Stem cell summit coming to Detroit in 2010.
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Less than two years after Michigan voters lifted restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research, some of the industry's biggest scientists, policy makers, and business leaders will converge in Detroit.
The World Stem Cell Summit is expected to draw 1,200 representatives from 30 countries Oct. 4 through 6, 2010, offering a networking flashpoint for leaders of a growing industry that could bring countless jobs and research opportunities to a state in the middle of economic transformation.
The conference will showcase research at Michigan's three largest research universities and "give a new perspective" on Michigan and Detroit, Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
"It's also going to show that we're not just a hotbed for engineering, for auto manufacturing, but also for bio-technology and life sciences," she said in making the announcement in Detroit.
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