/2011 - Thought Leader in Energy Arn Boezaart: Generating understanding

5/19/2011 - Check out parts of Grand Rapids' Medical Mile with new interactive map

5/16/2011 - A thriving Medical Mile transforms Grand Rapids

5/16/2011 - Production of turbine components energizes family-owned company

5/16/2011 - Grand River Aseptic targeting high growth

5/11/2011 - West Michigan Science & Tech Initiative Gets $100K From MEDC For Biz Incubator

5/11/2011 - West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative Gets $100K State Grant

5/10/2011 - West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative Awarded MEDC Michigan Strategic Fund Grant

5/2/2011 - Doc shops almost full on the Medical Mile

4/20/2011 - Enabling data-driven decisions: Intervention Insights puts personalized treatment at oncologists’ fingertips

4/20/2011 - Van Andel Institute earns rare LEED Platinum

4/14/2011 - New coworking space to open in Kalamazoo

4/13/2011 - Column: Steps to life science company success

4/5/2011 - Spectrum Health, Bronson Methodist and Holland make 100 Top Hospitals list for 2011

4/5/2011 - Health care collaborative Pennant Health Alliance ready to reach out

4/5/2011 - Medical school can boost Kalamazoo, business leaders say

3/29/2011 - Michigan Firms Partner to Improve, Manufacture High-Tech Locating System for Hospitals, Health Care Providers

3/25/2011 - Mary Free Bed names Kent Riddle as interim CEO

3/25/2011 - Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids ranked No. 3 on best places to work survey

3/25/2011 - Grand Valley State University STARS in sustainability efforts

3/24/2011 - Congratulations to the 2011 Business Plan Competition Winners!

3/10/2011 - Boosting Startups

3/8/2011 - It's in the Position

2/24/2011 - Invention harvests wasted process energy

2/22/2011 - ETF Investing 101

2/17/2011 - New Grand Rapids venture fund expects to raise $12 million this year

2/11/2011 - DornerWorks receives grant for Navy project

2/10/2011 - $200K in grants fuel alternative energy, life sciences, biotech startups in Grand Rapids, Muskegon

2/7/2011 - Big MIN-now swims far afield

2/4/2011 - No more 'fly over'

2/4/2011 - Seeking the 'next level'

1/28/2011 - MAREC grant will expand energy and technology start-ups

1/12/2011 - Momentum aims to grow and evolve with changes for 2011

1/11/2011 - DornerWorks Releases Prototype ARINC 653 Hypervisor to Open Source Community

1/10/2011 - MI-SBTDC counsels small businesses on the lakeshore

11/22/2010 - Accelerate Michigan selects semi-finalists

11/15/2010 - Fostering Innovation

11/9/2010 - Drug Company nets $23.5M to further diabetes drug

11/9/2010 - Spectrum Health forms innovation unit

11/2/2010 - GR plant lands work for stem cell product

10/27/2010 - Metabolic Solutions Development Grabs Venture Dollars For Diabetes Drugs, Gets New CEO

10/27/2010 - Covance looking to capitalize on partnerships

10/25/2010 - Venture fund effort 'truly collaborative'

10/14/2010 - Tech Tour Day Six: Grand Tech At Grand Valley

10/4/2010 - Newton: Big Pharma seeks partners, not purchases

9/27/2010 - WMSTI's SUMiT10 features Newton

9/23/2010 - SUMmIT10 to inform students, entrepreneurs on impact of health care reform

9/20/2010 - Venture capital, private equity looking up locally

9/14/2010 - 800 Bond now post-production studio Digital Design Village

9/13/2010 - CFGF loans spark life sciences startups

9/2/2010 - Small Grand Rapids startup produces low-cost biologic reagents for DNA research

8/23/2010 - New VC fund has life science, tech focus

8/17/2010 - Grand Rapids company Intervention Insights centered on personalized medicine

8/10/2010 - Test scandal widens Sequenom loss, but revenue is up

8/5/2010 - Mothers of Inventions: the Maker Movement Thrives in Metro Grand Rapids

7/30/2010 - $1 Billion Tax Credit to Support Biomedical Research By Small Firms

7/29/2010 - Keystone: Building a better surgical tool

7/29/2010 - Bridging the continental divide

7/22/2010 - Kalamazoo engineering and manufacturing company launches new medical-device venture

7/12/2010 - Action Fabricators Expands its Footprint in the Healthcare Industry With the Launch of Laminin Medical Products

7/12/2010 - FDA Commissioner Hamburg Meets with Michigan Bio-Industry Leaders; Hears Perspectives on Regulatory Oversight Impacting Their Business Sectors

7/9/2010 - Becoming a leader: Michigan institutes rate well as places for researchers to work

7/7/2010 - Action Fabricators Launches Laminin Medical Products

6/30/2010 - Magnum Engineering announced as finalist for Innovation Michigan Award

6/30/2010 - MichBio to Host FDA Commissioner - your input is needed!

