Kalamazoo Valley Community College says it has been asked to join the Core Technology Alliance, a coalition of life-science research initiatives consisting of Wayne State, Michigan State, University of Michigan and the Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids. KVCC is home to the Michigan High Throughput Screening Center, which will provide computerized, high-speed procedures that can potentially accelerate the drug discovery process for small pharmaceutical companies, major research universities and start-up enterprises.