IU Ventures has achieved growth and success over the last two decades through the proof of its model. Back when the organization was known as IU Advanced Research and Technology Institute, or ARTI, it made its first equity investment in a revolutionary enterprise learning-management system called ANGEL, a successor to first product OnCourse which was… Read more »
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CourseNetworking provides free learning management system to distance learners in wake of coronavirus restrictions
By Ali Jafari, professor, School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI; founder, CourseNetworking; director, IUPUI CyberLab CourseNetworking (CN) and CyberLab at IUPUI are offering our Learning Management System (LMS) free to institutions whose educational offerings are affected by the coronavirus and thus need distance-learning tools. Some governments are closing universities, colleges and schools in response… Read more »
Paper resumes becoming passé as IUPUI-developed ePortfolio spreads throughout K-12, higher ed
By John Schwarb, IU Communications INDIANAPOLIS — College graduates trying to enter the workforce with a paper resume and transcript? That’s so 20th century. Students today can show the breadth and depth of their academic career and more with an ePortfolio, an online portfolio that can be built and enhanced from grade school all the… Read more »
Kelley’s Indiana Business Research Center supports U.S. Opportunity Zones initiative
A new online tool developed at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business to help economic and community developers in areas identified as opportunity zones is being praised by a top official at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The USA Opportunity Zones tool was created at the Indiana Business Research Center at Kelley for the… Read more »
Patent issued to IU innovation that could innovate therapeutics for cancer, Type 2 diabetes, other diseases
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on an innovation to improve upon therapeutics that pertain to controlling protein function. More than two dozen inhibitors of disease-associated enzymes have been developed and approved for clinical use. They are considered invaluable in illuminating the mechanism of these diseases and providing novel therapeutics. But… Read more »
A recap of 2019 National Entrepreneurship Month posts
Thanks to the Indiana University faculty, staff, current students and alumni who shared insights about being an entrepreneur. The following links will take you to each person’s Q&A article on Crimson Catalyst. Nathan J. Alves, Indiana Lysis Technologies Jacob Babcock, NuCurrent Kevin Berkopes, Crossroads Portfolio Companies Adrian Calderon, Adrian’s Prophet Sneha Dave, Health Advocacy Summit… Read more »
Patent issued to IU innovation to conduct paper-spray MS in a single device
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on an innovation to improve the process of paper-spray mass spectrometry. The innovation was created by Nicholas Manicke of IUPUI. Paper-spray mass spectrometry improves upon traditional mass spectrometry methods to identify the amount and type of chemicals present in a sample. Potential applications include patient… Read more »
Patent issued to IU noninvasive, unified method to quantify blood flow in an artery
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on a method of noninvasively quantifying in vivo blood flow and flow-artery interaction in an artery. The innovation was created by Huidan “Whitney” Lu of IUPUI and Chen Lin of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Recently, a new method to assess in vivo blood… Read more »
Patent issued to IU noninvasive method to measure or control nerve activity
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on an innovation to measure or control nerve activity that could be used in the diagnosis and treatment of various cardiac and other medical conditions. The innovation was created by Dr. Peng-Sheng Chen of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Many diagnostic and treatment methods… Read more »
Patent issued to IU on tags to identify conduits used in health care
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on innovations related to conduit identification tags. The innovation was created by Dr. John T Finnell of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Conduits are used to deliver electrical signals, electrical power or a substance over a distance. Often, numerous conduits are used in close… Read more »