COMPANY
Vision | Mission | Why Choose MTRI
The Institute is based on multi-disciplinary research and service laboratories and technical centers to buttress research and development activities in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry sectors, as well as specialty medical testing to the following:
- Pharmaceutical clinical and pre-clinical research groups
- Biotechnology companies
- Start-up companies
- Contract research organizations
- Private and publicly owned pharmaceutical clinical laboratories
- Independent clinical laboratories and hospital laboratories
- Academic health research institutions

Vision
- Cut the waste of resources and time delays plaguing the development of promising new drugs.
- Support our clients in advancing their drug candidate compounds, with each group treated as an individual and our interactions customized to their needs.
- Engender the importance of creativity, novel approaches, and optimism in accomplishing that which others may not even dream of doing.
- Utilize problem solving expertise to challenge accepted norms thereby helping shepherd new chemical entities from idea to product.
- Integrate non-traditional ideas and diverse perspectives that produce exceptional results for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, academia and governmental agencies.
Mission
Michigan Technology and Research Institute, is dedicated to addressing unmet medical and scientific development needs. We work collaboratively with pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, start-up firms, and academia to expedite bringing new drugs to the market. Our major contributions are made through creative approaches, development of decision-making tests of safety and efficacy, mechanistic assessments, and expertise in the translation of pre-clinical to clinical effects. Utilizing a solid foundation in state-of-the-art science, and our extensive expertise in innovative drug development processes, we help our clients bring new therapeutic agents to the market efficiently and safely.
Why Choose Michigan Technology & Research Institute
- Proven successes in getting drugs to market from multiple therapeutic areas
- Demonstrated expertise in risk management and problem solving
- Experienced consultants for all major aspects of drug development
- Integrated programs from compound optimization to Phase IIb proof of concept
- Decision-making genetic tests and biomarker development
- Expertise in real-world use of translational medicine approaches
- History of differentiating species-specific responses from human hazard
- Insight into problem solving in drug development and regulatory areas
- Access to three of the largest Michigan research universities through academic appointments of the Executive Committee
