Indianapolis is one of five cities recently awarded Readiness Challenge Grants from the Smart Cities Council — a development that paves the way for each city to use smart technologies to boost local innovation, inclusion and investment activities. The Circle City joins Austin, Miami, Orlando and Philadelphia as grant winners, emerging from a pool of… Read more »
Economic Development
PROFILE: Kelley senior’s startup helps Tydee busy students’ laundry woes
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Some say it’s lazy. Others call it a time-kill. Either way, there’s an unmistakable truth that spans generations of college students – one that Indiana University senior Zachary Burr hopes to capitalize upon. “We hate doing laundry. The physical task of washing, drying and folding clothes takes several hours out of your… Read more »
B-Start participant shares benefits, lessons taken from pre-accelerator geared toward student-run businesses
A recent participant in the B-Start pre-accelerator for student-run businesses, IU entrepreneurship and international business major Wes Wagner, wrote an article outlining key lessons he took from four-month mentorship program offered by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. Among the topics he addressed were time management, coping with “burnout,” using motivation to complete more work and… Read more »
IURTC CEO Tony Armstrong reports on strong year to Board of Trustees
2016 was a strong year in technology commercialization and economic development at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., according to a report by IURTC CEO Tony Armstrong to the Indiana University Board of Trustees last week. Some highlights from the past year include: Licenses: 46, up 84 percent from 25 in FY 2015 Licensing revenue: $7.03… Read more »
Startup licensing IU technology nears trials for Fragile X Syndrome treatment
We wish the best to Confluence Pharmaceuticals LLC, which licenses technology through Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. According to Inside Indiana Business, the company is within a few months of beginning clinical trials for its drug that could treat Fragile X Syndrome. FXS affects about 180,00 people in the United States. People affected by FXS… Read more »
NY Times: Indianapolis emerging as a technology hub; IU among state universities supplying tech talent
A recent New York Times article offered the nation, in fact the world, an overview of something that Hoosiers have known for several years now — that Indianapolis is more than a manufacturing center and is taking its place as a technology center. Just a few examples cited in the story included: The expansion of… Read more »
IU Northwest professor helps small businesses search for ‘appi-ness’ when it comes to low-cost mobile marketing
Once again, Subir Bandyopadhyay’s mission to bring low-cost mobile marketing strategies to small businesses in northwest Indiana has taken flight — this time at a Jan. 23 workshop held at the IU Northwest campus. Titled “In Search of Appi-ness: Leverage Apps to Develop a Cost-Effective Mobile Marketing Strategy,” 23 people took part in the four-hour… Read more »
With domestic, international growth on the horizon, IU-funded drone firm PrecisionHawk makes a change at CEO
A drone mapping and aerial data services company that counts the Innovate Indiana Fund as a key financial backer has made a switch at CEO as it prepares for rapid growth both domestically and abroad. According to TechCrunch, Blackboard Inc. co-founder Michael Chasen is taking the reins at the Raleigh, N.C.-based PrecisionHawk, which employs at… Read more »
IU SoIC, NSWC Crane sign ‘smart tech’ research and development agreement
Wednesday marked another red-letter day in terms of collaboration between Indiana University and Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, as a “smart tech” R&D agreement was signed between the facility and IU’s School of Informatics and Computing. Research conducted under the pact will help integrate modern “smart” technology into current systems vital to the nation’s defense…. Read more »
Rocket fuel startup co-founded by IU alumnus receives $80,000 in funding
Congratulations to Indiana University alumnus Chris Stoker, co-founder of Adranos Energetics LLC, a rocket fuel startup. The company received $80,000 in funding from the Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund earlier in January! Adranos’ co-founders Stoker and Brandon Terry, a Purdue postdoctoral research associate on rocket fuel innovation, serve the aviation and aerospace industries through the development of… Read more »