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Menon receives first award named for him
Jay Greene - Mani Menon, M.D., the world-renowned pioneer of robotic surgery at Henry Ford Health System, has been named as the first recipient of the Menon Medal for robotic surgery from the North...
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Beaumont to commercialize its mobile oxygen tank/IV design system
Jay Greene - Beaumont Hospital clinical designers Greg Megahan and Rocco Ottolino were asked in 2014 by nurses in the Royal Oak hospital's pulmonary mobility unit to find a safer and less expensive...
View ArticleUM, Michigan Tech receive $2.2 million in tech transfer grants
Kurt Nagl - The Michigan Strategic Fund board Tuesday awarded the University of Michigan and Michigan Technological University grants to aid in delivering technologies from the research stage to the...
View ArticleDow-DuPont deal wins antitrust approval from EU
Aoife White Bloomberg - Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. won European Union approval for a $77 billion merger, overcoming regulators’ concerns with hefty concessions, including the sale of large parts...
View ArticleDomino's steps up tech ambition with smart-technology apps
Annalise Frank - Domino's Pizza Inc. is the first restaurant brand to join an emerging mobile phone platform that allows users to create commands that make preparing for an incoming pizza order all...
View ArticleMichigan high school teams earn top honors in international robotics...
Tyler Clifford - Two Michigan high school teams earned top honors at the FIRST Robotics World Championship in St. Louis over the weekend, a competition that Detroit will host for the next three years....
View ArticleWayne State University team wins Erie Hack competition
Chuck Soder Crain's Cleveland Business - A team from Detroit that aims to put tiny sensors on buoys took the top prize at the Erie Hack Water Innovation Summit — an event that challenged teams from...
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Proposed cuts would have severe consequences on universities' research
Mark Schlissel - Take the smartphone from your pocket and skip your flu vaccine. Get rid of the radar that guides our planes to safe landings and steers our soldiers away from landmines. While you’re...
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Masonic Temple to host 8th Accelerate Michigan competition
Annalise Frank - Financial worries had put the competition for $1 million in investments in doubt, but it will return with its $500,000 top prize for an innovative early-stage company.
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DMC Gateway program reduces ER visits, admissions, improves primary care
Jay Greene - Metro Detroit hospitals have tried for years to reduce inappropriate and costly ER use through education and by providing easier access to primary care providers. Hospitals have...
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Expanded telemedicine services help patients save money
Jay Greene - Average savings for a MedNow visit have risen to $123, up from $48 last year. "It is starting to really prove its value," said Joe Brennan, senior director of Spectrum Health's MedNow...
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A farm with a view
Dave Coveyou brings an engineer's knack for problem-solving to his fifth-generation family farm. The result? Diverse organic offerings, geothermal heating and an eye toward agritourism, built on the...
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Automakers need to be ready when licensors come knocking
Dustin Walsh - More connectivity means automakers are incorporating more technology. And that means they may be on the hook for patent licensing fees for software and hardware they didn't even know...
View ArticleAdvanced transportation technology projects receive $600,000 in grants
Tyler Clifford - An advanced technology innovation hub at the University of Michigan and Michigan Economic Development Corp. are jointly funding seven projects to help take the products to commercial...
View ArticleVenture for America moves its accelerator to Detroit
Annalise Frank - The startup-focused fellowship program has operated in the city since 2012, but local funding has driven VFA to move its mentorship-based initiative from Philadelphia.
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American Center for Mobility nears fundraising target
Dustin Walsh - A $5 million investment from Toyota Motor North America and the Toyota Research Institute to become a founding sponsor, and the first automaker to make a contribution, to the American...
View ArticleIt sure isn't just the automotive industry
Keith Crain - "We are going to have economic disruption all across our lives. ... It all started with the computer, and it will increasingly affect our businesses," writes Keith Crain.
View ArticleTime to adopt Industry 4.0
To the Editor: "If Michigan is going to maintain its clout as the nation's manufacturing leader, the need to acknowledge and adopt Industry 4.0 strategies must be an urgent imperative for every...
View ArticleEvents to showcase technology, mobility
Dustin Walsh - The Technology in Motion event at Cobo Center and the Detroit Moves event at Campus Martius are this week.
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