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An entrepreneur’s pathway is often strewn with knotty challenges that need quick, nimble solutions, says serial entrepreneur Steven Bloembergen, chairman and CEO of GreenMark Biomedical. “I liken starting a new company to childbirth,” he explains. “It’s exciting but often painful. You cannot afford to rest on your laurels and think... Read More

All systems are go at Genomenon, a software-as-a-service company spun out of the University of Michigan in 2014 that offers products designed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of genomic-sequence analysis. “The company is doing phenomenally well,” reports CEO Mike Klein, who joined Genomenon in August 2016. “Our sales pipeline,... Read More

This year’s Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on May 15 and 16 will be something of a homecoming for Michigan alumnus Jack Miner as well as an opportunity to show off a new cohort of emerging biomedical technology companies spun out of Cleveland Clinic. “Getting out of our network in Cleveland... Read More

By Claudia Capos, Guest Editor New opportunities for launching startup companies spun out of the University of Michigan are popping up all around the Ann Arbor campus, according to Mike Psarouthakis, director of the Venture Center at the U-M Office of Technology Transfer. “Most of our startups still come primarily... Read More

By Claudia Capos, Guest Editor Leveraging the high-powered resources of Michigan’s statewide entrepreneurial ecosystem ─ supported by the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Venture Capital Association and University Research Corridor ─ has enabled Stephen LeBeau to jump-start the growth of his medical materials manufacturing startup company,... Read More

By Claudia Capos, Guest Editor Low back pain is highly prevalent and recurrent in the U.S., affecting 30% of the population and costing insurance companies, health-care providers, employers and patients an estimated $100 billion a year, says David Grandin, president and CEO of Kiio in Madison, Wisconsin. Back- and neck-related... Read More

By Claudia Capos, Guest Editor Two years ago, Michael Antaran revamped Marvel Apps, his mobile gaming company ─ after his wife complained it was contributing to an unhealthy behavior in society ─ and launched CARROT, a mobile health and wellness program that rewards participants for living more active lifestyles. “I... Read More

By Claudia Capos, Guest Editor Recent changes to the U.S. legal, regulatory and tax framework are creating a lot of uncertainty in the investment markets, according to David Brophy, professor of finance and director of the Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance. “No one knows how this will... Read More

By Claudia Capos, Guest Editor The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium was presented with the inaugural Community Impact Award by the Michigan Venture Capital Association at the 2017 MVCA annual awards dinner on November 15 in Detroit. The new award, unveiled in 2017, recognizes organizations, events and individuals who create meaningful,... Read More

By Steven Bloembergen, Ph.D. Not many people know that early stage dental cavities can be restored with remineralization treatments using fluoride or special toothpastes.  Or that some dental cavities are “inactive” and do not even need treatment.  Most people also haven’t considered that the moment a dentist drills into their... Read More