Twenty Years: WMed Innovation Center Has Scientific Incubation Track Record

When the Innovation Center opened in 2003 - in one of the first buildings in the Business, Technology and Research Park - the concept made sense: Create an environment where life science and technology businesses can grow. Nearly 20 years later, the center - now part of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine - looks back on an impressive history of doing just that.A few stats: The center boasts more than 350 companies served, over 500 jobs created and millions in angel and venture capital funds invested - and more than 100 patents issued to resident companies.Click to hear Assistant Dean of the Innovation Center Sandra Cochrane shed light on how the center works - and how some companies have spun off from the center or have been purchased. Episode ResourcesWMed Innovation Center WebsiteWMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Website—-Could your organization or business use purposeful exposure like this in order to share your story? Check out Livemic Communications for more information.