TEDxDetroit stretches boundaries of what's possible
Charlie Wollborg - TEDxDetroit is a gathering of entrepreneurs, artists, technologists, designers, scientists and educators to share ideas, innovations and inspiration. The eighth annual TEDxDetroit...
View ArticleMEDC to provide more money for entrepreneurship, innovation
Tom Henderson - The Small Business Development Center, Invest Detroit, Automation Alley and TechTown are some of the beneficiaries of a budget increase for support of entrepreneurship and innovation...
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TEDxDetroit speakers lineup features local influencers, innovators
Crain's Detroit Business - "Mobsteel" cast member Adam Genei, HistoSonics Inc. President and CEO Christine Gibbons and Aaron James Draplin, founder of Draplin Design Co. (known for its popular Field...
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New U.S. guidelines set clearer path for autonomous cars
Ryan Beene Automotive News - WASHINGTON — Automakers and tech companies working on self-driving car systems can expect greater scrutiny from U.S. regulators before they can put those cars on the road...
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Fadell: Detroit's auto industry challenge comes from within
Dustin Walsh - Detroit's automotive industry is in reformation. Grappling with the realities of rapid technological advancements and rubbing against the "app culture" in Silicon Valley, the industry...
View ArticleAutonomous cars could drive Detroit job growth
Dustin Walsh - Detroit put the world on wheels, and now the region is the epicenter of the next generation of mobility. But Detroit is not mobile. More than a quarter of Detroit households don't own...
View ArticleHenry Ford Health System to help create new specialty hospital in India
Jay Greene - Henry Ford Health System has signed a contract with Pearl Human Care Private Limited, an India-based company, to provide medical technology and related medical services to a planned...
View ArticleUM tech transfer office sets record with 173 licensing deals
Tom Henderson - The University of Michigan signed a record of 173 license and option agreements with companies seeking to commercialize university research in the 2016 fiscal year that ended June 30....
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UM launches diversity plan, academic innovation initiative
Associated Press - University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel on Wednesday pushed a diversity, equity and inclusion strategic plan as well as challenged faculty and staff to further embrace...
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Entrepreneurs, CEOs, makers share their ideas, products at TEDxDetroit events
Adrienne Roberts - Local companies, startups and nonprofits got an opportunity to share their products, services and mission at TEDxLabs on Thursday, as part of the eighth annual TEDxDetroit event in...
View ArticleAccelerate Michigan Innovation Competition selects 36 semifinalists
Chris Ehrmann - Thirty-six semifinalists will compete in the seventh Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition for a grand prize of $500,000. The event will take place at Cobo Center on Nov. 3, when...
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Keith Crain: Lack of Uber and Lyft regulation can't last forever
Keith Crain - There are a lot of fans of both Uber and Lyft, the app-based ride-sharing services that seem to be growing by leaps and bounds. California has approved some stringent tests for drivers...
View ArticleWith Asian competition rising, it's time to reboot Michigan R&D
Ken Foster - The release earlier this year of the 2016 Science and Engineering Indicators by the National Science Foundation offered one of those good news/bad news scenarios that should set off alarm...
View ArticleLetter: Tesla should have choice to sell cars in Michigan
Editor: Keith Crain wrote "Tesla CEO Elon Musk is attempting to blackmail our governor and Michigan into making an exception just for him." ("Musk is simply wrong," Oct. 3, Page 6.) Wrong. The column...
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Why Detroit isn't ready to be 'Mobility City'
Dustin Walsh - Detroit is not ready to become "Mobility City." As development focused on mobility technologies — autonomous and connected cars and infrastructure — blooms throughout Southeast...
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Bill Ford to Silicon Valley: Future of driverless cars is in Detroit
Keith Naughton, Alex Webb and Mark Bergen Bloomberg - Bill Ford is tired of hearing the future of cars belongs to Silicon Valley. Yet for years, the Apple and Google crowd have been telling him that...
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Tech innovators honored at Michigan Venture Capital Association awards dinner
Marti Benedetti - Millendo Therapeutics, Fontinalis Partners and RetroSense Therapeutics were the top honorees Wednesday at the Michigan Venture Capital Association's 2016 Awards Dinner at the...
View ArticleLetter: Motor City ready to shift from neutral to 'Mobility City'
Editor: To many, Michigan is deemed the global center for mobility. We already own auto R&D, autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, electric vehicles and advanced batteries, and we are one of the...
View ArticleUM included in Midwest university alliance that aims to spur marketable ideas
Associated Press - A $3.5 million federal grant is supporting a new alliance of Midwest universities working to move academic innovations into the commercial realm. The University of Michigan said its...
View ArticleJunior Achievement strengthens ties to expand programs for youths
Mark S. Lee - There's been a lot of energy in Detroit around small business development and entrepreneurship. From incubator and accelerator programs to potential funding opportunities, resources...
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