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Midwest turns to assistive tech for seniors to provide better quality of life 2

By Nicolas Waddell October 10, 2017

Traditionally, tech has been an arena for the young, but Midwest companies are expanding into the senior market and developing technology to make life easier for them. (more…)...

midwest community tech

The Midwest takes a community approach to tech investment and projects 3

By Ben Allen October 9, 2017

The growth of the tech sector in the Midwest is becoming a national priority in part because of...

north dakota startups

North Dakota seduces startups with its competitive edge 4

By Daniel Sanchez October 9, 2017

Plenty of opportunities and cost-cuts for doing business are seducing up-and-coming entrepreneurs...

University of Nebraska now has a medtech and biotech incubator

University of Nebraska biotech incubator 1st cohort underway 5

By Daniel Sanchez October 6, 2017

The University of Nebraska's own biotech-specific startup incubator is up-and-running, aiming to...

healthy vending machine

The Chicago startup that’s giving vending machines a healthy twist 6

By Sam Brake Guia October 5, 2017

Despite traditional stereotypes of vending machines crammed with sugary snacks and drinks, one...

midwest distressed tech hubs

4 Midwest tech hubs are among nation’s top 10 most ‘distressed’ communities: report 7

By Zac Laval October 4, 2017

Midwest cities Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo, and Milwaukee have more in common besides the fact that...

Increase in Ohio’s coding workforce, courtesy of OU 8

By Omar Elorfaly October 4, 2017

With a rising interest in Ohio’s tech market, the demand for workers focused on software...

ohio food waste

Fly larvae is Ohio entrepreneur’s solution to America’s food waste problem 9

By Nicolas Waddell October 3, 2017

An entrepreneur from Columbus, Ohio is using black soldier fly larvae to aid the US food waste...

Inanovate, Sioux Falls, breast cancer, biotech

Biotech company Inanovate makes Sioux Falls its cancer-detection headquarters 10

By Zac Laval October 2, 2017

Inanovate, a biotech company working on early cancer detection, has decided to move its...

Easier traffic in Detroit with May Mobility

Michigan driverless shuttles might hit the road in 2018 11

By Daniel Sanchez September 28, 2017

Ann Arbor’s own startup May Mobility is getting closer to deploying the first self-driving...

Technology making Midwest museums more popular, interactive 12

By Nicolas Waddell September 28, 2017

The Cleveland Museum of Art has gains plaudits for its technology that will "completely...

150sec, acquisition, Espacio, Central and Eastern Europe, tech, startups

Techli’s parent company gets a European counterpart in 150sec 13

By Zac Laval September 27, 2017

The Midwest matters. That is our motto here at Techli. (more…)...

midwest startups

Entrepreneurs are flocking to the Midwest where startups are flourishing 14

By Zac Laval September 22, 2017

For people with itchy feet or entrepreneurial dreams, the Midwest has a surprising amount to offer...

Akadeum's microbubbles are a new alternative for cell isolation

Fizzy Ann Arbor biotech startup gets $1.5 million in funding 15

By Daniel Sanchez September 22, 2017

Ann Arbor-based Akadeum Life Sciences has secured $1.5 million in funding this month from venture...