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Michigan SmartZones are collaborations between universities, industry, research organizations, government, and other community institutions intended to stimulate the growth of technology-based businesses and jobs by aiding in the creation of recognized clusters of new and emerging businesses, those primarily focused on commercializing ideas, patents, and other opportunities surrounding corporate, university or private research institute R&D efforts.

The following is a list of SmartZones that are Life Sciences oriented. For more information and a complete listing, please visit http://medc.michigan.org/smartzones/

Grand Rapids SmartZone: The West Michigan Science & Technolgoy Initiative
Contact: Susan Shannon
City of Grand Rapids
300 Monroe Avenue, NW
Grand Rapids, MI
Phone: (616) 456-3196
E-mail: sshannon@ci.grand-rapids.mi.us
Website: www.wmsti.org

Michigan Tech Enterprise SmartZone
Contact: Carlton K. Crothers
Michigan Technological University
Advance Technology Development Complex
101 West Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906) 487-7000
E-mail: awest@mtecsmart.com
Website: www.mtecsmart.com

Ann Arbor SPARK
Contact: Michael Finney
330 E. Liberty Street, Lower Level
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: (734) 821-0076
Website: www.annarborspark.org

Kalamazoo SmartZone and Southwest Michigan Innovation Center
Contact: Robert Miller
Western Michigan University
Community Outreach
3020 Seibert Administration Bldg.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5134
Phone: (269) 387-2389
E-mail: bob.miller@wmich.edu
Website: www.kazoosmic.com

Mt. Pleasant SmartZone and the Center for Applied Research & Technology at Central Michigan University
Contact:Brent Case, Director, Technology Business Development
Central Michigan University Research Corporation
2625 Denison Drive
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone: (989) 774-1021
Web Site: www.cmurc.com

Automation Alley
Contact: Tom Anderson
Automation Alley Technology Center
2675 Bellingham Rd
Troy, MI 48083
Phone: 248-457-3200
E-mail: andersont@automationalley.com
Web Site:www.automationalley.org

Detroit/ Woodward Tech Corridor and TechTown
Contact: Howard Bell
TechTown
Wayne State Research & Technology Park
440 Burroughs, Entrepreneurial Suite
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 586-9505
E-mail: howard@techtownwsu.org
Web Site:www.techtownwsu.org

Lansing/East Lansing
Contact: Bobby Bringi, PhD
MBI International
3900 Collins Rd
Lansing, MI 48910
Phone: 517-336-4602
Web Site:www.mbi.org

Muskegon Lakeshore
Contact: Cathy Brubaker-Clarke
City of Muskegon
933 Terrace Street
P.O. Box 536
Phone: 231-724-6702
Web Site:www.muskegonareafirst.org

Rochester Hills (Oakland University INCubator)
Contact: David Spencer
Oakland University
E-mail: daspence@oakland.edu
Web Site:www.oakland.edu

Wayne County Pinnacle
Contact: Dave Tyler
Wayne County
600 Randolph Street, Third Floor
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313-224-6076

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