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The University of Michigan’s entrepreneurship efforts are becoming recognized as demonstrated by the school being named third in the nation by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazine. Over the weekend, the incoming class of its student accelerator was...
The University Research Track, now in its third year at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, showcased promising research projects and spinout companies emerging from seven leading Midwestern research universities. This year’s cohort included three newcomers ─...
Strategic Investors Speaking at MGCS Panel on Healthcare VC A decade ago, corporate venture capitalists were the odd men out in healthcare venture investment circles. Now they are playing a leading role in the financing, growth and development of healthcare startups,...
MGCS Panel of Startup CEOs and Venture Investors Discusses Commercializing University Research The research labs, entrepreneurial programs, venture incubators and startup accelerators on university campuses across the country provide fertile ground for originating,...
The 2010 Affordable Care Act is unlikely to be repealed, agreed healthcare venture capital investors who spoke on the Healthcare 2.0 panel at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on Tuesday, May 17. During the hour-long discussion, the geographically diverse set of...
David J. Brophy was recognized for 35 Years of Visionary Leadership at MGCS 2016 University of Michigan Finance Professor David Brophy, the founder and director of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, received the Leaders and Best Award today in recognition of the...
Insights from MGCS Keynote Speaker Adam Lilling, Founder and Managing Director of Plus Capital As an investor for the stars, Lilling provides the advice, access, architecture, execution and investment to enable high-profile influencers to make the biggest return on...
Two high-profile venture capital investors, Adam Lilling and Jim Flynn, will share top billing as the featured keynote speakers at this year’s Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on May 17 and 18. Coming from markedly different personal and professional backgrounds, the...
35th Annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Hosts Speakers from Leading Investment Firms Across the U.S. Today, organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) unveiled its expert speaker line up for the 35th annual event, which serves as a conduit for...
The proliferation of entrepreneurial companies in Michigan has prompted Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. to expand the legal resources and reach of its Emerging and Growth Business Practice Group in recent years. “We’ve had a long history of representing...