JUST NOTICED THIS FROM A FEW WEEKS BACK: Central Michigan University is more than doubling the size of its Center For Applied Research and Technology (CART), which is the home of the National Dendrimer and Nanotechnology Center:

The new space is currently about 60 percent occupied. Ideally, according to [Brent Case, director of technology business development at CMU], tenant companies will be involved in nano or biotechnology, looking to further develop and commercialize its product or demonstrated technology.

“We’ve had the most luck recruiting companies from out of state,� said Case, “because there’s a lower cost of doing business here compared to the east and west coasts. Companies might have headquarters elsewhere but a research arm in Mount Pleasant, and they don’t necessarily have to invest in equipment – they can utilize what’s here.� CMU administrators are “hoping for significant job growth,� he added.

Michigan a center in the nanotech sector? Could be...