Faculty, staff and student researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis reported 37 inventions during the fiscal year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Over the last two fiscal years, IUPUI researchers disclosed 75 inventions. Disclosures were made to Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., which served to protect, market and license intellectual property developed… Read more »
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IU Bloomington researchers disclose more than 50 inventions in the 2016-17 fiscal year
Faculty, staff and student researchers at Indiana University Bloomington reported 54 inventions during the fiscal year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Over the last two fiscal years, IU Bloomington researchers disclosed 93 inventions. Disclosures were made to Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., which served to protect, market and license intellectual property developed… Read more »
Apexian Pharmaceuticals, which licenses IU intellectual property, announces FDA agreement
Congratulations to Indianapolis-based Apexian Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotech company that is developing novel compounds to treat cancer. It commercializes intellectual property discovered at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Company officials announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed that APX3330, the company’s investigational new drug, can be used to examine chemotherapy-induced peripheral… Read more »
Xylogenics, which commercializes IU intellectual property, reaches new milestone
Congratulations to Xylogenics, which released a new strain design for its yeast production and fermentation process. According to a company news release, the strain “is currently applicable within the fuel ethanol industry and will soon be available to markets as varied as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, enzymes and a variety of bio-based chemical products such as flavors,… Read more »
Indiana University expands, reorganizes technology transfer and licensing
The university has announced that it is expanding the resources devoted to delivering IU innovations to Indiana and the nation. Technology transfer activities have been moved into the Office of the Vice President for Research. These activities include receiving and vetting invention disclosures, applying for intellectual property protection, and marketing technologies and licensing them to… Read more »
April 2017 Innovation in BLOOMington e-newsletter now available
The Innovation in BLOOMington e-newsletter from Innovate Indiana is now available. Read more about the research, innovation and economic development at Indiana Univeristy-Bloomington online.
Beta testing to begin on The Bee Corp’s hive sensor software
The Bee Corp., an agriculture technology startup founded by Indiana University alumni, seeks beekeepers who operate five or more hives to beta test its hive risk-assessment technology called Queen’s Guard. Wyatt Wells, the company’s chief marketing officer, said, “Queen’s Guard alerts the beekeeper when it detects a non-laying queen. It monitors internal hive temperature, and we use… Read more »
Bloomington Innovation Conference brings together industry leaders, IU Bloomington researchers on April 6
The third annual Bloomington Innovation Conference continues its mission to bring some of the best Indiana University research to the marketplace. Researchers will highlight new and continuing innovation in the Indiana University Bloomington research community, and regional industry leaders will get early exposure to cutting-edge work that could potentially lead to commercial products and services…. Read more »
In Their Own Words: IU-based medical software startup Digital Health Solutions LLC
Digital Health Solutions LLC, founded by Dr. Stephen Downs and Tammy Dugan of the Indiana University School of Medicine, is commercializing software that can help doctors improve quality of care for pediatric patients. Downs and Dugan wrote about the software, called CHICA, and the company for TechPoint, whose mission is to promote and accelerate the… Read more »
IU, other universities receive NSF grant to aid women, other minority entrepreneurs
Indiana University, the University of Louisville, and Missouri University of Science and Technology were awarded a $225,000 grant for a pilot program called AWARE: ACCESS: Building Innovation Capacity through Diversity. The program will help women and other minority faculty, staff and student innovators improve their successes in securing money to commercialize their inventions. “We are thrilled to… Read more »