Articles tagged: NCRC

Concentrate: More than $110,000 awarded to Michigan student startups through business competitions

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Posted: Mar 01, 2013

The Michigan Business Challenge and Dare to Dream program recently awarded over $110,000 to student startup companies at the University of Michigan. The programs, part of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, award grants $200 to $1,000 that are funded by alumni and partnering companies. For some student startups, this is the only influx of capital their company will receive for some time. Read more »

CEO of U-M Health System moves office from medical to research campus

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Posted: Feb 23, 2013

What was initially a temporary move as a result of office space renovations turned in to a full-time relocation for Dr. Ora Pescovitz, CEO of the University of Michigan Health System. Read more »

2,000: Number of employees now at University of Michigan NCRC

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Posted: Feb 19, 2013

The University of Michigan is celebrating the addition of the 2,000th employee to move into its North Campus Research Complex . Read more »

UPDATED: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System signs lease for 24,600-square-foot space in U-M's NCRC

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Posted: Oct 22, 2012

Editor's note: This story was updated with additional information, including the cost of the lease agreement, at 5:20 p.m. The Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System has signed an $866,574, multi-year lease agreement for research ... Read more »

tech beat: U-M energy engineer Levi Thompson says A123 bankruptcy a 'blemish' for industry

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Posted: Oct 19, 2012

Levi Thompson has a unique view of A123 Systems and its bankruptcy, which was filed last week. Thompson co-founded T/J Technologies, the Ann Arbor company that was acquired by A123Systems Inc. in 2006. At the ... Read more »

tech beat: U-M Tech Transfer office reports record number of new inventions

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Posted: Oct 17, 2012

University of Michigan's Office of Tech Transfer reported this week that 368 new inventions were reported in the fiscal year 2012, which ended in June, comfortably eclipsing last year’s then-record total of 332. Read more »

Innovation Corps: U-M spinoffs among 27 teams exploring ways to turn research into profit

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Posted: Aug 31, 2012

Two teams from the University of Michigan were among the 27 groups that presented Thursday at the North Campus Research Center as the first Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) training cohort held at U-M drew to a close. ... Read more »

NCRC to become home of U-M's new cancer research hub

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Posted: Aug 06, 2012

The new Translational Oncology Program will be bringing a team of cancer researchers and doctors from the University of Michigan to North Campus Research Complex. Read more »

WITH VIDEO: U-M's Taubman Institute awards its first translational research prize

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Posted: Jul 09, 2012

Administrators at the University of Michigan’s A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute announced Monday the winner of the first $100,000 translational medical research award. Read more »

U-M celebrates 3-year anniversary at former Pfizer campus with addition of 400 researchers

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Posted: Jun 24, 2012

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to note that about a quarter of the researchers are from the U-M School of Public Health. A landmark achievement for the North Campus Research Complex coincides with ... Read more »

Business incubator at University of Michigan's ex-Pfizer site getting another startup tenant

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Posted: Mar 14, 2011

The University of Michigan's startup business incubator is quickly filling up with tech companies launched by faculty members. Read more »

video: Ann Arbor Animal Hospital demonstrates microchipping procedure as part of Microchip Month

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Posted: Oct 27, 2010

In a situation where a companion animal is lost, it's a harrowing experience. It's unexpected, and a pet can't tell anyone where they belong. There are three essential things that can help bring a lost ... Read more »

University of Michigan plans 'major' investment in renovations at ex-Pfizer site in Ann Arbor

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Posted: Oct 01, 2010

The University of Michigan expects to make a "major" investment in upgrades to at 174-acre ex-Pfizer complex to get the complex up to full capacity over the next several years, the site’s leader said today. ... Read more »

David Canter to reveal plans for ex-Pfizer site's future in Ann Arbor at U-M event

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Posted: Sep 27, 2010

The University of Michigan will offer more clues on its plans for the 174-acre ex-Pfizer campus at an event Friday morning. Former Pfizer Ann Arbor site leader David Canter, who is managing the site's repositioning ... Read more »

Three arrested in connection with attempted sale of stolen laptop

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Posted: Aug 14, 2010

Three suspects were arrested Friday in connection to the attempted sale of a stolen laptop, according to an Ypsilanti Police Department news release. A 17-year-old female, a 17-year-old male and a 16-year-old male were arrested ... Read more »