6/29/2010 - Flexible innovations for healthcare packages earn industry recognition

6/29/2010 - Perrigo says it has exclusive rights to sell over-the-counter versions of seasonal allergy products Allegra and Allegra D-12

6/28/2010 - Spring 2010 Newsletter

6/25/2010 - Southwest Michigan First launches program to commercialize medical device technology in Kalamazoo

6/25/2010 - Monteris Medical ramping up sales of brain surgery device; company could create 100 Kalamazoo jobs

6/22/2010 - Action Fabricators Launches Laminin Medical Products

6/21/2010 - VARI-TGen alliance yields cancer find

6/10/2010 - Cornerstone professor Nigel Crompton creates test to help cancer patients

6/8/2010 - GVSU launches entrepreneurship resource website

6/4/2010 - Michigan venture capital report shows progress

5/24/2010 - Grand Rapids Researchers Take Part in International Coalition to Speed and Improve Research on Kidney Disease

5/17/2010 - DornerWorks among the 12th Annual ICIC and Bloomberg BusinessWeek Inner City 100 Winners

5/3/2010 - Stimulating Science

5/3/2010 - RealBio: startup sees growth

4/30/2010 - Quest for the game changer

4/30/2010 - VAI researchers take on prostate cancer

4/28/2010 - Kalamazoo industry heavyweights weigh in

4/26/2010 - Grubb & Ellis|Paramount Commerce changes to Colliers International

4/26/2010 - Metro Health, MPI Research join consortium for clinical trials

4/26/2010 - Panacea Purveyor

4/24/2010 - Column: Time is now for West Michigan business leaders to push for change in Lansing

4/23/2010 - $2.3 million grant could boost cancer care at Saint Mary's Health Care

4/19/2010 - GR Business Journal "Medical Device Tax 'a deterrent'"

4/14/2010 - Alliant Healthcare Products acquires Surge Medical Solutions

4/7/2010 - Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour Attracts More than 300 Students to Half-Day Workshop

4/1/2010 - New Saint Mary's unit could boost drug trials in GR

4/1/2010 - DornerWorks - One of Michigan's 50 Companies to Watch.

4/1/2010 - The Initiative Thanks its Outstanding Network of Entrepreneurs

3/10/2010 - MichBio Announces Annual Business Keynote and Workshop

3/2/2010 - GVSU names Chamberlain executive director of new Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

3/1/2010 - Perrigo Acquires Australia's Leading OTC Store Brand Supplier

3/1/2010 - Linda Chamberlain, Executive Director of WMSTI, to be honored at "The 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan" event

3/1/2010 - Go-go Gadgets

3/1/2010 - Pfizer's generic move

2/17/2010 - Sequenom Announces Launch of SensiGene Fetal(XY) (Fetal Sex Determination) Test

2/14/2010 - Southwest Michigan First Portfolio Firm Gets Further Funding

2/9/2010 - Sequenom Licenses Worldwide Rights to Develop Age-Related Macular Degeneration Diagnostic Test

2/4/2010 - Sequenom Announces Launch of SensiGene Fetal RHD Genotyping Test

2/1/2010 - Raising GVSU's research bar test

1/21/2010 - Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship shows Michigan returning to 'entrepreneurial roots'

1/18/2010 - Stem cell opportunities are multiplying throughout the state

1/18/2010 - INRAD introducing three new medical devices

1/18/2010 - Stem cell research ramps up

1/18/2010 - Breakthrough of the Year: The Runners-Up

1/13/2010 - Van Andel Institute scientists discover new gene mutations linked with kidney cancer

1/13/2010 - Van Andel Institute plant research named among Science Magazine's Top 10 breakthroughs of 2009

1/6/2010 - West Michigan medical device consortium grew its ranks in '09, looks to expand boundaries

12/28/2009 - LumenFlow counts on medical device status

12/28/2009 - Where medicine, manufacturing meet to expand area commerce

12/21/2009 - LumenFlow Receives Patent for 360 Degree View Imaging System

12/21/2009 - Education Will Drive Life Science Success

12/21/2009 - Culture of Entrepreneurship Gives Us Reasons for Optimism

12/21/2009 - What's In Store for Small Business in 2010?

