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Pharmaceuticals / University Research

Esperovax signs licensing agreement with UM for new manufacturing tech for vaccines

PLYMOUTH—Esperovax, a Plymouth-based developer of oral vaccines, announced a new, exclusive licensing agreement with Innovation Partners at the University of Michigan to produce vaccines and therapeutics using a novel yeast-based …

Emergency Medicine / Life Sciences / University Research

U-M, Blu Biotech collaborating on sepsis, ARDS detection

ANN ARBOR–The University of Michigan’s Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation is collaborating with Albuquerque, N.M.-based Blu Biotech Inc. to develop breath biomarkers for the detection …

Computer Vision / Machine Learning / Machine Vision / Software / Venture Capital

Voxel51 raises $12.5 million in VC

ANN ARBOR–Voxel51, a machine learning software developer, announced that it has raised a $12.5 million Series A funding round from Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, and Menlo Park, Calif.-based Top Harvest …

Higher Education / Philanthropy

UM alum donates $1.5M for electronic business and financial center

ANN ARBOR—As the Tozzi Electronic Business and Financial Center approaches its 20th anniversary, namesake donor John R. Tozzi, MBA ‘67, has promised an additional $1.5 million to support the center …

Cyber Security / Privacy

Is personal privacy dead in the online age? Not quite yet, LTU speaker says

SOUTHFIELD—Is technology killing privacy? Only if we let it, according to a tech privacy expert who spoke Tuesday at Lawrence Technological University. Florian Schaub, assistant professor at the University of …

Higher Education

Michigan’s Ross School launches new business, tech initiative

ANN ARBOR—Officials at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan announced a new initiative to prepare students for thriving careers at the intersection of business and …

Life Sciences / Private Equity / Startups / Venture Capital

Life sciences startup raises $17.5M

ANN ARBOR—Officials at the Ann Arbor-based life sciences laboratory products startup Akadeum Life Sciences Inc. announced the closing of an oversubscribed $17.5 million Series B financing, led by the Ann Arbor-based venture …

Backup Power / Battery Technology

Clare battery company offers home energy storage system

CLARE—Officials of Clare-based Advanced Battery Concepts announced the introduction of its Home Emergency Energy Storage system to address the growing need by homeowners and small commercial businesses for safe, reliable, …

Higher Education / Space Science / Weather Research

UM gets $39M NASA contract for hurricane observation satellites

WASHINGTON, D.C.—NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Michigan for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) for mission operations and closeout. A constellation of eight microsatellites, the …

Diversity / Higher Education

Michigan Ross to host ‘positive business’ conference

ANN ARBOR—The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan will host its annual Positive Business Conference — an event aimed at informing and discussing topics related to improving …

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