New effort in GR for 3D printing for medical devices
GRAND RAPIDS — A $500,000 grant from the Grand Rapids SmartZone Local Development Finance Authority will fund a 2 1/2-year program to use 3D printing technology to create medical device …
Shoulder replacement device firm gets $2.5M Series A round
HOLLAND — Shoulder Innovations LLC, a medical device startup developing shoulder replacement systems, announced it has closed a $2.5 million round of Series A equity funding led by Ann Arbor-based …
Stryker stock falls despite revenue, profit gain
KALAMAZOO — Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK), the medical device maker, posted revenue of $3.32 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, up 10.3 percent from $3.01 billion a year …
Stryker to buy medical device firm
KALAMAZOO — The Kalamazoo-based medical device maker Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK) said Thursday it would buy a smaller medical device firm, Entellus Medical Inc., in a deal valued at $662 …
MichBio Conference and Expo Coming Jan. 18
ANN ARBOR — MichBio, the association for Michigan’s biosciences industry, will welcome hundreds of bioscience researchers, manufacturers, executives and service providers to its Conference and Expo Jan. 18 at the …
State Aid OK'd for Business Expansions Adding 123 Jobs, $21M Investment
LANSING – Three business expansions – which combined will generate more than $21 million in capital investment and create 123 jobs around the state – have received Michigan Strategic Fund …
Michigan Tech Engineers Make Wheelchair Exercise Equipment Better
HOUGHTON — Regular exercise is important for maintaining health, especially for wheelchair users. However, exercise equipment to be used with a wheelchair is not always readily accessible, adjustable or effective. …
Plymouth Firms License UM Medical Device For Rare Breathing Disease
ANN ARBOR — A medical device developed at the University of Michigan has has saved the lives of four infants since 2013, thanks to FDA approval for expanded access to …
Delphinus Raises $39M Capital
PLYMOUTH TWP. — The ultrasound-based breast imaging technology developer Delphinus Medical Technologies Inc. says it has secured $39.5 million in new venture capital. The company said the funding round is …
Business Aid, Biotech Center RFP Get State OK
LANSING — The Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of business expansions, community improvement projects and an entrepreneurial biotech Request for Proposals that are expected to generate …