Innovation & Job News

Ex-Pfizerites turn office closings into promising OtoMedicine start-up

Source: Concentrate, 8/20/2008

Pfizer, smizer. OtoMedicine is making moves with ex-employees from the drug maker that look to lead to more jobs soon.

Ann Arbor

Phrixus Pharmaceuticals aims for 100-plus new jobs with heart drug

Source: Concentrate, 8/20/2008

Phrixus Pharmaceuticals is on track for a big expansion within the next 6-10 months as the Ann Arbor company looks to hire as many as 100 people.

Entrepreneurship , Higher Education , Medical Research , Research , University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor

Ingenex Digital Marketing makes it mark through the web, eco-friendliness

Source: Concentrate, 8/20/2008

Ingenex Digital Marketing is making a name for itself by making green backs while being green friendly in Ann Arbor.

Internet , Internships , PR/Marketing

Ann Arbor

SensiGen's medical research translates into new jobs, plans to hire three

Source: Concentrate, 8/20/2008

The SensiGen start-up is making moves in Ann Arbor, hiring two ex-Pfizer employees with its sights on adding more.

Entrepreneurship , Higher Education , Medical Research , Research , University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor

Merit Network nearly done with Blue Line network to connect state's universities

Source: Concentrate, 8/20/2008

A fiber-optic superhighway between Michigan's public universities is nearly finished now that Merit Network is almost done with the last link in its Blue Network.

Eastern Michigan University , Higher Education , Internet , University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor

Princeton Review names EMU one of the Best in the Midwest

Source: Concentrate, 8/20/2008

Eastern Michigan is not only one of the best college's in Michigan, it's now consistently considered one of the Best of the Midwest by the Princeton Review.

Pipex Pharmaceuticals hires former Pfizer workers, has three job openings

Source: Concentrate, 8/13/2008

Pipex Pharamaceuticals is helping budding drug companies on their journey to FDA approval. Good thing it's staying put to do it, bringing in three more people to Ann Arbor.

Research

Ann Arbor

ADR expects huge growth in Ann Arbor, looking for 3-4 people

Source: Concentrate, 8/13/2008

ADR is looking to take a few big steps forward this year, and it's starting by hiring 3-4 people.

IT

Ann Arbor

Dexter's ReCellular receives $15 million in VC to expand

Source: Concentrate, 8/13/2008

ReCellular is counting 15 million ways it's going to expand in the Ann Arbor area now that is has received a big chunk of venture capital investment.

Sustainability , Wireless Technology

Dexter

Ann Arbor's Cielo MedSolutions wins $116,000 grant for tech transfer

Source: Concentrate, 8/13/2008

Cielo MedSolution hopes one $116,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute will lead to another grant, which should lead to more jobs in the Ann Arbor area.

Healthcare , IT , University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor

Eastern Michigan Alumnus gives school $1 million for student aid

Source: Concentrate, 8/13/2008

Gifts are starting to pour into Eastern Michigan University and the latest is for $1 million from an alumnus and Saline native.

Eastern Michigan University , Higher Education

Ypsilanti , Saline

U-M researchers transform antivirus software with new system

Source: Concentrate, 8/13/2008

Fending viruses and malware is about to become quite different thanks to research from the University of Michigan that promises to revolutionize how we keep bad computer bugs out.

Higher Education , Research , Software Design , University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor

Ensure Technologies to create 3-5 jobs as it expands in Ypsilanti

Source: Concentrate, 8/6/2008

Ensure Technologies is bringing more people into its fold by keeping wandering eyes out of its customers' fold. The Ypsilanti-based company has been doing it so well it expects to add another 3-5 jobs in the next few years.

Communication , Healthcare , Software Design

Ypsilanti

Saline's Wadia Digital breaks into iPod sector and creates jobs

Source: Concentrate, 8/6/2008

Wadia Digital is going after the growing iPod business sector by introducing more products to complement the music player.

Consumer Electronics

Saline

Universal Parametrics moves from autos to defense, looking for three new people

Source: Concentrate, 8/6/2008

Universal Parametrics has three job openings but is having a hard time finding the right people. It needs those extra hands on deck as it expands to handle more military work from defense contractors.

Design , Military / Homeland Security

Ann Arbor