At ACH, plastic molding and injection press is processed in the manufacturing of automotive doors, center consoles and instrument panels of Ford Motor Company vehicles. Manufactured parts built in Saline are then shipped to various Ford final assembly plants. ACH has begun investing more than $80 million in the Saline Plant for re-tooling and property renovation projects to attract potential buyers.

Aernnova is a global aerostructures company assuming the integral management of large aircraft sections. In parallel, Aernnova provides to the market engineering services, composite and metallic parts, as well as repair and product support services.

Amcor is a global leader in responsible global packaging solutions supplying a broad range of plastic (rigid & flexible), fibre, metal and glass packaging products to enhance the products consumers use in everyday life. Amcor also provides packaging related services that help customers succeed through collaboration and innovation driven by art and science.

AVL is the world's largest privately owned and independent company for the development of powertrain systems with internal combustion engines as well as instrumentation and test systems.

Barracuda Networks Inc. combines premise-based gateways and software, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive security, networking and storage solutions. The company’s expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email, Web and IM threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection.

The team at Biotechnology Business Consultants provides intensive business development, training and consulting to support early stage life science and technology companies. BBC's expertise is in executing grant funding programs to meet specific client needs.

A bustling downtown and charming tree-lined neighborhoods make Ann Arbor a safe and ideal place to live, learn, work and raise a family. More than 114,000 residents live within the city’s 28 square miles, and Ann Arbor regularly receives national attention as one of the best places to live in the United States. Ann Arbor is a hub for excellence in education and boasts five colleges and universities. The city’s acclaimed public school system has adapted a comprehensive academic achievement plan to help ensure all students are successful. Endless opportunities for recreation are available in Ann Arbor, which operates 157 parks with trails, golf, canoe liveries, tennis courts, athletic fields and more. One of the most environmentally friendly cities around, Ann Arbor has a progressive recycling program and takes great measures toward the preservation of the city’s green space.

Since 1977, Dexter Research has been the preferred provider of infrared thermopile detectors for science and industry. Today, it offes the world’s largest selection of thermopile-based solutions including high-quality, high-output Bismuth-Antimony thin film and silicon-based infrared-sensing thermopile detectors. Customers in scientific research, automotive, aerospace, home appliances, security systems, medical equipment, and more now rely on Dexter Research for the highest-performance detectors.

In 1849, with the passage of Act No. 138, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. The University currently serves nearly 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school.

The mission of Essen Instruments is to bring a new generation of tools to researchers in drug discovery and the life sciences. We work on cutting edge technology, which creates an exciting workplace as we conceive, design, build, test, and deploy new instrument packages. It is a dynamic and stimulating environment that blends youth and experience to create a tight-knit staff. Established in 1999, Essen Instruments enjoys a worldwide customer base and has experienced steady growth over its 9 year history. Essen Instruments has consistently followed a customer-driven philosophy in the development and support of its products. The result is a company that does not grow for growth’s sake, but grows to fit the needs of its products and their ever-expanding customer base. This is a refreshing and sane business model that has led to success and stability.

As the leader in customer satisfaction measurement, ForeSee Results captures and analyzes voice of customer data to help public and private sector organizations increase loyalty, recommendations and website value. Using the methodology of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), ForeSee Results identifies improvements to websites and other online initiatives that drive customer satisfaction. With over 43 million survey responses collected to date and benchmarks across dozens of industries, ForeSee Results offers unparalleled expertise in customer satisfaction measurement and management. Other clients include: Trulia, Loopnet.com, Long & Foster, Pulte Homes and American Century Investments among others.

GDI is an information integration and information management company. It has been in business for 16 years and is a privately-held, certified minority-owned business.

GfG Instrumentation develops and manufactures a full line of portable gas detectors, fixed systems and respiratory airline monitors to provide protection from combustible gases and vapors, oxygen hazards and toxic gases. GfG offers reliable protection that can be customized to meet specific gas detection needs.

Gudel delivers automation and robotics technology, power transmission and gearbox components with more than 50 years of inhouse production.

The Hyundai America Technical Center is a state-of-the-art facility, and the core research base for the company's production and sales support in North America. It is the hub for designing, planning and overall development of Hyundai and KIA automobiles perfectly tailored for the North American market.

