Bill Stephan, Indiana University vice president for engagement, and Joe Carley, Indiana University associate director for economic development, appeared on “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick” to speak about the April 20 Education-to-Employment Convergence forum at the IUPUI Campus Center. You can watch the five-minute interview online. More information about the E2E event, including a… Read more »
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IU students, faculty and the public invited to April 19 presentation by AOL co-founder Steve Case
Steve Case, co-founder of America Online, will speak at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business April 19 at 6 p.m. His presentation, “The Changing Landscape of Entrepreneurship,” will take place in Room 2075 of the Hodge Hall Undergraduate Center, 1309 E. 10th St. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow…. Read more »
Bill Stephan, Joe Carley to appear on Inside Indiana Business TV
Bill Stephan, Indiana University vice president for engagement, and Joe Carley, Indiana University associate director for economic development, will appear on “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick” this week. They will talk about the Education-to-Employment Convergence forum, which will take place April 20 at the IUPUI Campus Center. WFYI, the PBS station in Indianapolis, will… Read more »
The Combine celebrates innovation and entrepreneurship in Bloomington
Nearly 20 entrepreneurs and innovators from around the state have come together for The Combine, a two-day event at the Monroe Convention Center in Bloomington. Innovate Indiana is one of the sponsors of the event, and we send best wishes to all attendees and speakers!
Beta testing to begin on The Bee Corp’s hive sensor software
The Bee Corp., an agriculture technology startup founded by Indiana University alumni, seeks beekeepers who operate five or more hives to beta test its hive risk-assessment technology called Queen’s Guard. Wyatt Wells, the company’s chief marketing officer, said, “Queen’s Guard alerts the beekeeper when it detects a non-laying queen. It monitors internal hive temperature, and we use… Read more »
Bloomington startup swarms beekeeping industry
Inside Indiana Business has profile IU-based startup The Bee Corp. in its most recent “Life Sciences INdiana” e-newsletter. The article includes quotes from Wyatt Wells, the company’s CMO, and Jeff Singletary of RJ Honey, one of the company’s clients. You can read the article here.
A Call to Invest Locally
In a February 20 Wall Street Journal online article titled “How to Get Venture Capital to Places Left Behind,” Steve Case — the co-founder of AOL and chief executive of investment firm Revolution LLC — spoke about the importance of encouraging and developing startups across the United States, not just in California, Massachusetts and New… Read more »
Can you hack it? Register now for the April 21-22 IoT Civic Hackathon at Launch Fishers.
At the IoT Civic Hackathon, an April 21-22 event produced by the AT&T Developer Program, teams of attendees will code mobile apps or hack hardware solutions to help better their state and community. It will take place at Launch Fishers, a co-working space at 12175 Visionary Way in Fishers, Indiana. Prizes will be awarded in… Read more »
Indiana University researchers map key protein in the Zika virus
Indiana University researchers are leading a team that has mapped a protein that allows the Zika virus to reproduce and spread. Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. has applied for a patent on the method to reproduce the protein in a laboratory setting. Cheng Kao, a professor in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and… Read more »
WhatFriendsDo, an Innovate Indiana Fund portfolio company, teams up with Susan G. Komen Central Indiana
Two Indiana organizations have teamed up to fight breast cancer is a new way. Susan G. Komen Central Indiana has launched a peer-to-peer website with WhatFriendsDo, a startup that is part of the Innovate Indiana Fund portfolio. More Than Friends is dedicated to battling breast cancer and making the cancer journey a little more bearable for… Read more »