Indiana University; DirectEmployers Institute; and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division have worked together for two years to encourage Southern Indiana high school students to excel in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Workplace Simulation Project was launched in the Bloomfield School District two years ago. It was made possible by several grants,… Read more »
Economic Development
Xylogenics, which commercializes IU intellectual property, reaches new milestone
Congratulations to Xylogenics, which released a new strain design for its yeast production and fermentation process. According to a company news release, the strain “is currently applicable within the fuel ethanol industry and will soon be available to markets as varied as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, enzymes and a variety of bio-based chemical products such as flavors,… Read more »
Education-to-Employment Convergence review: evidence that Indiana is making progress
As Crimson Catalyst readers know, the 2017 Education-to-Employment Convergence event was held April 20. As I look back on the event, it feels as though educators and industry leaders in Indiana have made progress on the issue that E2E addresses: ensuring that Indiana college graduates have a successful college-to-career transition. In the three years that… Read more »
June 2017 Insights e-newsletter now available
The Insights e-newsletter from Innovate Indiana is now available. Read more about innovation and economic development at Indiana University’s campus system here.
Indiana Business Research Center develops tool for U.S. Economic Development Administration to assess innovation capacity
Indiana University’s Indiana Business Research Center has developed a new tool called Innovation Index 2.0, also known as II 2.0, to compare regions around the United States in the categories of economic dynamics, human capital, productivity and employment, and well-being. Development of II 2.0 was funded by the U.S. Economic Development Agency, which charges nothing… Read more »
Representatives from Japanese pharmaceutical company that licenses IU discovery meet with IURTC, IU School of Medicine researchers
On April 27, representatives from Tokyo-based Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd., known as Kirin, which licenses intellectual property discovered at the IU School of Medicine, met with the researchers and representatives of the IU Research and Technology Corp. Jun Arakawa and Yoshihiro Furuya, managers at the company, provided an update about its business and the… Read more »
Bloomington Innovation Conference expands as it connects industry, research
For the third year in a row, the Bloomington Innovation Conference connected Indiana University Bloomington researchers and industry officials from the region. The conference, organized by the Johnson Center for Innovation and Translational Research, included presentations from external speakers and IU Bloomington faculty who received JCITR Translational Research Pilot Grant Awards. Keith R. Davis, director… Read more »
IU researchers create math learning software to help students, educators
With the rise of the online text, e-readers and tablets, there has been a revolution in how people consume written information. The way most people write math, however, hasn’t changed in centuries. It was this realization that inspired Indiana University’s David Landy to create Graspable Math — software that allows users to “touch” and manipulate… Read more »
IU researcher’s, alumni’s high-tech companies recognized as best in the state
Two high-tech companies founded by Indiana University researchers and alumni were recognized as the best in the state during the TechPoint Mira Awards event on April 29. Arrhythmotech, based on research by Dr. Peng-Sheng Chen of the Indiana University School of Medicine, was named Innovation of the Year. DoubleMap, founded by IU alumni Ilya Rekhter,… Read more »
Company that licenses IU School of Medicine research receives $8 million in funding
Congratulations to FAST BioMedical, a life sciences company that licenses research from the Indiana University School of Medicine. The company announced that is has received $8 million in funding to advance clinical trials of the company’s technology as well as to hire additional talent and advance the company’s global patent portfolio. A news release is available… Read more »