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Back biosciences, lawmakers urged at Grand Rapids hearing

By Mark Sanchez for Business Review West Michigan Biosciences leaders in West Michigan this morning urged lawmakers to commit to the industry in order to diversify the state’s economy. Of highest importance is work force development, MichBio CEO .... Read more

Science-minded engineering firm to relocate in downtown Kalamazoo from Portage

By Alex Nixon for the Kalamazoo Gazette KALAMAZOO — A small Portage engineering company plans a move to downtown Kalamazoo to capitalize on the growing life-sciences industry here, an official said this week. Arc Engineering LLC, which formed in .... Read more

A better bug killer? Vestaron Corp.'s spider-venom pesticides could be on market by 2012

By John Perney special to the Kalamazoo Gazette KALAMAZOO — Research lab. Scientists. Spiders. Cue Peter Parker, right? Well, not quite. Actually, it’s not even close to a comic book storyline. While the work of startup company Vestaron Co .... Read more