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Media: Mobility innovation at Detroit's Newlab

Excerpt below from Detroit Free Press on April 25, 2023

Newlab at Michigan Central is for Startups Working Toward a Future of Mobility

Interior photos of Newlab at Michigan Central, in the former Book Depository, which will officially open on Tuesday, April 25. The building is 270,000 square feet, and includes 2,000 square feet of exhibition space, a 200-seat event space and state-of the-art robotics and prototyping facility. Brian W. Ferry

Newlab at Michigan Central is a building for startups who have a focus on working toward a future of mobility. 

By setting up shop in the Newlab, startups can utilize a framework that will allow for safe testing in the community lab space, access to capital and connection with mentors, along with having their own lab spaces. 

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Here’s a list of some of the startups that have a space in the Newlab building:

Fermata Energy is a startup that helps utilities to enhance grid resilience and distribute renewable energy resources, overall helping the electric vehicle movement and the transition to renewable energy.

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