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 »
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 »
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 »
Software entrepreneur to keynote Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference
Dr. Don Brown, a successful serial software entrepreneur and an Indiana University alumnus, will keynote “The Changing Business of Healthcare,” a conference being presented Nov. 9 in Indianapolis by IU’s Kelley School of Business. Brown will kick off the conference, the latest event in the Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series, organized by Kelley’s Center for… Read more »
Indiana University’s technology transfer process featured on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Fred H. Cate, Indiana University vice president for research, spoke about the university’s technology transfer process with Gerry Dick on “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” Cate provided an overview of the technology transfer process and spoke about the record three-year period of activity for the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. Other highlights were a… Read more »
B-Start selects nine Bloomington-area startups for 2018 cohort
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for early-stage startups in Bloomington, announced its 2018 cohort today. Nine startups were selected to participate in the 22-week-long program, during which they will attend workshops in lean business concepts, customer acquisition, fundraising, marketing and more. This newest group of B-Start participants focuses on a wide variety of industries: Blue Hawke… Read more »