ISSYS' mission is to design, develop, manufacture and commercialize innovative products based on high performance microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). ISSYS' products provide the highest accuracy, fit the smallest sizes and have unmatched ISSYS has dedicated itself to improving the world, one small piece at a time, by commercializing the tremendous potential of MEMS in life and applied sciences.

Founded in January, 2006 by Stewart W. Beal, Beal Incorporated is a selective demolition company specializing in historic structures. The company has quickly grown to employ a staff of 30 permanent full time employees working throughout Southeast and Central Michigan. Beal Inc. has offices in Ann Arbor, Detroit and Lansing

Unimerco's goal is to reduce its clients' unit costs. Tool costs make up just a minor part of total production costs but play a decisive role in the effort to optimize production and thereby reduce unit costs. Consequently, the optimum tool solution can help improve output quality and reduce machine costs, machine down time etc.

Colin Chapman built his first racing car in 1948 and founded the Lotus Engineering Company in 1952. Over the years iconic sports cars such as the Elan, Elite, Esprit and Elise, together with countless motorsport triumphs including Formula 1, have assured the company's prominence worldwide. From creating the template for the modern Formula 1 car to spearheading 4-valve technology, from pioneering active suspension to bringing to production the bonded aluminium chassis, Lotus has thrust breakthrough after breakthrough into the automotive arena. Underpinning every achievement has been the relentless passion and visionary innovation for which Chapman was famous and that are now embedded in the Lotus culture.

Masco Corporation is today one of the world’s largest manufacturers of brand-name products for the home improvement and new home construction markets. Masco is also a leading provider of a variety of installed products and services, including insulation, for homebuilders. Its products include faucets, kitchen and bath cabinets, paints and stains, bath and shower units, spas, showering and plumbing specialties, windows and decorative hardware.

MedHubis a best-in-class, web-enabled enterprise residency management solution developed to improve communication, collaboration, and residency information management. It was incorporated in 2002 and is a privately held Michigan company. MedHub clients include Cleveland Clinic, Carolinas Healthcare System, Stanford University, Rush University Medical Center and The University of Michigan Health System, The University of Oklahoma, The University of Iowa, The University of Washington, Indiana University School of Medicine and other major teaching healthcare institutions.

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. (MBRDNA) is a wholly-owned Daimler AG subsidiary. Daimler AG is a global leader in the production of premium passenger cars, and the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the world. Along with Mercedes-Benz, the current brand portfolio includes smart, Maybach, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, Mitsubishi Fuso, Setra, Orion and Thomas Built Buses. MBRDNA was founded in 1995, to focus on research, advanced engineering, product testing and new design projects. Innovations include integration of the iPod and iPhone into current Mercedes models. As well as the “Search and Send” feature, which is a new and convenient way to plan your trip destinations with Yahoo or Google mapping web sites and send them to your Mercedes-Benz.

Nanocerox produces mixed-metal oxide spherical nanopowders. For most of its materials, average particle size is in the 20-75nm range. It works with customers to develop nanostructured materials in the form of dry powders, liquid dispersions, coatings and multi-functional ceramics.

NeuroNexus Technologies, Inc. is a dynamic neurotechnology company providing advanced brain interface devices for neurological and scientific applications. The company’s proprietary technology enables placement of sophisticated microelectronic and fluidic components on the surface of miniaturized brain probes that can be used to “map” brain function, to record or transmit information, to stimulate or modulate functions in specific regions where the brain’s natural abilities to do so are compromised, or even to deliver drugs to precisely where they are needed. NeuroNexus is a leader in transforming ideas to technologies and technologies to innovative products by working at the leading-edge of science, technology, and clinical applications.

Online Tech, the Midwest’s premier managed data center operator, serves a growing demand for data and computing capacity in small and mid-size businesses. It delivers a range of data center services from basic colocation to managed servers from our SAS 70-audited data centers.

Pixel Velocity has leveraged decades of experience in the defense industry to create the world’s first end-to-end system specifically optimized to provide highly reliable automated threat detection and multi-camera tracking over very large areas. The Pixel Video Fusion™ System utilizes a distributed processing methodology that provides contiguous coverage while allowing automated analysis of all high-definition cameras, resulting in complete situational awareness. The Pixel Video Fusion™ System offers effective, proactive surveillance of critical assets at airports, seaports, critical infrastructures, and government facilities.

