The platform

One intake. Three pathways. A human on the other end.

Detroit doesn't lack programs. It lacks a front door and follow-up. That's what the platform is.

Pathways

Three pathways into Detroit's life sciences network.

For Detroit residents

D-NAVIGATE

Find the job, the training, and the person who can actually hire you.

Career pathway maps into life sciences, mobility, and construction trades
Free and funded training matched to your ZIP code and schedule
Warm handoffs to Detroit At Work, DESC, and employer hiring managers
Follow-up until you're placed — not a referral link and a goodbye

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For Detroit business owners

D-CONNECT

Get in front of the buyers spending ecosystem dollars.

Live vendor and bid opportunities from ecosystem anchors
Certification navigation including MWBE, City of Detroit, and State pathways
Capability statement review before you submit, not after you lose
Introductions to procurement leads at institutional buyers

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For Detroit entrepreneurs

D-VENTURE

Build the company here, with capital that knows your name.

Incubator and accelerator matching across TechTown, NEI, and partners
Pre-diligence readiness so your first investor meeting isn't your last
Grant and non-dilutive capital calendar for Detroit-based founders
Founder-to-founder connections inside the ecosystem

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D-NAVIGATE · Longer life

Every life sciences career navigated by D-Unit comes with health insurance, financial stability, and the research shows these factors add years to your life.

The job is not just income. It is a longer, healthier life.

D-CONNECT · Longer life

MWBE contracts in the network bring economic investment into Detroit neighborhoods.

The research is clear: neighborhood economic investment is one of the strongest predictors of life expectancy. Your contract is your community's health.

D-VENTURE · Longer life

Detroit life sciences entrepreneurs are building the tools that will close the health disparity gap.

D-Unit connects them to the network, the funding, and the partners to make it happen.

Where to go next

Start D-NAVIGATE intakeTwo minutes. Tell us where you're starting and we route you to a real door.PricingEnterprise, Growth, and Starter tiers for corridor intelligence.Institutions in the networkThe 16 anchors, universities, funders, and workforce agencies we route into.D-INTEL briefsPlain-language intelligence on hiring, contracts, and capital in the network.HomeThe full picture of what D-Unit does and why it exists.

How it works

Four steps, start to placement.

Intake

You tell us where you're starting in about two minutes. No account, no gatekeeping.

Match

Our matching logic routes you to D-NAVIGATE, D-CONNECT, or D-VENTURE — sometimes more than one.

Navigate

A person walks you into the right institution with a warm handoff, not a referral link.

Follow-up

We stay with you through completion — placement, award, or first close.

A Detroit contracting business owner reviewing bid paperwork in his warehouse

Human navigator

A real person on the other end of your intake.

Tell us where you're starting — which certification, ZIP, grant deadline, or hiring goal — and we route you to a real door inside the network. No chatbot, no search results page, just a warm handoff to the right institution or contact.

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