16Tech is building an innovation center in downtown Indianapolis to provide a conducive environment for technology development as well as an enjoyable working and living environment. Bob Coy, the President and CEO of 16Tech, is building an Academic Commons in their center as a place where universities can have space near the heart of this… Read more »
Month: June 2019
Indiana Bioscience Research Institute Collaborating With BHIR to Improve Health for Hoosiers and Beyond
The Indiana Bioscience Research Institute is a non-profit dedicated to finding cures for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other metabolic diseases to help Hoosiers and people beyond our state. The BHIR has entered into an agreement with the IBRI to collaborate in finding opportunities to bring the expertise of both organizations in solving problems associated with… Read more »
The Power of Industry and Academia Can Result in Better Solutions for Indiana
The BHIRC was honored to be invited to a local company, LifeOmic, to share our ongoing research and explore how we could work together to benefit both of us. Tom Barber, the Chief Scientific Officer, hosted a gathering of academic researchers and company scientists to share our common research objectives. Dr. Sarath Chandra Janga, Dr…. Read more »
Seeking Real-world Field Opportunities
The BHIRC is looking for opportunities to provide our biohealth informatics students with real-world opportunities in the field. There is a growing need for those who can translate computer science, data analytics, biological/ health science and social science into real-world solutions for companies and organizations. Actual experience is the best way to learn how to… Read more »
Commercializing Academic Research
The BHIRC hosted a session on commercializing academic research, where faculty from the School of Informatics and Computing, commercialization specialists from the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office, and financial people from the Indiana University Research and Technology Center met to discuss how to take ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace. Dr. Mathew Palakal… Read more »
BHIRC Open House a Great Success
Our open house on April 24th was a great success. The open house lasted three hours and was well attended by people from the local business, non-profit, and academic communities. Dr. Gary Schwebach, the BHIRC director, gave a brief introduction to our missions of innovative research and development, active community outreach and collaboration, and practical… Read more »
BioHealth Informatics Research Center Officially Recognized
The BioHealth Informatics Research Center was officially recognized by Indiana University as a school center on April 24, 2019. We are excited to begin developing relationships with companies and organizations to help develop new informatics solutions to health the bioscience and healthcare communities. Let us know if you have any needs that could use our… Read more »