{"id":5809,"date":"2017-04-25T07:28:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2018-09-27T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T19:07:36","slug":"life-sciences-explore-motor-neuron-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/life-sciences-explore-motor-neuron-city","title":{"rendered":"Explore the Motor (Neuron) City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5825&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you think of pioneering early medicine, cutting edge drug discovery and breakthrough advances in medical device technology, you think of one place: Michigan. Right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, perhaps New Jersey, Minneapolis or San Francisco came to mind first, but Michigan is no stranger to the Life Sciences sector and has a long and storied history that predates even the automotive industry in the Motor City.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Life Science\u2019s Humble Beginnings in Michigan<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The birth of the modern pharmaceutical industry itself coincided with the founding of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Upjohn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upjohn in Kalamazoo in 1886 by Dr. William Upjohn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when he patented a process for making pills that were digestible. Upjohn prided itself on drug discovery and research, and hired its first research scientist in 1913. Throughout the 20th century the company developed and produced antacids and antibiotics for use during World War II, the first oral anti-diabetes agent, as well as brand name drugs such as Motrin, Xanax and Rogaine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1887, nearly in parallel, Luther Perrigo began to package and distribute medicines to nearby merchants. From those humble beginnings in Allegan, Michigan, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perrigo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perrigo Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today is a global supplier of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription pharmaceuticals with over 10,000 employees and $4B in annual revenue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The medical device sector enjoys a long a history in the state as well. In 1941, an orthopedic surgeon from Kalamazoo named <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homer_Stryker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Homer Stryker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> formed the Orthopedic Frame Company, a precursor to the Medical Device giant that <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stryker.com\/en-us\/index.htm?id=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stryker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is today. Sarns, Inc. was founded in 1960 to make equipment used in cardiac bypass surgery and that business today, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terumo-cvs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terumo Cardiovascular<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, employs 900 people in Ann Arbor. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Future of Life Sciences Manufacturing in Michigan<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Michigan enjoys a robust life sciences community. The Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan is a leader in biomedical research and the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor (MLSC) is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michigan_Life_Sciences_Corridor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1 billion biotechnology initiative that invests in 4 state universities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Michigan\u2019s institutions conducted more than $1.2 billion in bioscience research in 2014 and medical device <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/manufacturing-erp\">manufacturing<\/a> accounted for 48 percent of 2,333 patents issued between 2012 to 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Explore Life Sciences in Detroit<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By definition, Explore, QAD\u2019s biggest event of the year, is about discovery. It\u2019s designed to connect QAD\u2019s global community of leading manufacturers. It\u2019s an opportunity for you to meet with fellow members of the QAD community and connect with industry innovators who can share their experiences and triumphs to help you be successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life Sciences companies, very similar to the ones who have called Michigan home for over a century, will be in attendance at this year\u2019s Explore in Detroit. Like Upjohn, and QAD customers Perrigo and Stryker, they continue to pioneer, discover and innovate. These are companies who are changing and improving people\u2019s lives every day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/about\/eventsagenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore Life Sciences Breakout session<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I will be conducting on Tuesday afternoon, I\u2019ll talk about some of the challenges these pioneers are confronting and how they are using QAD solutions to help them innovate, differentiate and operate more efficiently. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Hear From Life Sciences Customers at Explore<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll have the opportunity to hear from HeartWare and learn how they use QAD <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cebos.com\">QMS<\/a> to streamline their unique and complex complaint management system. Laerdal Medical will discuss their use of QAD Interoperability solutions to achieve supply chain automation and visibility. CoorsTek Medical will talk about how they are implementing the QAD QMS across six U.S. plant sites to improve their management of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and Corrective Action\/Preventive Actions (CAPAs) for customer complaints and manufacturing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/about\/eventsagenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore Agenda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more information on these sessions as well as the other breakouts, training classes, demos and networking activities.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5825&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you think of pioneering early medicine, cutting edge drug discovery and breakthrough advances in medical device technology, you think of one place: Michigan. 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