Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Unveils Presenting Companies

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) today announced the highly anticipated list of companies that will present at the 37th annual event, which will be held May 15-16 at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti, Mich. A total of 32 companies, representing the best of the emerging growth companies in the Midwest that are actively seeking funding, will showcase their ventures to an audience of more than 400 top-tier investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and business executives.

The companies come from across the Midwest, as well as California, Colorado and Kansas, spanning the life sciences and technology industries. MGCS will also feature a dedicated tech transfer pitch track with presenters from the University of Notre Dame, University of Minnesota, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio State University, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and the University of Michigan.  

The full list of this year's presenting companies is available on the event's website. Among these are:

• OXX - designs and manufactures rugged-appliances for use in the world's most challenging environments for the job site or weekend adventure.
• Trillium Secure - an Internet of Things cybersecurity venture focused on protecting mission-critical automotive and IoT networks from malicious cyber attack.
• Collabtic - a collaboration platform for the printing and imaging industry.
• Novadiol - a biopharmaceutical company developing patent-protected drugs at reduced risk and development expense.
• NoMo Diagnostics - a real-time concussion diagnostic for athletes and military, powered by miniaturized EEG and novel biosensors that monitor brainwaves.
• SpinTech - builds MRI processing software that enables enhanced visualization, identification and quantification of unseen biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke, traumatic brain injury and dementia.

In addition to company presentations, this year's event will feature a keynote address from Wendell Brooks, senior VP at Intel Corporation and president of Intel Capital, as well as panel discussions on venture capital and tech transfer topics led by industry experts. Online registration is available until 11:59 p.m. EST Friday, May 11, and on-site registration opens at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15 at the Marriot Resort. 

The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, hosted by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business' Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance, is the longest running university-based venture fair of its kind. For more information on the event, visit www.MichiganGCS.com.

About the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) is the original university-based venture investment fair, which was first held in 1981. This decades-old nationally attended event is the largest Midwest fair of its kind that brings together venture capital investors, business angels, start-up companies, university tech transfer officers and research faculty. MGCS provides an opportunity for participants from the venture capital community to connect with Midwest start-ups seeking funding and to learn about emerging innovations that span tech and the life sciences. MGCS is presented by the Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance and the Zell Lurie Institute at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

SOURCE Michigan Growth Capital Symposium