New Expertise Portal Quickly Connects Businesses with Experienced Researchers and High-Tech Facilities at Top Michigan Universities

New Expertise Portal Quickly ConnectsNew Expertise Portal Quickly Connects Businesses with Experienced Researchers and High-Tech Facilities at Top Michigan Universities PR Newswire LANSING, Michigan, October 10, 2013 Michigan Corporate Relations Network and Elsevier develop a unique database to help bolster economic growth Michigan's leading research universities and Elsevier have developed a free online portal enabling companies in Michigan and around the globe to tap into the expertise of the universities' faculty researchers, high-tech facilities and other academic resources responsible for $2 billion in annual research. The Expertise and Resource Portal is an online searchable database developed and maintained by the Michigan Corporate Relations Network (MCRN), a unique collaboration of six research universities and Michigan's University Research Corridor. The portal, based on Elsevier's SciVal® Experts, showcases Michigan's leading research experts and facilities and was funded by a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The portal provides an easy way for companies to find experts who can help them develop new products or deal with technical challenges, for example, thereby facilitating essential knowledge transfer.