Congratulations to The Bee Corp., founded by three Indiana University alumni, for concluding its Series A funding round. It received investments from Jane Martin, general partner at Village Ventures and the lead investor; Scott Dorsey, High Alpha Ventures; and Elevate Ventures. In a news release, Martin said, “While I am making this investment on profit… Read more »
Economic Development
Director of the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office to promote university’s startup program on webinar
University leaders developing programs to encourage faculty entrepreneurship and startup creation, which can strengthen economic development in a region or state as inventions are developed and taken to market, will learn about one of the best programs in the country during a webinar next week. Dave Wilhite, director of the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office,… Read more »
IUPUI, Indy Chamber partner on event to connect vendors, consultants and business owners with the university
Business owners and consultants met with IUPUI procurement officers during an Aug. 15 event co-hosted by the IUPUI Office of Community Engagement and the Indy Chamber to strengthen the city’s business climate, revitalize its neighborhoods and enhance the region’s workforce. Innovate Indiana was a co-sponsor. Michael Huber, president and CEO of Indy Chamber, and Amy Conrad Warner, IUPUI vice chancellor for… Read more »
IU partners with DirectEmployers Institute, NSWC Crane to encourage STEM students
Indiana University; DirectEmployers Institute; and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division have worked together for two years to encourage Southern Indiana high school students to excel in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Workplace Simulation Project was launched in the Bloomfield School District two years ago. It was made possible by several grants,… Read more »
Xylogenics, which commercializes IU intellectual property, reaches new milestone
Congratulations to Xylogenics, which released a new strain design for its yeast production and fermentation process. According to a company news release, the strain “is currently applicable within the fuel ethanol industry and will soon be available to markets as varied as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, enzymes and a variety of bio-based chemical products such as flavors,… Read more »
Education-to-Employment Convergence review: evidence that Indiana is making progress
As Crimson Catalyst readers know, the 2017 Education-to-Employment Convergence event was held April 20. As I look back on the event, it feels as though educators and industry leaders in Indiana have made progress on the issue that E2E addresses: ensuring that Indiana college graduates have a successful college-to-career transition. In the three years that… Read more »
June 2017 Insights e-newsletter now available
The Insights e-newsletter from Innovate Indiana is now available. Read more about innovation and economic development at Indiana University’s campus system here.
Indiana Business Research Center develops tool for U.S. Economic Development Administration to assess innovation capacity
Indiana University’s Indiana Business Research Center has developed a new tool called Innovation Index 2.0, also known as II 2.0, to compare regions around the United States in the categories of economic dynamics, human capital, productivity and employment, and well-being. Development of II 2.0 was funded by the U.S. Economic Development Agency, which charges nothing… Read more »
Representatives from Japanese pharmaceutical company that licenses IU discovery meet with IURTC, IU School of Medicine researchers
On April 27, representatives from Tokyo-based Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd., known as Kirin, which licenses intellectual property discovered at the IU School of Medicine, met with the researchers and representatives of the IU Research and Technology Corp. Jun Arakawa and Yoshihiro Furuya, managers at the company, provided an update about its business and the… Read more »
Bloomington Innovation Conference expands as it connects industry, research
For the third year in a row, the Bloomington Innovation Conference connected Indiana University Bloomington researchers and industry officials from the region. The conference, organized by the Johnson Center for Innovation and Translational Research, included presentations from external speakers and IU Bloomington faculty who received JCITR Translational Research Pilot Grant Awards. Keith R. Davis, director… Read more »