12/17/2009 - GVSU raises entrepreneur support

12/16/2009 - Ann Arbor's NanoBio Corp. signs licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline

12/16/2009 - Momentum Now Accepting Applications for 2010

12/10/2009 - Mentoring business: Entrepreneurs start incubators to mentor others

12/7/2009 - Witness to transition from smokestacks to clean energy

12/7/2009 - SCMM tabs Chicagoland Transporter/shipper

12/7/2009 - VAI addition opens for scientific research

12/4/2009 - State looks at new fund to groom venture capitalists

12/3/2009 - Super plants? Van Andel Research Institute discovery could produce crops resistant to cold, drought, other damage

12/1/2009 - Van Andel Set to Open Expanded Facility, Triple Staff

11/23/2009 - All Locked Up

11/23/2009 - Sequenom secures IP amid legal charges

11/18/2009 - Keystone Manufacturing Earns International Quality Management Certification

11/17/2009 - It's Global Entrepreneur Week Across Michigan

11/16/2009 - Flurry of concerns ahead for Sequenom

11/15/2009 - THE STUDY OF SCIENCE

11/15/2009 - Perrigo reports record earnings

11/9/2009 - Bone brothers

11/9/2009 - Rewriting the drug development model

11/9/2009 - MSU nets elite Parkinson's research grant for G

11/9/2009 - Gang Green

11/5/2009 - MichBio panelists: Breaking into medical device field has advantages and pitfalls for manufacturers

11/4/2009 - MichBio Expo attendees get sneak peek at hot new technologies

11/4/2009 - Inventor Robert Fischell urges perseverance in innovators

11/4/2009 - HandyLab Inc. sale may signal that life science companies are good investment

11/2/2009 - MichBio Expo displays life sciences

10/30/2009 - Federal grant allows ground-breaking research of breast cancer surgery

1/4/2009 - Grand Rapids Looks to Diversify into Health Care, Life Sciences

6/28/2007 - Medical device manufacturers in West Michigan join forces to promote their expertise

6/21/2007 - Health Hill's children's hospital boosts plans by $60M

6/21/2007 - Be more like GR, Boston writer says

6/21/2007 - Praxis is Changing the Economic Trend in West Michigan

6/18/2007 - WZZM 13 Launches Healthy You!

6/18/2007 - New Soy Products being developed in West Michigan

6/13/2007 - Center for Molecular Medicine First Midwest-Based Lab Offering

6/12/2007 - New tenant at the Innovation Center

6/2/2007 - Bioscience center gets $100,000

5/31/2007 - GR firm opens city's first professional podcast studio

5/31/2007 - 21st Century Jobs Fund Spared in Compromise

5/3/2007 - RG TV Life Science Starters

5/1/2007 - 2007 Tech Tour

4/26/2007 - WMSTI leverages over $23M for life sciences start-ups, pursues patents

4/26/2007 - MI farmers produce 12M lbs of soy flour for innovative GR food maker

4/21/2007 - Be more like GR, Boston writer says

4/12/2007 - GR's Soy Ultima predicts first year sales of $7M

4/5/2007 - Rich Cook joins WMSTI as Venture Center Director

3/30/2007 - Chamberlain Named Interim Director of WMSTI

2/21/2007 - Life Science bright spot in Michigan economy

2/19/2007 - The West Michigan Public Relations Society of America announced its new board of directors

2/6/2007 - Regions role in life sciences to be examined

1/18/2007 - WMSTI Shows Initiative in 2007 Life Science Business Showcase

1/17/2007 - WMSTI leads effort to make Grand Rapids a biotech center

12/15/2006 - Kalamazoo companies land investments from capital fund

10/3/2006 - GVSU & VAI co-host MichBio Student Career Day

8/23/2006 - NSF Funds Innovative Prosthetics Company

7/19/2006 - New Partnership to Create Innovative Clinical Research Infrastructure in West Michigan

5/18/2006 - WMSTI Holds Product Development Seminar

5/5/2006 - GREAT LAKES 2007 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION WILL

2/27/2006 - Innovative software eases informed consent

1/10/2006 - WMSTI hosts Life Science Business Showcase 2006

1/12/2005 - Sordal and the West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative announce graduation from Grand Rapids Product Development Center.