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 »
Entrepreneurship
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 »
Using software to improve quality of care for young patients
The quality of care for pediatric patients will be improved by software developed at IU School of Medicine and commercialized by a startup company. Digital Health Solutions was launched by Dr. Stephen Downs and Tammy Dugan to commercialize software called CHICA, or Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation. Over the past 12 years, CHICA has been used for… Read more »
The Bee Corp. begins R&D on its commercial beehive sensors
Remember The Bee Corp., the startup launched by then-IU students that won the BEST Competition? The company is growing! Wyatt Wells, the company CMO, explained that the company has begun research and development on its agriculture technology: sensors that detect what the environment of a commercial beehive is like. You can read more about the… 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 »
What’s the buzz about The Bee Corp? CEO Ellie Symes speaks with Gerry Dick of Inside Indiana Business.
Ellie Symes of The Bee Corp. spoke with host Gerry Dick of Inside Indiana Business about the startup, its technology, its partners and its future. Congratulations to Ellie on the growth of this startup company! The complete four-minute broadcast interview can be watched here.
IU scientists’ math learning software gets boost from campus commercialization group
By Kevin Fryling, IU Newsroom If it’s true that overnight success is a decade in the making, then it’s fitting that the first step of David Landy’s journey into the world of software startups began 10 years ago — and in the middle of the night. An assistant professor in the IU Bloomington College of… 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 »