The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology is no more — in name only, that is. Under its new moniker, the Johnson Center for Innovation and Translational Research (JCITR), the center has expanded its mission of assisting efforts to commercialize marketable innovations in biotechnology — or other fields within the College of Arts and Sciences… Read more »
Tag: Life Sciences
Innovate Indiana and IUPUI to host economic development tour Monday for APLU officials
As more than 1,250 university officials converge on Indianapolis on Nov. 15-17 for the 128th annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, about 150 select members will take a special tour hosted by Innovate Indiana and IUPUI. On Monday afternoon (Nov. 16), 150 senior university representatives will board buses and travel to… Read more »
Former IUSM researcher, administrator Wilkes receives IU President's Medal for Excellence
Dr. David Wilkes, who recently became dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine after serving as former associate vice president for research and executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine, is one of the latest recipients of the President’s Medal of Excellence at IU. The President’s Medal is… Read more »
DiMarchi to keynote, Kelley to be honored at Innovation to Enterprise event set for Nov. 4
One of Indiana University’s most distinguished researchers, Richard DiMarchi, will serve as keynote speaker for the IUPUI Innovation to Enterprise Forum & Showcase set for Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the IUPUI Campus Center Theater. The event highlights the research and creative successes of IU faculty, scientists and students, which will be featured during a showcase… Read more »
Auricyte wins Best Pre-Venture category at BioCrossroads New Venture competition, while Arrhythotech places second overall
Auricyte LLC, launched by three Indiana University scientists to cure hearing loss by turning human stem cells into hearing cells, won the Best Pre-Venture category Wednesday (Oct. 14) at the BioCrossroads New Venture Competition. The victory marks the third time in four years that a product of IU’s Spin Up program, created by the Indiana… Read more »
IU-related startups comprise half the finalists for BioCrossroads New Venture Competition
Half of the six finalists for this year’s BioCrossroads New Venture Competition announced Monday have ties to Indiana University. The contest, now in its fourth year, recognizes some of Indiana’s best up-and-coming life sciences companies and has awarded more than $180,000 to a dozen startups since its 2012 inception. Finalists linked to IU include: Arrhythmotech:… Read more »
Seattle-based company to sell IU-developed molecular modeling and design software
Through a licensing agreement with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., Seattle-based Cyrus Biotechnology will incorporate SparksX — a molecular modeling-and-design software package developed by Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing researchers — into its product pipeline. Based on numerous scientific assessments, SparksX offers scientists a “uniquely powerful tool” to recognize protein folds… Read more »
Sixth-annual Watanbe Symposium in Chemical Biology scheduled for Saturday at Simon Hall
One of Simon Hall’s headline events for the year, the Sixth Annual Watanabe Symposium in Chemical Biology hosted by IU Bloomington’s Department of Chemistry, is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in Chemistry 122. The symposium honors the late August “Gus” Watanabe, who led research and development at Eli Lilly… Read more »
Spin Up company Anagin LLC to present its PTSD treatment approach at CATTEC VIII
Anagin LLC, part of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp.’s Spin Up program, will present its novel method for treating post-traumatic stress disorder without triggering harmful side effects at CATTEC VIII, an investment forum for promising Midwest startups being held Thursday, Oct. 15 in Chicago. Organized by the Midwest Research University Network, CATTEC —… Read more »
IUSM scientists reap record $302.3 million in research grants and awards during FY 2015
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine set a school record for the amount of research awards and grants received during the 2015 fiscal year. In all, $302.3 million worth of awards were received — a 17 percent increase over the 2014 fiscal year — with $111.5 million coming from the National Institutes of… Read more »