The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on compounds discovered at Indiana University Bloomington that could have an effect against the hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B (HBV) causes viral hepatitis that can further lead to chronic liver disease and increase the risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Worldwide, about 2 billion… Read more »
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Supporting student interest in innovation and entrepreneurship
During the first week of classes in the fall 2019 semester, experts in innovation, entrepreneurship and community engagement wrote about how IU campuses support students who are innovative and/or entrepreneurially minded. The original opinion pieces, posted on the Crimson Catalyst blog, can be read at the following links: “The upheaval in industrial innovation: Why IUPUI… Read more »
Teaching with Technology: IU East students’ desire for innovative machinery impacts our community
By Timothy W. Scales, senior lecturer, School of Business and Economics, Indiana University East At the Center for Entrepreneurship at Indiana University East, we teach with technology. Sometimes it’s the instructor teaching the students and, other times, it’s the students teaching the instructor. Over the past few years, we have utilized new equipment such as… Read more »
Supporting and sustaining student innovation and entrepreneurship at Indiana University
By Travis J. Brown, senior executive assistant dean, School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington As with all student interests, innovation and entrepreneurship must be encouraged and supported. Indiana University is one of the world’s foremost research institutions, and there are thousands of intelligent students with groundbreaking ideas. By supporting those students and… Read more »
The upheaval in industrial innovation: Why IUPUI students are ready
By Lou Lenzi, professor of practice, School of Informatics and Computing, IUPUI Nearly every industry vertical, from the manufacture of hard goods to the delivery of services, is experiencing an upheaval of its traditional business models. New technologies, global competition, increasing environmental awareness and shifting demographics are but a few of the causes driving this… Read more »
B-Start, Bloomington’s business development program, to accept applications through Sept. 20
Are you interested in launching an innovation-driven business in Bloomington? Indiana University Bloomington students, faculty and staff with an interest in starting their own company can apply to participate in the 2019-20 cohort of B-Start, a pre-accelerator program, to help launch their for-profit, innovation-driven business in Bloomington. The five-month B-Start program includes: Individual mentoring by… Read more »
How attending BIO benefits me and my company, and can benefit you
By Nathan J. Alves, CEO and co-founder, Indiana Lysis Technologies LLC; assistant professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty, staff and students at Indiana University campuses and academic centers who seek to develop long-lasting, valuable partnerships across academia and industry should look into the annual BIO International Convention. I highly recommend… Read more »
IU researchers map global economy in collaboration with LinkedIn
A small team of researchers at Indiana University has created the first global map of labor flow in collaboration with the world’s largest professional social network, LinkedIn. The work is reported in the journal Nature Communications. The study’s lead authors are Jaehyuk Park and Ian Wood, Ph.D. students working with Yong Yeol “Y.Y.” Ahn, a professor at… Read more »
Our portfolio grows: Welcome MBX Biosciences and Ziptility
By Teri Willey, executive director, IU Ventures and fund manager, Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund I am pleased to report that in Q2 2019, we have added two more companies to our portfolio. MBX Biosciences is a therapeutics company founded by serial entrepreneurs Kent Hawryluk, who received the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of… Read more »
Equipping the marketing toolbelt: IU Northwest expert leads workshops for nonprofit organizations
On May 13 and 17, almost two dozen nonprofit owners and managers attended workshops led by an Indiana University Northwest expert. They learned about traditional media and social media tools to better market their organizations. Subir Bandyopadhyay, a professor of marketing at IU Northwest’s School of Business and Economics, organized workshops titled “Bringing For-profit Marketing… Read more »