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MDI Therapeutics Celebrated Launch of Startup with Bell Ringing

6/22/2023
On Wednesday, June 13, 2023, MDI Therapeutics celebrated the launch of its status as a startup company with a bell ringing held at the Innovation Partnerships office. MDI Therapeutics was founded by Daniel Lawrence and other key members of the team—including MDI Therapeutics President & CEO Stephen Benoit, Corey Emal,...

Accelerate Blue Fund Publishes First Annual Report

6/20/2023
Learn more about the Accelerate Blue Fund's performance throughout Fiscal Year 2022.

Licensing of U-M Startup Pathways GI Celebrated with Bell Ringing Ceremony

6/7/2023
On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Innovation Partnerships hosted the team of University of Michigan (U-M) startup Pathways GI to celebrate their licensing agreement with the ringing of the startup bell. Co-founders Ryan Stidham and Kevin Wittrup were in attendance. On working with Innovation Partnerships, Kevin Wittrup stated: “Working with Innovation...

Impact Newsletter – May 2023

5/31/2023
I hope that your summer is off to a great start. Warmer weather is bringing an increased pace of activity and a heightened sense of potential and collaboration throughout our ecosystem. This newsletter shares updates on a number of exciting projects and events happening throughout our innovation ecosystem.

Licensing of h-Bar Instruments, a startup with roots at U-M and Harvard University, Celebrated with Bell Ringing Ceremony

5/26/2023
Innovation Partnerships celebrated the licensing of h-Bar Instruments on May 25, 2023, with the ringing of the startup bell. h-Bar’s CEO EmJ Rennich, as well as co-founders Robert Hovden and Ismail El Baggari were in attendance.  h-Bar Instruments is a tech company developing solutions for electron microscopy and atomic imaging...

New Report Shows Michigan Lagging Neighboring States on Crucial Funding Support for Entrepreneurs and Startups

5/25/2023
• Coalition of venture development organizations call for creation of Michigan Startup Evergreen Fund • Seed money from State government critical to keeping pace, increasing the number of startups in Michigan, stopping exodus of business from the state For more information, please visit the ID Ventures hub here. Detroit –...

Accelerate Blue Fund Two-Year Anniversary Celebration

5/23/2023
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, Innovation Partnerships celebrated the second anniversary of the launch of the Accelerate Blue Fund (ABF). The event was hosted by ABF Strategic Advisory Board members, Don and Anaïs Hicks, at their venue the Blue Llama Jazz Club. CEOs of Accelerate Blue Fund portfolio startups were...

New University Program Director Hired by National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)

5/15/2023
The National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative focused on creating new communities of innovators to solve defense problems, is excited to announce the appointment of its newest UM-NSIN University Program Director, Marvin D. Yates, Sr. As University Program Director, Yates will work closely with U-M...

Licensing of U-M Startup Arborsense Celebrated with Bell Ringing Ceremony

5/15/2023
After years of delay due to the pandemic, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Innovation Partnerships finally had the chance to celebrate the licensing of the biochemical startup Arborsense with the ringing of the startup bell. Arborsense was founded by Girish Kulkarni, Xudong Fan, Mark Ilgen and Zhaohui Zhong, and has...

U-M Startup Taza Aya Awarded $1M Grant from USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture

5/15/2023
Taza Aya, a new University of Michigan startup focused on non-thermal plasma devices for personal respiratory protection and preventing airborne spread of disease, has recently been awarded a $1 million grant from the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture. This grant comes in response to the USDA’s Meat and...

U-M Startup Decimal Code Celebrates Licensing with Bell Ringing Ceremony

5/3/2023
On May 2, 2023, Innovation Partnerships celebrated the licensing of University of Michigan (U-M) software startup Decimal Code with the ringing of the startup bell. Several of Decimal Code’s founders and key members were in attendance both in-person and virtually, including co-founder and chief executive officer Joey Panella, co-founder and...

MTRAC Life Sciences Innovation Hub at U-M Awards $1M to Accelerate Six High-Tech Biomedical Innovations

4/26/2023
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Life Sciences Innovation Hub at the University of Michigan (U-M) recently awarded nearly $1 million to support and advance six translational research projects with high commercial potential.