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For Critical Signal Technologies, An Aggressive Approach to Growing the...
Jillian Berman Jeffery Prough, CEO of Critical Signal Technologies, is taking an alternative approach to reforming the healthcare system. Instead of getting caught up in political debate, Prough is...
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U-M Leaders Say Snyder Pick Good News for Startup Community, But Worry He’ll...
Jillian Berman Last week, Michigan voters elected political outsider Rick Snyder, whose resume more closely resembles that of a technology entrepreneur than a career politician, as the state’s next...
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U-M Investment Group TAMID Introduces Students to Entrepreneurship, Israeli...
Jillian Berman [Corrected, 4:40pm. See below] Last month, Jon Medved, the founder of Jerusalem-based Israel Seed Partners, a multi-million dollar venture capital fund, came to the University of...
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For Entrepreneurship Leaders at U-M, a Balance Between Teaching Innovation...
Jillian Berman Timothy Faley, the managing director of the University of Michigan’s Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute or Entrepreneurial Studies, has a unique way of measuring his job...
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For Arbor Photonics, a Myriad of Reasons Not to Flee to the Coasts
Jillian Berman When Phillip Amaya, CEO of Arbor Photonics, was first brought in to head up the advanced laser processing company, he said he had every intention of locating the start up in California....
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U-M Welcomes Startups to New Venture Accelerator on Former Pfizer Campus
Jillian Berman “There’s not any other place I’d rather be right now,” Brandon McNaughton said standing at the door of his lab space at the University of Michigan’s Venture Accelerator, which opened...
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For Civionics Co-Founders, Southeast Michigan an Accessible Base to Launch...
Jillian Berman Jerry Lynch, co-founder and executive vice president of Civionics, has experience navigating high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystems. And his experience has taught him that southeast...
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In Southeast Michigan, Keeping Young Talent in the State a Constant Challenge
Jillian Berman If Ashley Hartmann had her way, the junior at the University of Michigan would leave the state after getting her degree. “The job opportunities are horrendous in comparison to the rest...
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U-M Research to Receive More IP Cash
Jillian Berman Thanks to a recent decision by University of Michigan officials, services that support entrepreneurs and researchers will reap more benefits from U-M owned intellectual property. The...
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Help Wanted in Michigan: Immigrants Need Apply
Jillian Berman Following a speech last week, six students approached Thomas Zurbuchen, associate dean of entrepreneurial programs at the University of Michigan, to ask him a few follow up questions Of...
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U-M awards cash to student startups
Jillian Berman The University of Michigan’s Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies awarded over $100,000 to student startups yesterday as part of its Michigan Business...
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Ghostly now haunts Tech Brewery
Jillian Berman Ghostly International, a high tech art house, recently moved its Ann Arbor operations to Tech Brewery. The company moved its three full time staff members as well as a “cadre of...
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Now Showing on Gas Station TV: Impulse Buying!!!!
Jillian Berman You’re pumping gas in the middle of an errand-filled Saturday afternoon. A commercial for the eatery down the road on the screen appears above the pump. Suddenly, your stomach growls....
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BoroPharm seeks to expand at U-M North Campus Research Complex
Jillian Berman When Pfizer closed its Ann Arbor, MI-based research facility in 2008, taking over 2,000 jobs with it, the community mourned the loss of such a prestigious, high tech employer....
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University Officials: Budget Cuts Won’t Hurt Campus Entrepreneurship
Jillian Berman Universities and colleges across Michigan may be scrambling to reduce costs as state officials weigh deep budget cuts to higher education. But programs that encourage entrepreneurship...
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English Majors Can Do More Than Teach. U-M Liberal Arts Students Push For...
Jillian Berman Rebecca Weisz was looking forward to studying entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan. A freshman in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), she was hoping to...
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TED Wants Michigan To Get Crazy
Jillian Berman Michigan got a little crazy last week. TEDxUofM didn’t have same star power as the annual conference in California that inspired it. But the message was undeniably similar. “Don’t get...
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U-M Spinout MEMStim Seeks Its Fortune In Neurostimulation Devices
Jillian Berman Though Angelique Johnson is pleased her team won the $27,000 top prize in the Michigan Business Challenge earlier this year, the University of Michigan student, who’s earning a...
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Psssst…Are You Awake? I Have A Great Idea For A Company…
Jillian Berman When most entrepreneurs wake up at night with their latest business or product idea, they would probably jot it down, go back to sleep and wait until the next morning to share it. But...
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Margarita Barry Leads Army Of Young Entrepreneurs To Detroit
Jillian Berman [Corrected 7/12/11, 4:05 pm.See below.]Margarita Barry is throwing a party. Who: Entrepreneurial, creative people in their 20s or 30s Where: Detroit When: Now RSVP:...
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