Medical Main Street, powered by Oakland County, is seeking nominations for its 2014 “INNO-VATOR of the Year” award, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced. It honors the creators of a medical device which demonstrates the most dramatic change in the health care industry in Michigan. The award will be given on Oct. 22 during Medical Main Street’s INNO-VENTION 2014 Conference in Novi. The deadline to submit an entry is Sept. 5. Forms and conference registration can be found at … [Read more...]
Nominations now being accepted for Medical Main Street’s INNO-VATOR of the Year
June 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Patterson to deliver 20th State of the County
February 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is putting the finishing touches on his 2014 State of the County address. He will deliver his remarks at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Centerpoint Marriott Hotel in Pontiac. This invitation-only event, which is open to the media, marks Patterson’s 20th State of the County speech, in which he will highlight new initiatives and programs which continue to expand such as Emerging Sectors, Medical Main Street, Automation Alley and G2G Cloud … [Read more...]
Oakland County Economic Development and Community Affairs Returns to Dubai to Promote Life Sciences
January 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Business development representatives from Oakland County will return to Dubai next week to promote Medical Main Street, the county’s health care and life science initiative, and October’s INNO-VENTION 2014 Conference at Arab Health, one of the largest medical conferences in the world. Few counties in the United States can claim the international diversity of Oakland County’s business community – more than 900 firms from 38 countries call Oakland County home. County Executive L. Brooks … [Read more...]
Medical Main Street Seeks “Wow Factor” Displays for INNO-VENTION 2013
September 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Oakland County’s Medical Main Street is seeking nominations to showcase innovative and eye-catching health care and life science products and technologies at the INNO-VENTION 2013 conference in Troy. Demonstration Alley, as the display area is called, has a limited number of spaces that will allow selected vendors to show innovative technologies and products during INNO-VENTION 2013, a Medical Main Street conference. The deadline for entries is Monday, September 30. “Michigan conducts some … [Read more...]
State’s First Medical Device Manufacturer Directory Available from Medical Main Street
February 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Oakland County, Michigan’s Medical Main Street has created the state’s first medical device manufacturing directory to help global medical device companies find suppliers in Michigan. “The world knows Metro Detroit as a strong place for manufacturing in automotive and in defense,” Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said. “Very few know about the strong base we have here in medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The directory – compiled by the Department of Economic … [Read more...]
Medical Main Street Quadruples First Year Investment As Six Firms Chose Oakland County in 2010
December 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
WATERFORD, Mich. – Dec. 28 – Oakland County, Michigan’s Medical Main Street had a strong 2010 as six life science companies located or expanded their operations in Oakland County, generating new investment of more than $21 million and creating or retaining about 600 jobs. The 2010 investment is four times the $5.2 million investment pledged by four Medical Main Street companies in 2009. In the two years since its creation, Medical Main Street has attracted or retained 10 life science … [Read more...]
