Emphymab Biotech, a seed stage company created and supported by the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. Spin-Up program, was recently named a winner in the 2013 Innovation Showcase. Emphymab is developing disease-modifying therapeutics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on research by Irina Petrache, M.D., the Dr. Calvin H. English Professor of Medicine and… Read more »
Year: 2013
IU regional economic development leaders convene in Indianapolis
IU’s Council on Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), comprised of chancellor-appointed representatives from each IU campus, will convene today at the IUPUI Campus Center. The meetings enable CREED representatives to provide updates on economic development-related activities across each campus, fostering greater communication, knowledge transfer, and sharing of best practices to promote statewide economic development. … Read more »
IU hosts Indiana's leading economic development officials
The Office of the Vice President for Engagement was pleased to have the opportunity to recently host the State of Indiana’s two leading economic development officials on the IU Bloomington campus. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Victor Smith and Indiana Economic Development Corporation President Eric Doden visited the IU Technology Park and toured the start-of-the-art Cyberinfrastructure… Read more »
IU partnering in new Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
Indiana University is proud to be a collaborative partner and supporter of the first industry-led life sciences research institute in the nation. The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI), officially announced today by Gov. Mike Pence, represents a dynamic new public-private partnership that will enhance collaborations among the state’s leading life sciences industry with its world class… Read more »
On the (Tech) Scene at SXSW13
J. Brian Anderson is an associate with the Innovate Indiana Fund. The $10 million fund, managed by the IU Research and Technology Corporation, provides pre-seed and seed stage equity capital to support development and growth of IU-affiliated startup ventures in new technologies. After making my second trip to Austin, Texas for the… Read more »