The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on molecules created by Cheng Kao of Indiana University Bloomington. Kao has developed antimicrobial peptides, sometimes called bacteriocidal peptides, that diminish detrimental pro-inflammatory responses and direct killing of microbes. The innovation was disclosed to the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. The mission of the office… Read more »
Year: 2019
2020 Business Outlook forecast being presented in eight Indiana cities beginning Nov. 7
The Indiana University Kelley School of Business will present its 2020 economic forecasts for Indiana and the nation in eight cities, beginning with a Nov. 7 presentation at IUPUI to the Indianapolis community and business leaders. Kelley Outlook: Indianapolis will begin at 7:30 a.m. in Hine Hall, 875 W. North St. In addition to presenting… Read more »
IU’s makerspaces and incubators serve different purposes
By Travis J. Brown, senior executive assistant dean for innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization, and executive director of the Shoemaker Innovation Center A common misconception when it comes to supporting student innovation and student entrepreneurship is that all educational spaces serve the same purpose. But only a small subset of student inventors and entrepreneurs I work… Read more »
B-Start selects 2019 startups
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for entrepreneurs and early-stage startups in Bloomington, has announced its 2019 cohort. Out of 20 applications, 14 startups were selected to participate in the five-month program. B-Start is designed for entrepreneurs who want to take their creative business idea through a comprehensive refining process to build a foundation for acceleration. The… Read more »
Help your community and state, earn money as a 2020 Census taker
The U.S. Census Bureau seeks to hire thousands of Americans in temporary positions for the 2020 Census count. Census results determine how many congressional seats each state receives and how billions of dollars of federal funding are distributed to states and communities. Carol O. Rogers, co-director of the Indiana University Business Research Center in the… Read more »
Indiana Manufacturing Survey shows need for skilled, unskilled workers as companies move to automate
The 2019 Indiana Manufacturing Survey, released Oct. 16 and titled “Labor Shortages Hit Home,” finds companies across the state are reporting a serious shortage of skilled and unskilled laborers as they move rapidly toward smart manufacturing, known as “Industry 4.0.” Commissioned by Katz, Sapper & Miller, authored by faculty from Indiana University’s Kelley School of… Read more »
Is your startup idea worth investigating?
Brandon Boynton is a current student at IUPUI and a serial entrepreneur. By Brandon Boynton, co-founder and CEO, Vemity Anyone who works in software — especially in mobile apps — will constantly hear, “Oh! I have an idea for an app/website! You build it, and we’ll split the profits 50/50!” First, ignoring the fact that… Read more »
Patent awarded for IU School of Medicine treatments for spinal muscular atrophy
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on combination therapies that could treat spinal muscular atrophy. The therapies were created by Dr. Elliot J. Androphy of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic neurological disorder that results from loss of function of cells in the spinal cord…. Read more »
Patent awarded for IU School of Medicine – new endovascular stent design might better treat disease
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on a stent design that could be assembled in a modular fashion to treat arterial or vascular disease. The inventor is Raghu L. Motaganahalli of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Endovascular stents can be delivered noninvasively to treat aneurysms, but traditional designs do not… Read more »
Patent awarded for IUPUI microinverter that requires less time to be secured to a solar panel
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on a microinverter designed at IUPUI that can be installed to a solar panel with a single fastener. The patent was awarded to Euzeli Cipriano dos Santos of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Microinverters convert direct current from solar panels to… Read more »