Faculty members from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business will join panelists from other IU campuses to offer perspectives on the global, national, state and local economies and financial markets during a 10-city tour. It begins Nov. 2 in Indianapolis and Bloomington. “Every year, in the fall, business and government leaders plan for the coming… Read more »
Year: 2017
Patachou founder and president to speak at Economic Club of Indiana’s Nov. 6 luncheon
Martha Hoover, founder and president of Patachou Inc., will speak at The Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon on Monday, Nov. 6. The luncheon will take place from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Hoover chose a path of entrepreneurship in founding Patachou Inc., an independently owned company operating a collection… Read more »
Apexian Pharmaceuticals selected for NCI SBIR Investor Initiatives program
Congratulations to Indianapolis-based Apexian Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotech company developing novel compounds to treat cancer by leveraging intellectual property discovered at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The company has been selected to participate in the National Cancer Institute’s SBIR Investor Initiatives program. As part of the program, Dr. Richard Messmann — Apexian’s chief medical… Read more »
JagStart informational workshops for IUPUI, IUPUC students begin Oct. 31
Full- and part-time undergraduate, graduate and professional students who are currently enrolled and in good standing at IUPUI or IUPUC are invited to an hourlong workshop to learn about the JagStart pitch competition. JagStart encourages entrepreneurially oriented students to develop their ideas and present them persuasively. During the competition, which will take place in the… Read more »
IU ICO to attend Big Ten commercialization roundtable in Chicago
Managers from the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office will share best practices and network with colleagues from around the country when they attend the sixth annual Big Ten Academic Alliance Technology Commercialization Roundtable in Chicago on Oct. 13. IU ICO attendees include Bill Brizzard, Jennifer Finefield, John Montgomery, Katherine Moynihan and David Wilhite. Wilhite… Read more »
Kelley School of Business’ entrepreneurship program, faculty receive international recognition
Congratulations to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business’ entrepreneurship program. U.S. News and World Report ranked it the top program among those offered by public universities, and third overall. It also has been cited in a paper in the Journal of Small Business Management as having the greatest impact on the field. Three Kelley… Read more »
IU launches comprehensive action on addiction, partnering with Gov. Holcomb, IU Health, others
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie has announced IU’s commitment to invest $50 million to collaborate with community partners to prevent and reduce addictions in Indiana. Announced alongside Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and IU Health President and CEO Dennis Murphy, the initiative — Responding to the Addictions Crisis — is part of IU’s bicentennial… Read more »
Tony Armstrong of IURTC featured as a panelist on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
“Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick” produced a Bloomington Town Hall program that highlighted several key points about the region including its technology scene, culture and tourism, and the Regional Opportunity Initiative. Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., was featured on the show as a member of the… Read more »
Two IU-based startups named New Venture Competition finalists
Congratulations to Indiana Lysis Technologies and The Bee Corp., two of the five finalists in the sixth annual BioCrossroads New Venture Competition. Indiana Lysis Technologies was founded by Dr. Jeffrey Kline and Nathan Alves, faculty in the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine. Indiana Lysis Technologies is a drug-discovery company that is… Read more »
Approaching the Summit: Jennifer Finefield, IU Innovation and Commercialization Office
Jennifer Finefield, senior manager at the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office, is one of the organizers of the Oct. 5 Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Summit on the IUPUI campus. The event will start at 8:30 a.m. in Hine Hall Auditorium, 875 W. North St. Finefield oversees patenting, marketing and licensing of technology emanating from the… Read more »