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University of Michigan team creates an even smaller world’s smallest ‘computer’
8/14/2018-Measures in at 0.3 millimeters on each side -Could be useful in studying tumors for oncology research -Device nearly 10 times smaller than a computer introduced as the world’s smallest by IBM in March Just how tiny is the world’s smallest computer? According to a team of University of Michigan...
Plasma satellite propulsion startup Phase Four: We’re already booking commercial orders
8/13/2018[Story from the Space Intel Report cannot be cut and pasted.]
Millendo Therapeutics goes public with OvaScience reverse merger
8/13/2018Millendo Therapeutics, an Ann Arbor, MI-based biotech company developing drugs to treat endocrine diseases, is now a public company and has $30 million of new cash to continue work on its treatments for rare disorders. Millendo announced this morning that it plans to merge with OvaScience (Nasdaq: OVAS), which was...
Vesper MEMS in the WSJ: Tiny microphones are moving us toward a world where all gadgets can respond to a voice command
7/13/2018If every tree falling in every forest might soon be heard by an internet-connected microphone, what hope is there for our privacy? Already when you’re sitting in a room with an iPhone, an Apple Watch and a smart assistant like Amazon Echo or Google Home, you’re surrounded by a dozen...
Detroit becomes the first city in America to deploy independent self-driving vehicles in an urban core on public roads
6/27/2018DETROIT, June 26, 2018 — May Mobility, an Ann Arbor startup building self-driving vehicles, in partnership with Bedrock, a full-service real estate firm, today announced the first commercial deployment of independent autonomous vehicles on public streets in any urban core in America. The partnership will immediately embed self-driving shuttles into...
Forbes: May Mobility Is Deploying Self-Driving Vehicles Now, Starting In Detroit
6/27/2018The resurgent city of Detroit, which lost 64 percent of its population between 1950 and 2017, is experiencing something it hasn’t seen in decades: urban congestion. With little public transportation, virtually everyone in the Motor City drives to work, creating traffic and parking challenges, especially downtown. No one knows this...
Self-driving shuttle startup May Mobility partners with auto supplier Magna
6/14/2018Magna, one of the largest tier-one automotive industry suppliers in the world, has teamed up with Michigan-based startup May Mobility for the building and deployment of self-driving shuttles. The plan is to scale May Mobility’s self-driving shuttle fleet across the U.S. The initial fleet will debut for passengers on June...
Developing a Breakthrough Cancer Vaccine
6/12/2018“A transformational opportunity,” is how entrepreneur and business development specialist William Brinkerhoff describes EVOQ’s potential impact on cancer vaccine technology. He goes on to explain that, although cancer vaccines have made substantial progress, especially in the area of personalized vaccines, there remains a fundamental need for better vaccine delivery. “A...
Improving Diagnostics and Treatment for Functional Bowel Disease
6/12/2018According to recent statistics, at least 1 in every 4 Americans suffers from some form of functional gastrointestinal disease (FGID). These debilitating disorders range from dyspepsia to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). In some instances, the more devastating chronic inflammatory disorder called Crohn’s Disease can present in the early stages like...
Cellectar receives orphan drug designation for CLR 131 to treat rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare pediatric cancer
5/11/2018Cellectar Biosciences has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation to CLR 131 for the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare pediatric cancer. CLR 131 is the company’s lead Phospholipid Drug Conjugate (PDC) product candidate, and exploits the tumor-targeting properties of the company’s proprietary phospholipid...
U-M startup Give and Take in Inc… “How to Build a Better Company With More Engaged Employees in Just 5 Minutes a Day”
5/7/2018Givitas can make asking for and getting help from other employees simple — which can make your business a lot more efficient and effective. Asking for help can make you feel insecure. Asking for help can make you feel vulnerable. Asking for help — especially inside internally competitive organizations —...
NanoBio closes $10M funding round, changes name to BlueWillow Biologics, and plans to take NanoVax nasal spray vaccine platform into clinical trials
5/7/2018Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corp., considered by many as perhaps the most successful fundraiser in the history of state tech startups, has raised another funding round as it makes a pivot in search of a profitable market for its molecular technology. The pivot is drastic enough that it includes renaming itself...