1,100 scientists, engineers and technologists will focus on information technology, energy and aviation R&D; drive progress in manufacturing capability
FAIRFIELD, Conn.–26 June 2009– The General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) today announced that it will open an advanced manufacturing technology and software center in Michigan. The center is expected to grow to more than 1,100 GE employees over [.. more ..]
Stephen Forrest, vice president for research at the University of Michigan was recently elected as Ann Arbor SPARK’s new board chair. Professor Stephen R. Forrest was appointed Vice President for Research in September, 2005 and began his appointment on January 1, 2006.
He also holds faculty appointments as the William Gould Dow Collegiate Professor [.. more ..]
Arotech Backlog now at $42 million
June 29, 2009 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX) announced today that its Armor Division has received a new order valued at $10 million for its David Light Armored Vehicle.
This order includes an option on the part of the purchaser for a similar number of additional vehicles, and was received three [.. more ..]
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, ranked No. 1 in online ordering sales in the first quarter 2009 with a 28 percent share, beating both Papa John’s and Pizza Hut, according to The NPD Group’s CREST(R). In the past 24 months, Domino’s jumped [.. more ..]
June 29, 2009 — Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a developer of pre-amplification products that enable optimal performance of the most advanced genetic analysis tools, announced today the release of its PicoPlex™ Single Cell Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) kit—a more rapid, accurate and reproducible method for amplifying single genomes than current technologies. This product targets the pre-implantation [.. more ..]
OnSite ERT Answers Age-Old Question: “Who’s Inside?”
Ann Arbor, MI (June 29, 2009) – It’s a scene all too familiar for San Leon firefighters, as well as others across the country: Emergency responders enter a burning building, but before the flames are put out, the roof collapses and they dash out. The commander on scene is [.. more ..]