"Michigan's Biotechnology and Life Sciences Industry Association has announced that state legislators and Gov. Granholm have approved increased funding for the life sciences initiative of the Michigan Technology Corridor. Funding for the current fiscal year will be $30 million, up from $15 million the previous year. Michael Witt, MichBio executive director, said the increase was the result of an intense education effort aimed at legislative leaders. He credited Wayne State, Michigan State, the University of Michigan and the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids for their help in the effort.