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ANN ARBOR—The Michigan “angel investor” community released its 2019 annual research report, showing an increase in the number of angel investors and the amount they invested in Michigan startups last …
ANN ARBOR—The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, the Midwest’s oldest and largest event for young companies seeking capital, will be held online Tuesday, May 5 as the Midwest Venture Showcase 2020. …
ANN ARBOR—After years of development, Nexletol, the new cholesterol-reducer from Ann Arbor’s Esperion Therapeutics Inc., is now on the market and available in pharmacies in the United States. Nexletol uses …
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPR) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Nexlizet, a combination tablet of Esperion’s new non-statin cholesterol reducing drug bempedoic acid and an earlier …
LANSING—PlanetM, the mobility initiative of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., announced a fourth round of PlanetM Mobility Grants to four mobility and technology companies. PlanetM Mobility Grants are designed to …
ANN ARBOR—Millendo Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: MLND), the developer of new endocrine drugs, announced the promotion of Thomas Hoover to the newly created position of chief commercial officer. Hoover joined Millendo …
SOUTHFIELD—Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA), the automotive interiors technology developer, announced an undisclosed investment in Menlo Park, Calif.-based Autotech Ventures to support startups developing new mobility technologies. The investment is being …
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 …
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 …
WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP.—Intecells Inc., a developer of advanced manufacturing technology for lithium-ion batteries, announced the closing of a Series A funding round, led by San Francisco-based Walden International and its …