Avicenna Medical Solutions expands client list, planning for growth
Avicenna Medical Solutions has signed its second big client to its AviTracks Chronic Disease Management System, bringing The Veterans Affairs (VA) Ann Arbor Healthcare System on board. "We see a big potential for growth," says Frank Pelosi, vice president & CMO of Avicenna Medical Solutions. "This VA contract is a big step forward for us. We see it as a big opportunity." AviTracks helps veterans manage treatment for chronic... [Read More...]
U-M prof explains what all those Super Bowl ads really meant
University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor Christie Nordhielm watches Super Bowl ads a little differently than the rest of us. Yes, the polar bears and Star Wars jokes and Dorito gags are a $3.5 million hoot, but they also reveal a little bit about what's going on in our economy. Beer and beverage ads have gone down. Auto ads have gone up. Hmmm. More importantly, who spent their money well and who threw millions away? Excerpt:... [Read More...]
POTUS returns to Ann Arbor
Maybe it's that he can't get enough Zingerman's. Whatever the reason, Barack Obama will be landing in Ann Arbor to give a speech at U-M, just three days after his State Of The Union speech. Excerpt: "This is the president's 10th visit to Michigan since taking office. He was in Michigan in October to visit GM's Orion Assembly plant with the South Korean president and spoke in Detroit on Labor Day. It will be his second... [Read More...]
Ann Arbor SPARK Launches CEO Podcast Series
Ann Arbor SPARK, a public-private partnership whose mission is to advance innovation-based economic development in the greater Ann Arbor region, is launching Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Podcasts: Conversations on Economic Opportunity, featuring Paul Krutko, its president and CEO, speaking with regional business leaders. “Since joining Ann Arbor SPARK, I’ve met with more than 80 business owners who are advancing our region’s economy; there’s an incredible... [Read More...]
First hybrid electric-biodiesel-powered buses roll at U-M
New hybrid buses that run on a combo of biodiesel fuel and electricity are getting the University of Michigan's students and employees around this week, and more of the eco-style vehicles will go into operation in coming days. The 40-foot buses are adding to the U-M's fleet of alternatively-powered vehicles and stand out as they've been plastered with new maize and blue graphics that advertise the buses part of U-M's Planet Blue... [Read More...]
First hybrid electric-biodiesel-powered buses roll at U-M
New hybrid buses that run on a combo of biodiesel fuel and electricity are getting the University of Michigan's students and employees around this week, and more of the eco-style vehicles will go into operation in coming days. The 40-foot buses are adding to the U-M's fleet of alternatively-powered vehicles and stand out as they've been plastered with new maize and blue graphics that advertise the buses part of U-M's Planet Blue... [Read More...]
OcuSciences puts diabetes test through clinical trials, adds two jobs
OcuSciences continues to grow its staff as it pushes forward its development of an ocular test for diabetes, hiring two University of Michigan graduates in recent months. The University of Michigan spin-out is developing an ocular diagnostic technology for metabolomic diseases. In layman's terms, that technology allows doctors to diagnose patients with diseases like diabetes by scanning their eyes. The process has the potential to be more accurate... [Read More...]
LanguageMate opens office in downtown Ann Arbor
New York City-based LanguageMate has opened an office in downtown Ann Arbor and plans to grow it significantly over the next year. The 50-person firm has a team of five people in the Ann Arbor SPARK incubator in downtown Ann Arbor and is working with SPARK to find permanent offices in the city. The nine-year-old company is also looking for interns and plans to flesh out its staff soon. “By the end of the first year, we want to have 7-8 employees,”... [Read More...]
Software firm Cataphora opens office in Ann Arbor
Cataphora, a Silicon Valley-based software firm, is opening up an engineering center in downtown Ann Arbor to take advantage of the talent pool at the University of Michigan. "We recruit nationwide but some of our best employees have been coming from the University of Michigan," says Chris Kurecka, manager of Michigan engineering for Cataphora. The nine-year-old firm employs 37 people, including one employee and two interns at the new... [Read More...]
Software firm Cataphora opens office in Ann Arbor
Cataphora, a Silicon Valley-based software firm, is opening up an engineering center in downtown Ann Arbor to take advantage of the talent pool at the University of Michigan. "We recruit nationwide but some of our best employees have been coming from the University of Michigan," says Chris Kurecka, manager of Michigan engineering for Cataphora. The nine-year-old firm employs 37 people, including one employee and two interns at the new... [Read More...]
