The Indiana University School of Dentistry is one of the oldest dental schools in the United States, starting in 1879 as the Indiana Dental College. Indiana University acquired it in 1925 and built a facility to house the school in 1933. From its first days, the School of Dentistry has impacted the lives of people… Read more »
Entries by Steve Martin
Treating a leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers
Research conducted throughout the Indiana University campus system continues to affect lives of people around the globe. Spotlight Innovation Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, has licensed technology from Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. that could potentially treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA affects between 1 in 6,000 and 1 in 10,000 newborns. An infant who… Read more »
IURTC’s Katherine Moynihan to participate in Oct. 20 webinar about internship programs
Katherine Moynihan, technology manager at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will speak Oct. 20 during a webinar titled “Running Effective Internship Programs – Clear Expectations.” The webinar will be noon to 1:30 p.m. ET. Other speakers include Leza Besemann and Carol Grutkoski of the University of Minnesota, and Sara Dagen of the University of… Read more »
Using social media to analyze medicine and social behavior
The Complex Adaptive Systems and Computational Intelligence (CASCI) group at Indiana University’s Bloomington campus has partnered with Persistent Systems, a world leader in large-scale software-driven healthcare solutions. Together, they will develop sophisticated algorithms to analyze the connection between medicine and social behavior in health issues, particularly how they are discussed across social media. Professor Luis Rocha,… Read more »
Breakthrough from IU chemistry could reduce nuclear, agricultural waste
Indiana University researchers have reported the first definitive evidence for a new molecular structure with potential applications to the safe storage of nuclear waste and reduction of chemicals that contaminate water and trigger large fish kills. The study, which appears online today in the German scientific journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, provides experimental proof for… Read more »
IURTC’s Tony Armstrong to speak on national webinar Oct. 5!
Personnel at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. are sought around the world to share their expertise! This week, Tony Armstrong will speak on “Incentivizing University Faculty for Commercialization Activity” during an October 5 webinar of the same name. Tony is President and CEO of IURTC. He will be speaking with Joy Goswami, Assistant Director… Read more »
Xylogenics, based on IU tech, is a New Venture contest finalist!
Odds are 1 in 6 that a company that licenses IU technology is going to be a big winner next week! Congratulations to Xylogenics on being one of six finalists in next week’s fifth annual BioCrossroads New Venture Competition in Indianapolis. The company applies synthetic biology to create valuable and innovative products that enable sustainable chemical production,… Read more »
IURTC is on the move!
Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. has moved its Indianapolis office to 518 Indiana Ave., near the School of Informatics and Computing building on the IUPUI campus. Bill Stephan, IU’s Vice President for Engagement, said the move aligns with the Bicentennial Strategic Plan. “One of the goals set forth in the plan is to strengthen… Read more »
Another highlight for IURTC: $7+ million in generated revenue last year!
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation seems to be on a roll: a record number of issued U.S. patents last year, a 72 percent increase in licensing agreements and now $7.03 million in generated revenue in 2015-2016, representing the third consecutive year-over-year increase. In a news release distributed September 21, IURTC’s Marie Kerbeshian noted businesses across all… Read more »
IURTC’s Katherine Moynihan is off to Duke to speak about internship programs
Katherine Moynihan, technology manager at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will travel to Durham, N.C., on September 21 to train Duke University’s Office of Licensing and Ventures on establishing an internship program. Moynihan will speak about graduate and post-doctorate students conducting early stage assessment of new inventions disclosed by researchers. “They conduct the initial… Read more »