The 2019 TechPoint Mira Awards will celebrate the state’s success stories in the technology sector. Winners will be announced at a black-tie awards ceremony and gala featuring a reception and three-course seated dinner Saturday, April 13, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. We congratulate the Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund. It is one of five… Read more »
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Eat Pray Syndicate — or, Syndicate well to build a prosperous and innovative Indiana
By Teri Willey, manager, Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund; executive director, Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. The Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. launched the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund in March 2018 to help achieve one of IU’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan priorities: Building a Prosperous and Innovative Indiana. The fund invests for equity in… Read more »
Nov. 28 CREED meeting highlighted INfuze Indiana, government relations, IURTC and IU Northwest
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, hosted its final quarterly meeting of 2018 on Nov. 28 on the IUPUI campus. Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement and CREED chair, shared new developments at the university: David Rubenstein is scheduled to be the winter commencement speaker at IU Bloomington, the… Read more »
Global magazine recognizes leaders of IURTC, IU Philanthropic Venture Fund
Tony Armstrong and Teri Willey have been named to the inaugural 2018 Global University Venturing Powerlist, which recognizes the top 100 leaders of university venture funds. Armstrong, the president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., is fourth on the list. Willey, IURTC’s managing director and manager of the IU Philanthropic Venture… Read more »
Tony Armstrong of IURTC to speak on university startups panel in Houston
Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will participate in a panel at the second annual Venture Houston, taking place Nov. 8-9. The event will be hosted by Global Corporate Venturing and Global University Venturing. The “Best Practices to Create and Fund Startups from Universities and Public Research Labs… Read more »
June 20 CREED meeting showcased IURTC, Indiana IoT Lab and statewide impact website
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, hosted its second quarterly meeting of 2018 on June 20 on the IUPUI campus. David Gard, assistant vice president for economic engagement, shared new developments at the university: Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement, will also assume the duties of the vice president… Read more »
Indiana University among global leaders in patents received in 2017
For the fifth consecutive year, Indiana University has been ranked in a report about intellectual property protection published by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Association. IU Research and Technology Corp., which until July 2017 managed the technology transfer process on behalf of IU, ranked 54th in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities… Read more »
Tony Armstrong of IURTC to speak at two related meetings in London in May
Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will participate in two events at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium, May 22-23 in London. “I am excited to speak to an international audience about IU and its strengths in building an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship at its campuses,” Armstrong said…. Read more »
Institutes of higher education matter to the entrepreneurial ecosystem
By Tony Armstrong, president and CEO, Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. When Elevate Ventures launched its two-day Kinetic conference in early May, its goal was to further develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Indianapolis and across Indiana. With this in mind, leaders at Elevate Ventures brought together a strong group of speakers for the event:… Read more »
IU to sponsor Fort Wayne Technology Commercialization Forum in June
The defense, technology, entrepreneurial and economic development communities of Northeast Indiana are invited to a forum about building successful companies by commercializing intellectual property. The Fort Wayne Technology Commercialization Forum will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 4 at the Mirro Center for Research and Innovation, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne…. Read more »