For the past year and a half, Laura Schrader and her colleagues at the startup 3D Biomatrix haven't had to worry about their Internet and phone connection, getting access to specialized research labs or attaining expert advice on their next big business move.

It's all at their fingertips.

Schrader is one of roughly 50 people working at the University of Michigan Venture Accelerator, an incubator of sorts intended to give businesses that spin out of university inventions and patents a leg up in the increasingly competitive and risky startup world.

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