Nancy T. Chang, Ph.D., founded Tanox, a biopharmaceutical company, in 1986 while on faculty at the Baylor College of Medicine. The company developed Xolair, an anti-inflammatory asthma treatment, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for use in 2003. Tanox was acquired by Genentech in 2007 for $919 million. Chang will speak during the… Read more »
IU Innovation and Commercialization Office
5th annual Innovation and Commercialization Conference goes virtual
The Indiana University Office of Innovation and Commercialization will host the fifth annual Innovation and Commercialization Conference on Sept. 17 and 18 on Zoom. It is co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Office of the Vice President for Government Relations and Economic Engagement, the Office of Business Partnerships, and the… Read more »
IU ICO Perspectives: a process to closely align with faculty
By Simran Trana, associate vice president, IU Innovation and Commercialization Office Over the six months that I have been at Indiana University, IU ICO has been reviewing its processes, practices and development programs that will align us more closely with faculty and what they need in terms of commercializing their intellectual property. Our commercialization managers… Read more »
Q&A with Landon Young of Elevate Ventures about 8/11 webinar
Landon Young is director of university initiatives and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Elevate Ventures, which helps to fulfill the state of Indiana’s need to provide capital and expert advisory services to startups in several regions around the state. Young’s responsibilities include overseeing Elevate Origins, a virtual pre-accelerator that helps startup founders perfect their pitch deck and… Read more »
Webinar: Elevate Ventures Programs for Entrepreneurs and Startups
At 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Indiana University Office of the Vice President for Research will host the second in a series of IU Quarry webinars. This free virtual event will introduce attendees to Elevate Ventures, which helps to fulfill the state of Indiana’s need to provide capital and expert advisory services to startups… Read more »
IU School of Medicine researchers disclose 74 inventions in 2019-20 fiscal year
Faculty, staff and student researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine disclosed 74 inventions to the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office during the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. The IU Innovation and Commercialization Office’s mission is to drive innovation to the market for the benefit of the public, the university… Read more »
IUPUI researchers disclose 32 inventions in 2019-20 fiscal year
Faculty, staff and student researchers at IUPUI disclosed 32 inventions to the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office during the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. The IU Innovation and Commercialization Office’s mission is to drive innovation to the market for the benefit of the public, the university and the innovators for state,… Read more »
IU Bloomington researchers disclose 42 inventions in 2019-20 fiscal year
Faculty, staff and student researchers at Indiana University Bloomington disclosed 42 inventions to the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office during the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. The IU Innovation and Commercialization Office’s mission is to drive innovation to the market for the benefit of the public, the university and the innovators… Read more »
Webinar: Priming Faculty Startups for VC Investment
At 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, the Indiana University Office of the Vice President for Research and Office of the Vice President for Government Relations and Economic Engagement will host the first in a series of IU Quarry webinars. This free webinar will help IU faculty, staff and students who have started a company —… Read more »
IU researchers create multiple inventions, innovations in response to COVID-19
Faculty and staff at all Indiana University campuses and academic centers immediately and expertly respond to challenges that impact the lives and livelihoods of people around the world. They are proving their mettle again, responding to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic by disclosing their inventions to the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. IU ICO officials had received… Read more »