Saturday, October 01, 2005
Life science research is complex and expensive. In Michigan, three research universities and a research institute launched the Core Technology Alliance in 2002. The Alliance started as a consortium of Michigan State University, Wayne State University and the University of Michigan, and the Van Andel Research Institute.
Developing clusters often requires heavy anchor investments. In some instances, these anchor investments come from large companies. In other cases, the university or public sector must make the commitment.
The Core Technology Alliance represents an effort to develop a collaborative network of technologically sophisticated core facilities to accelerate life sciences research and product development. Through the Alliance, researchers based in Michigan get access to expensive advanced technologies. Visit the Alliance web site.
Now, Western Michigan has joined the Alliance. Read more.
Increasingly, we will see universities and colleges structuring new collaboration like the Alliance. These anchor investments will open new doors to economic development opportunities.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Michigan's Core Technology Alliance
