From: Hernandez, Angelita (GOV)
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 4:59 PM
Subject: What the Governor's Talking about Today

What the Governor’s Talking about Today

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

 

Governor, Life-Science Industry Leaders Meet at BIO International Conference in Chicago

The governor and Greg Main, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, today announced they met with venture capital firms and life-science industry leaders as part of the governor’s go anywhere, do anything strategy to diversify Michigan’s economy.

 

The meetings took place at the BIO International Conference in Chicago.  The conference features high-level industry leaders discussing public policy issues of critical importance to all segments of the biotechnology industry, including health and medicine, food and agriculture, industry and environment and emerging companies. 

 

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Governor Announces Stem Cell Public Education Day

The governor today announced at a press conference in Chicago that the World Stem Cell Summit, scheduled for October 4-6 at Detroit’s Renaissance Center, will kick off with a free “Public Education Day” on October 3 at the Detroit Science Center.

 

On Public Education Day, there will be “Stem Cell 101” lectures on the fundamentals of stem cell science, panels of patients and medical science experts describing the promise of the field to treat disease, advice and checklists to protect consumers from unproven treatments, regenerative medicine industry discussions, teacher workshops and film documentaries.

 

The 2010 World Stem Cell Summit will bring premier researchers, investors and industry leaders from more than 30 countries to Michigan to advance stem cell research and the promising technologies that will find cures.  The summit is produced by the Genetics Policy Institute and co-organized by the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, the University Research Corridor and Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

 

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