The Indiana University School of Dentistry is one of the oldest dental schools in the United States, starting in 1879 as the Indiana Dental College. Indiana University acquired it in 1925 and built a facility to house the school in 1933. From its first days, the School of Dentistry has impacted the lives of people… Read more »
Technology Commercialization
Treating a leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers
Research conducted throughout the Indiana University campus system continues to affect lives of people around the globe. Spotlight Innovation Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, has licensed technology from Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. that could potentially treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA affects between 1 in 6,000 and 1 in 10,000 newborns. An infant who… Read more »
IU, Purdue join forces as co-conveners for upcoming Indiana Sensors and Electronics Collaborative in Indy
This Friday, researchers from Indiana University, Purdue University and IUPUI will come together in Indianapolis for the Indiana Sensors and Electronics Collaborative, a strategic workshop set from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Purdue Technology Center, located at 5225 Exploration Drive. Both Purdue and IU will serve as co-conveners for the event, which seeks to identify… Read more »
Applied Research Institute to be world-class, model for other states, says state’s top innovation officer
For now, development of an Applied Research Institute in southwest central Indiana is in its early stages, as military, academic and industry partners lay the groundwork for the collaborative facility funded by a $16.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Once it is up and running, however, the institute’s ambitions are not to be just another… Read more »
Critical need for collaboration in U.S. defense programs highlights inaugural Innovation Crossover event
DAY ONE: It may come as a surprise to most Americans, but gone are the days when the United States – and its military in particular – can claim sole ownership of the scientific and technological frontier. This message comes from no less an authority than Chris Fall, assistant director for defense programs with the… Read more »
B-Start pre-accelerator selects second group of student-led startups; Pitch Day competition set for Jan. 12
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for early-stage technology companies run by Indiana University Bloomington and Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington students, recently announced its second class of participants. Developed by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. and supported in part by Innovate Indiana, B-Start involves mentorship, coaching, consultations and informational sessions conducted throughout the fall. This training… Read more »
Xylogenics, based on IU tech, is a New Venture contest finalist!
Odds are 1 in 6 that a company that licenses IU technology is going to be a big winner next week! Congratulations to Xylogenics on being one of six finalists in next week’s fifth annual BioCrossroads New Venture Competition in Indianapolis. The company applies synthetic biology to create valuable and innovative products that enable sustainable chemical production,… Read more »
IU improves its standing among world’s most innovative universities — now ranked 37th on Reuters list
When Reuters News launched its inaugural list of the world’s 100 most innovative universities in 2015, Indiana University managed to squeeze into the upper half, ranked 49th overall and 33rd among U.S. universities. Not too shabby from any perspective. Then this year’s list came out Wednesday. And IU moved up 12 more spots to No…. Read more »
IU Northwest School of Medicine researchers win $1.5 million NIH grant to study how certain proteins ‘trick’ bacteria into killing themselves
Throughout the next four years, researchers at the Indiana University Northwest School of Medicine in Gary will use a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to explore how a group of proteins within the body employ a “molecular trick” that causes bacteria to destroy itself. The grant, awarded recently to principal investigator Roman Dziarski… Read more »
Another highlight for IURTC: $7+ million in generated revenue last year!
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation seems to be on a roll: a record number of issued U.S. patents last year, a 72 percent increase in licensing agreements and now $7.03 million in generated revenue in 2015-2016, representing the third consecutive year-over-year increase. In a news release distributed September 21, IURTC’s Marie Kerbeshian noted businesses across all… Read more »