Day: August 30, 2024

Houghton-based startup wins ‘Most Investable Company’ at Demo Days in Detroit

The start up company Integrated Molecular Innovations (imi) has been awarded the People’s Choice Award and judged the Most Investable Company at a Demo Days competition in Detroit this month.

Owned by Michigan Tech biomedical engineering major Rourke Sylvain, imi is a biosensing venture that empowers individuals to take control of their health through innovative, non-invasive, and continuous monitoring technology.

Sylvain is active in the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO), a student organization supported by the MTU College of Business. In recent CEO-affiliated pitch competitions, including the Rice Business Plan Competition and Central Michigan University’s New Venture Challenge, imi was awarded thousands of dollars.

Bo Xiao, Construction Management, is PI on New NSF Grant

Bo Xiao (CEGE/COB/ICC), Assistant Professor, Construction Management, is the PI on a project that has received a $287,667 research and development grant from the National Science Foundation.

The project is titled “Cyber Training: Pilot: Cognitive and Generative AI-driven Cyber-Infrastructure Training Platform for Construction Education.”

Shane Mueller (PHF/ICC) is a co-PI on this potential two-year project.