The 2018 TechPoint Mira Awards will celebrate the state’s success stories in the technology sector. A record 205 applications were submitted, which were vetted by subject-matter experts and resulted in 116 finalists in 12 categories. We congratulate Crossroads Education, which is dedicated to improving the education system through the design of collaborative learning spaces and… Read more »
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IU at the 2018 TechPoint Mira Awards: IU students, alumni & their companies
The 2018 TechPoint Mira Awards will celebrate the state’s success stories in the technology sector. A record 205 applications were submitted, which were vetted by subject-matter experts and resulted in 116 finalists in 12 categories. We congratulate seven IU alumni and student- and alumni-launched companies nominated in six categories: New Startup of the Year tend.ly… Read more »
Apexian Pharmaceuticals opens phase I clinical trial of APX3330
Congratulations to Apexian Pharmaceuticals, which licenses technology through the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office. Mark R. Kelley, Apexian Pharmaceuticals’ chief scientific officer, is the Betty and Earl Herr Chair in Pediatric Oncology Research and a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Indiana… Read more »
New website connects inventors with IU Innovation and Commercialization Office
Researchers at all Indiana University campuses can visit a new website to disclose inventions created with university resources, learn about the commercialization process, review the IU Intellectual Property Policy, contact personnel at the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) in Bloomington and Indianapolis, and more. ICO operates through the Office of the Vice President for… Read more »
IU one of six universities helping Air Force ‘invent the future today’
Indiana University Bloomington is one of six universities nationwide to host innovation workshops as part of the U.S. Air Force Science and Technology 2030 initiative, which is working to update the Air Force’s science and technology strategy. Hosted on the Bloomington campus May 10 and 11, the conference will feature workshops on a variety of advanced technological and… Read more »
IU, IUPUI tech and startups to be highlighted at The Combine conference in Bloomington
Indiana University and IUPUI faculty, students and alumni will be in the spotlight at a Bloomington event for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, developers, community leaders, creatives and techies. The Combine is an annual conference that connects innovators across the Midwest. More than 1,500 people have attended the conference, which was established in 2010. The 2018 conference… Read more »
Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund featured on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., and Teri Willey, IURTC’s managing director and fund manager, spoke about the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund with Gerry Dick on “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” Armstrong and Willey spoke about the fund being a tool to turn university research into products and… Read more »
Tony Armstrong, Teri Willey of IURTC to appear on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., and Teri Willey, IURTC’s managing director and fund manager, will appear on the next “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” They will speak with Gerry about the newly established Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund. WFYI, the PBS television station in Indianapolis, will broadcast… Read more »
Apexian Pharmaceuticals closes Series A funding round
Congratulations to Apexian Pharmaceuticals, which licenses technology through the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office. Mark R. Kelley, Apexian Pharmaceuticals’ chief scientific officer, is the Betty and Earl Herr Chair in Pediatric Oncology Research and a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Indiana University… Read more »
These 58 IU researchers were named on issued patents in 2016-17
Indiana University had a strong year in technology transfer activity in 2016-17, reporting a 10-year high in licensing agreements and a year-over-year increase in invention disclosures. Also, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a record 57 patents on IU discoveries in 2016-17, eclipsing the previous record of 53 issued the year before. Another 142… Read more »