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Research + Innovation

Research and development activities in Oakland County cover a wide spectrum of today's leading technologies including: advanced electronics and controls, aerospace, alternative energy, communications, life sciences and transportation. More than one third of Michigan's R & D facilities are located in Oakland County. That includes almost half of the state's automotive research and development operations.

Research + Innovation Features

County and State Announce Cloud Collaboration

Oakland County Prosper Wednesday, June 12, 2013

A partnership between the State of Michigan and Oakland County will save taxpayers money and improve government services by expanding the cloud for government-based software in Michigan.

Special Edition: Growing the Defense Industry

Jon Zemke Wednesday, May 15, 2013

GraviKor, Plex and Patriot Services are firms that are expanding business in the defense and aerospace industry sectors. In this Special Edition, Jon Zemke shows us how this business gets done in Metro Detroit.

i3 Detroit: Creating | Community

Nicole Rupersburg Wednesday, February 06, 2013

When you hear the term “hackerspace” you might conjure an image in your head of early ‘90s cyberpunk films that depicted cyberspace and the art of hacking with brightly-colored swirling computer-generated graphics with flashing bits of code set to a techno soundtrack while stylish teens typed intensely on tricked-out Compaqs. But in the case of the Ferndale-based nonprofit organization i3 Detroit, “hackerspace” doesn’t even refer to computers.

Finding A Hydrogen Future

Patrick Dunn Wednesday, January 23, 2013

For more than 20 years Dr. Robert Buxbaum's Ferndale-based company has been designing technologies that filter hydrogen. That may not sound particularly exciting to the everyday Joe but when you consider that he has contracts with the U.S. and U.K. Navies and believes his product could have prevented the Fukushima meltdown you understand how focusing on something very small can have a very large impact.

The Apps Metro Detroit CEOs Can't Do Without

Jon Zemke Wednesday, October 03, 2012

It's an app app app world. Metromode's Jon Zemke quizzes some of Metro Detroit's CEOs on which business apps they can't live without, which apps others should use, and which locally produced apps are worth checking out.

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Research + Innovation Videos

Featured Video: Valeo North America

Oakland County Prosper Thursday, March 21, 2013

Oakland County's International Business video series continues with Françoise Colpron, the President of Valeo North America, an automotive parts manufacturing company which is headquartered in Troy with additional offices in Auburn Hills. Video by Advantage Oakland.

Featured Video: The Robot Garage

Tom Hendrickson Thursday, February 21, 2013

At The Robot Garage, LEGO toys and robotics adventures are more than just childhood pastimes. Located in a converted warehouse in Birmingham's Rail District, this imagination laboratory hosts building classes, birthday parties, weekend competitions and one of the coolest retail shops in all of Oakland County. Whether you're a creative kid or just a child at heart, there's plenty to discover.

Welcome To Automation Alley

Tom Hendrickson Monday, January 23, 2012

If building a knowledge-based economy is Michigan's only hope then, much like the force, Automation Alley is what binds the region's technological companies together, finding ways for them to succeed in the global marketplace.

Featured Video: ePrize

Tom Hendrickson Friday, September 23, 2011

ePrize has been part of what founder and CEO Josh Linkner calls a "reverse brain drain," attracting employees from the coasts to work at the Internet promotion agency. Watch their story here.

Featured Video: International Bancard Corporation

Tom Hendrickson Thursday, September 22, 2011

For eight years Royal Oak's IBC has been a stealth company, pulling in customers and profits with its old school ideas about servicing clients. Now the e-commerce and credit card processing firm is ready to step into the sunlight and school other companies about the power of topnotch customer service.

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