Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as a startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity 2. Always make others feel important. When dealing with other people, whether employees, partners, friends, acquaintances or what have you, treat them with… Read more »
Year: 2019
May 22 CREED meeting focused on IU Kokomo, 2019 legislative session, Center for the Business of Life Sciences
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, held it second quarterly meeting of 2019 on May 22 on the IUPUI campus. David Gard, assistant vice president for economic engagement shared campus updates since the previous meeting in February. “IU awarded over 21,000 degrees this year, the highest of any institution… Read more »
Lessons I’ve Learned as a Young Startup Founder. Part 1 — age
Brandon Boynton is current student at IUPUI and serial entrepreneur. This post is one in a series about the lessons he’s learned as startup founder. By Brandon Boynton, CEO, Vemity The past six years of my career have consisted of founding two startups; completing one acquisition, dozens of software consulting projects and 136 undergraduate credits;… Read more »
Lakshmi Sastry-Dent joins IU ICO, will manage mostly IUPUI, IU School of Medicine technologies
The Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office, which protects, markets and licenses intellectual property developed at IU so it can be commercialized by industry, has hired Lakshmi Sastry-Dent as senior technology commercialization manager. Bill Brizzard, executive director, said Sastry-Dent will strengthen IU ICO’s abilities to work with university inventors. “Lakshmi has a strong technical background… Read more »
Venture forth: IU-connected companies to be showcased May 15 to investors
Midwest angel investors and venture capitalists who look to invest in startups will soon learn about five companies in the medical, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors that have received investments from the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund or the Innovate Indiana Fund. Teri Willey, the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund’s manager and the managing director of IU… Read more »
Pinpointing activities: Office of Community Engagement launches engagement map
By John Schwarb, senior communications specialist/content strategist, Indiana University Communications IUPUI faculty and students participate every year in activities that enhance lives in the Indianapolis community and beyond. That’s not just a tagline or a talking point; it’s documentable work that anyone can explore, thanks to a new map launched by the IUPUI Office of Community… Read more »
Lugar Center for Renewable Energy dedicated to advancing cleantech in Indiana
By Peter J. Schubert, director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy and professor of electrical and computer engineering, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI In 2007, Sen. Richard G. Lugar launched the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy with these words: “Establishment of a center dedicated to the task of… Read more »
LISC president and CEO to speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s May 8 luncheon
Maurice A. Jones, president and CEO of LISC, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon on Wednesday, May 8. The luncheon will be held at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Tickets for members of the Economic Club of Indiana are $30; tickets for nonmembers are $35. They can be purchased… Read more »
One year in: The impact of the Philanthropic Venture Fund
By Teri Willey, executive director, IU Ventures and fund manager, Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC It’s been a year since the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund was launched. We have had a busy and gratifying year as we support companies that are based on IU intellectual property or have IU graduates as founders or members of… Read more »
NSWC Crane outlines priorities at annual briefing
By Kirk White, assistant vice president for strategic partnerships, Indiana University More than 400 business and academic leaders attended the annual Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry on April 10 at the WestGate@Crane Technology Park. The theme of the meeting was “Partnering to Expand the Advantage.” Leaders from Crane presented the… Read more »