Bri Heron, technology marketing manager at Indiana University’s Innovation and Commercialization Office, contributed the following story. Indiana University researcher Chandler Walker, Ph.D., has developed a new stem cell-based secretome therapy that influences both the central and peripheral components of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis pathology. Secretome refers to the secretions of tissue or cells that can be… Read more »
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IU researchers seek to commercialize AI tool to identify undiagnosed cases of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia
Bri Heron, technology marketing manager at Indiana University’s Innovation and Commercialization Office, contributed the following story. In the United States alone, Alzheimer’s disease currently affects 6.5 million people and over 11 million caregivers. National costs are projected to reach $1 trillion by 2050. Current early detection approaches for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive… Read more »
IU researchers win Translational Research grant for plastic neutron shield material technology
Bri Heron, technology marketing manager at Indiana University’s Innovation and Commercialization Office, contributed the following story. Mike Snow, a professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, and graduate student Jerald Balta were recently awarded a $34,939 Translational Research grant from IU for their flexible neutron shielding material technology…. Read more »
IU-affiliated startup wins the Regional Pre-Seed Award from Elevate Nexus Southern Region Pitch Competition
Bri Heron, technology marketing manager at Indiana University’s Innovation and Commercialization Office, contributed the following story. Indiana University’s Jamie Tagg is expanding work with his startup idea Celadore after being selected as a winner of a $20,000 Fall Regional Pre-Seed award at the 2022 Elevate Nexus Southern Region Pitch Competition. Celadore, an acoustically optimized cello… Read more »
Shining the spotlight on IU entrepreneurs, innovators
November is National Entrepreneurship Month in the U.S., a time when the nation celebrates its entrepreneurs and the contributions they make to strengthening the American economy and their communities. This week (Nov. 14-20) is also Global Entrepreneurship Week, an international celebration of entrepreneurship. Through robust educational programs and services in the areas of entrepreneurship, business… Read more »
IU researchers recognized as next generation life science leaders
A new recognition program from an initiative to advance life sciences in Indiana has honored six researchers, faculty members or other individuals affiliated with Indiana University as the “next generation of life sciences leaders.” The individuals are the inaugural recipients of BioCrossroads’s 23 PAIR, or Promising Achievers in Innovation and Research, Awards. Each recipient was… Read more »
Creating opportunities to build connections and the next Hoosier success stories
Note: Sodam Kim, assistant director of research communications for the IU Office of the Vice President for Research, contributed to this story. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana University has accelerated efforts to build connections among its global community of entrepreneurs, innovators and investors, while also advancing business ideas with the potential to create new high-quality… Read more »
Assembly Biosciences and Door Pharmaceuticals sign collaboration and option agreement
Assembly Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: ASMB) and Door Pharmaceuticals LLC have announced that the companies have signed an exclusive, two-year collaboration and option agreement focused on the development of a novel class of hepatitis B virus core protein modulators. Door Pharmaceuticals’ innovative discovery platform targets functions of core protein that are distinct from viral assembly and… Read more »
Esteemed panelists to discuss IU’s support of innovation, commercialization Oct. 29
Innovative researchers and entrepreneurs with Indiana University connections will speak Oct. 29 about factors critical to their success and how the university can support faculty and students with interests in innovation and commercialization. The panel will include Richard DiMarchi and Jack Gill, who will receive the first-ever Wylie Innovation Catalyst Medals in a presentation preceding… Read more »
IU ICO reports on 2019-20 fiscal year milestones
The 2019-20 fiscal year was a strong one for the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office, said Simran Trana, IU associate vice president of innovation and commercialization. “This was an unusual year, and not only because of the impact of the novel coronavirus,” Trana said. “IU researchers quickly pivoted their work to create new methods… Read more »