<p>Thanks to participation from the Miami-based Coulter Foundation, organizers for the 36th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium say May's event will be the biggest and best ever.</p>
<p>Forty Midwest companies will make pitches for funding at the event, which will draw about 600 investors and service providers to the Marriott Eagle Crest resort in Ypsilanti May 16-17.</p>
<p>New this year will be the simultaneous Coulter Investment Forum, which will also showcase 30 emerging life science companies from the 16 universities nationally that participate in Coulter Foundation research partnerships.</p>