Researchers William Scott, Martin O’Donnell and Geno Samaritoni have developed IUPUI’s Distributed Drug Discovery, or D3, program to discover treatments for neglected diseases. Its newest partnership with the University of Havana brings its total of global collaborators to seven. Scott, O’Donnell and Samaritoni have contacted technology transfer personnel at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. to protect the compounds they have developed… Read more »
Entries by Steve Martin
IUPUI entrepreneur speaks on WISH-TV about campus tutoring centers
Kevin Berkopes, director of IUPUI’s Mathematics Assistance Center and Statistics Assistance Center, has been interviewed by WISH-TV about math tutoring on campus. Berkopes also is an entrepreneur who has launched Crossroads Education LLC, an education and logistics technology company. It is part of Indiana University Research and Technology Corp.’s Spin Up entrepreneurial program. Part of the… Read more »
PrecisionHawk, which received an Innovate Indiana Fund investment, integrates its tech with John Deere’s
Terrific news from PrecisionHawk, which received an investment from the Innovate Indiana Fund. According to a news release, the company has integrated its technology with John Deere’s. “PrecisionHawk has completed the integration of its drone data platform, DataMapper, with John Deere Operations Center, a move that complements the ‘precision ag’ space with streamlined ‘decision ag’ products. Outputs from… Read more »
Apexian, which licenses IU technology, takes on pancreatic cancer
Apexian, formerly ApeX Therapeutics, is developing a drug therapy for pancreatic cancer. Company officials are working to take it into clinical trials. Apexian licenses the technology through Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation. You’ll read more about the company and its drug candidate in this Xconomy.com article.
Congratulations to SOIC’s Sameer Patil: three patents on app research!
We congratulate Sameer Patil, assistant professor at the School of Informatics and Computing at IU-Bloomington. He was named on three patents recently issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office! Patil worked four weeks in the summer of 2014 as a consultant at Quixey, a Mountain View, Calif.-based high tech company. His work led to… Read more »
IU researchers heavily featured in report about life science sector in Indiana
Four Indiana University researchers – one on the Bloomington campus, three at the School of Medicine – are among 12 life sciences professionals highlighted in a report, “Profile of Money, Molecules and Management” published by BioCrossroads. The recognized researchers are: Richard DiMarchi, Indiana University-Bloomington. “I’m having a helluva lot of fun,” DiMarchi said. “I feel… Read more »
ASK THE TECH MANAGER: Bill Brizzard discusses how licensing and royalty revenue is distributed.
Q: I disclosed my invention to Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation. It’s been licensed to a company that is selling it on the market. Where does the revenue go? A: IURTC distributes the net revenue to researchers and their laboratories. Thirty-five percent of the revenue goes to the inventor, and 15 percent goes to… Read more »
Educational startup founded by IUPUI researcher hires VP of Sales, launches into North American market
CourseNetworking, an Indianapolis-based global learning management system company founded by Ali Jafari of the School of Engineering and Technology, has hired Peter Eliason as vice president of sales. Previously, Eliason was international sales manager for Kurzweil Education. CourseNetworking offers a global, academic social-networking site with unique, next-generation technology solutions for learning and collaboration. Its product line includes… Read more »
IURTC outreach: Marie Kerbeshian to speak on October 28 patents panel
Marie Kerbeshian, vice president of technology commercialization at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will speak on a panel Friday, Oct. 28 to provide tips on working with universities if their products are covered by university-held patents. “Section 337 is part of the law that allows companies to stop infringers from importing products into the… Read more »
IU inventions are being marketed in the Great White North!
Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. personnel are marketing leading-edge inventions by IU researchers this week in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! David Wilhite, Jennifer Finefield and Katherine Moynihan are meeting with business development executives at the Licensing Executives Society’s 2016 Annual Meeting through October 26. Some of those IU-discovered inventions include: Immunotherapy for acute leukemia… Read more »