By Peter J. Schubert, director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy and professor of electrical and computer engineering, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI In 2007, Sen. Richard G. Lugar launched the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy with these words: “Establishment of a center dedicated to the task of… Read more »
Entrepreneurship
One year in: The impact of the Philanthropic Venture Fund
By Teri Willey, executive director, IU Ventures and fund manager, Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC It’s been a year since the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund was launched. We have had a busy and gratifying year as we support companies that are based on IU intellectual property or have IU graduates as founders or members of… Read more »
IU researcher-entrepreneur’s video showcases music for educational art exhibit about hot flashes
Janet S. Carpenter, associate dean for research at the Indiana University School of Nursing, has released a four-minute video on YouTube about the original music composed for her “Hot Flashes? Cool!” informational art exhibit. Michael Drews, an associate professor of music in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, electronically composed music based… Read more »
Eat Pray Syndicate — or, Syndicate well to build a prosperous and innovative Indiana
By Teri Willey, manager, Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund; executive director, Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. The Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. launched the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund in March 2018 to help achieve one of IU’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan priorities: Building a Prosperous and Innovative Indiana. The fund invests for equity in… Read more »
IU researcher-entrepreneur’s video uses thermography to show hot flashes are real
Janet S. Carpenter, associate dean for research at the Indiana University School of Nursing, has released a three-minute video on YouTube as part of her “Hot Flashes? Cool!” channel. Carpenter used a thermal camera to show internal temperatures a volunteer experienced during a hot flash. In the video, Carpenter said, “We can’t see, necessarily, what’s… Read more »
Article highlights chemistry partnership between IU, Purdue and Notre Dame
By Kevin Fryling, news and media specialist, science, Indiana University Communications A longstanding partnership between Indiana’s three top research universities recently got some high-profile exposure in the world of pharmaceutical chemistry through a story in PharmTech, a leading news source for professionals in the global pharmaceutical manufacturing drug-development community. The story, “Precompetitive Research Spurs Innovation… Read more »
Nov. 28 CREED meeting highlighted INfuze Indiana, government relations, IURTC and IU Northwest
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, hosted its final quarterly meeting of 2018 on Nov. 28 on the IUPUI campus. Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement and CREED chair, shared new developments at the university: David Rubenstein is scheduled to be the winter commencement speaker at IU Bloomington, the… Read more »
IU President Michael A. McRobbie tours The Union 525
Earlier in November, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie toured The Union 525 in downtown Indianapolis. The university has established a dedicated presence in this venue, which provides flexible space for startups and growth companies. Pres. McRobbie was joined on the tour by Vice President for Engagement Bill Stephan, IUPUI professor Lou Lenzi, Assistant Vice… Read more »
Why entrepreneurship? Why IU? Why Dimension Mill?
The public is welcome to attend the Nov. 15 launch party of Dimension Mill, 642 N. Madison St., Bloomington. The Mill is a 103-year-old building that has been transformed into a 19,000-square-foot coworking and business incubator space in Bloomington’s Trades District. Mary-Rachel Redman of Inside Indiana Business will emcee the event. Keynote speaker Mark Solon… Read more »
Global magazine recognizes leaders of IURTC, IU Philanthropic Venture Fund
Tony Armstrong and Teri Willey have been named to the inaugural 2018 Global University Venturing Powerlist, which recognizes the top 100 leaders of university venture funds. Armstrong, the president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., is fourth on the list. Willey, IURTC’s managing director and manager of the IU Philanthropic Venture… Read more »