ProQuest creates specialized information resources and technologies that provide the most successful ways for people to search, find, use, and share information.
A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest offers the expertise of such respected brands as UMI®, Chadwyck-Healey™, SIRS®, and eLibrary®. With Serials Solutions®, Ulrich's™, RefWorks®, COS™, Dialog® and now Bowker® part of the ProQuest brand family, the company supports the breadth of the information community with innovative discovery solutions that power the business of books and the best in research experience.
More than a content provider or aggregator, ProQuest is an information partner, creating indispensable research solutions that connect people and information. Through innovative, user-centered discovery technology, ProQuest offers billions of pages of global content that includes historical newspapers, dissertations, and uniquely relevant resources for researchers of any level and sophistication—including content not likely to be digitized by others.
The company is nearing launch of an all-new platform that will transform delivery of several highly-regarded individual platforms into a consolidated research experience that will encompass all ProQuest family products over time.  Inspired by its customers and their end users, ProQuest is working toward a future that blends information accessibility with community to further enhance learning and encourage lifelong enrichment.

ReCellular Inc. is the world's leading electronics sustainability firm. It innovates and manages solutions for the collection, reuse and recycling of used mobile phones and personal electronics that generate financial return for our partners, quality products for our customers, funding for charity organizations, and protection of the environment.

Saline Lectronics provides prototype design, procurement, and high-mix PCB assembly services. With over 90 employees and 115 years of combined management experience in electronics, Saline Lectronics is well known for their superior customer service, available inventory, versatility in responding to customer needs, and commitment to customer service. In addition to receiving ITAR registration, the electronic contract manufacturer is ISO 13485:2003 certified for medical circuit boards.

The first SensiTile was created to translate poetic ideas into material form. This led not only to the discovery of new aesthetic phenomena, but also to a whole new set of fabrication techniques and processes to create the SensiTile quality in different materials.

Soft-Link International was recently acquired by GDI Infotech. The company offers talent acquisition services to multiple industries, including life sciences and information technology.

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System has come together to leverage the combined talent and resources of seven hospitals, five outpatient health centers, five urgent care facilities and over 25 specialty centers to create a regional health care system that spans five counties in southeastern Michigan and includes a team of nearly 14,000 nurses and staff, and 2,700 physicians.

SUNGRACE provides end-to-end product development services to engineering software and manufacturing companies worldwide. Whether software development, 3D design services, or simulation, SUNGRACE brings the best of today's technical solutions for engineering and manufacturing enterprises. As a privately held C-Corporation, Sungrace Software works in tandem with our sister concerns - Sungrace Computers and Sungrace Engineering - to provide a broad range of specialized skills to our customers.

Terumo Heart, Inc. is a U.S. subsidiary of Terumo Corporation with headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company’s focus is the innovation and introduction of products to improve the quality of healthcare for heart failure patients. Terumo Corporation, located in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading developer, manufacturer and global marketer of a wide array of medical products.

Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. It combines industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare, science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI).

Ultra Electronics, AMI designs, tests and manufactures the future of portable power: solid oxide fuel cell technology. AMI is committed to providing dependable portable fuel cell power using readily accessible fuel that takes you into the wild or into combat.

The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System proudly serves veterans in Michigan and northwest Ohio at its main medical center or one of three community-based outpatient clinics.

Washtenaw County is situated in southeastern Michigan approximately 30 miles west of Detroit: Ann Arbor is the County Seat. Five cities: Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Chelsea and Milan; and three incorporated villages: Manchester, Dexter and Barton Hills are located within the County. The County spans a distance of 30 miles east-west and extends 24 miles in the north-south direction. In 1990 the population was nearly 283,000 persons. By the year 2000 the population is expected to reach 350,000. It is one of the few Michigan counties which continues to grow at a moderate rate.

Xoran is a family of progressive, customer focused people who are passionate about bringing fresh, common sense solutions to patient care. Xoran designs and sells small, easy to use computed tomography (CT or CAT) scanners for point-of-care imaging by medical specialists.