Cancer screening startup raises $22M
ROYAL OAK—OncoCell MDx Inc., a startup incubated at Harvard University to develop sophisticated cancer diagnosis from a simple blood sample, announced that it has raised $22.2 million in a Preferred …
GR firm’s drug shows promise against memory loss in Alzheimer’s
GRAND RAPIDS—The Grand Rapids-based pharmaceutical startup Tetra Therapeutics announced that new preclinical research suggests the ability of its investigational drug, BPN14770, to protect against memory loss and neuronal atrophy induced …
Henry Ford Innovations to market specialty pharmacy software
DETROIT—Henry Ford Innovations, the health care technology commercialization arm of Henry Ford Health System, announced an exclusive licensing agreement with a Detroit software and health care company to market software …
Esperion to grant 75,000 shares to 18 new employees
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR), the Ann Arbor-based developer of a new class of cholesterol-reducing drugs, announced that the compensation committee of its board of directors granted non-qualified stock …
Good news on latest trial of Esperion cholesterol-buster
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR), the Ann Arbor pharma startup developing a new class of cholesterol-fighting drugs, announced positive top-line results from a Phase 2 clinical study of its combination …
Six startups get Planet M Mobility Grants
TRAVERSE CITY—Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday announced the latest PlanetM Mobility Grant recipients during her opening remarks at the Center for Automotive Research’s annual automotive industry event, the Management Briefing …
GR Alzheimer’s drug developer changes name
GRAND RAPIDS—Tetra Discovery Partners, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, announced the company’s name change to Tetra Therapeutics. The name change reflects the company’s transition from a company focused on discovery research …
UM student startups to pitch at Ann Arbor event
ANN ARBOR—Five student startups from the University of Michigan’s TechArb student business incubator will pitch their business ideas at the next meeting of the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup, one …
Applications now open for 10th annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
DETROIT—The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition (AMIC), a program of Invest Detroit’s ID Ventures, is now accepting applications for its 10th annual pitch competition, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Detroit’s …
Pharma startup names veteran exec to board
ROYAL OAK—OncoCell MDx, a company developing new, noninvasive molecular diagnostic assays for cancer and other diseases, announced that Marc Stapley has joined the company’s board of directors. Stapley is currently …