On May 13 and 17, almost two dozen nonprofit owners and managers attended workshops led by an Indiana University Northwest expert. They learned about traditional media and social media tools to better market their organizations. Subir Bandyopadhyay, a professor of marketing at IU Northwest’s School of Business and Economics, organized workshops titled “Bringing For-profit Marketing… Read more »
Meet Indiana University-connected startups: Haven Software
Luke Mongin is founder of Haven Software LLC, which was launched in 2018. The company targets small, service-based businesses with 20 or fewer employees as clients. Mongin won first place in Demo Day, the final event of the B-Start pre-accelerator program organized by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. Mongin is an alumnus of the Kelley… Read more »
Pulse-quickening startups: IU-connected medical, biotech companies to be promoted June 11 in Indy
Life sciences executives, entrepreneurs and researchers around Indiana will soon learn about startups based on IP developed at Indiana University, that have IU personnel in the C-suite or that have received investments from the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund. Three executives will present their companies with IU connections at Rising Star Startups from 3-5 p.m. June… Read more »
Student entrepreneurs to grow their high-tech companies this summer at The Mill
Hunger Curbed, TMR Technology to benefit from networking, resources at co-working space One high-tech startup builds relationships between food trucks and their customers; the other addresses school safety issues. Both were founded by Indiana University Bloomington students, and both will be further developed this summer at The Mill, a co-working and business incubator space located… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Tyson Rugenstein joins IU ICO, will manage portfolio of life sciences inventions
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 Tyson Rugenstein as senior technology commercialization manager. Bill Brizzard, executive director, said Rugenstein strengthens the roster of the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. “Tyson’s extensive experience in business development… Read more »
IU at the 2019 TechPoint Mira Awards: Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund
The 2019 TechPoint Mira Awards will celebrate the state’s success stories in the technology sector. Winners will be announced at a black-tie awards ceremony and gala featuring a reception and three-course seated dinner Saturday, April 13, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. We congratulate the Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund. It is one of five… Read more »