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IU’s Shoebox Fund invests in two new student startups

Posted April 19, 2022 by Ryan Piurek

An investment fund that supports IU student innovation announces investment in FoodMeets and Solesca An app that connects people through dining-out experiences and a startup creating software to help farmers implement solar power are the latest student startups to benefit from the Shoebox Fund, an investment fund that supports student innovation and entrepreneurship at Indiana… Read more »

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‘Best in Tech’ nominees reflect strength and success of IU Ventures’ expanding investment portfolio

Posted February 18, 2022 by Ryan Piurek

This week saw Indianapolis-based technology growth accelerator TechPoint unveil its nominees for the 23rd annual Mira Awards, honoring the “Best of Tech in Indiana.” The Mira Awards are the state’s largest, best known and most prestigious technology awards. Once again, the Mira Awards are shining a light on IU’s recent success in advancing the startup… Read more »

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IU Ventures’ investment helps fuel continued growth of Indiana-based life sciences startup and newly named ‘Most Fundable’ company

Posted October 20, 2021 by Ryan Piurek

The first-ever company to receive a double investment through IU Ventures’ startup support ecosystem, diagnostic cancer testing startup Amplified Sciences, just received some resounding support by way of one of the nation’s most rigorous startup competitions. Amplifed Sciences has landed on Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s fourth-annual Most Fundable Companies List, which was announced during a… Read more »

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Bringing together the best in innovation, improving Indiana’s quality of life and place

Posted October 15, 2021 by Ryan Piurek

As Indiana University prepares to celebrate Homecoming this weekend, the university is less than a week away from another noteworthy “reunion” activity bringing together alumni and other friends of the university. On Thursday, Oct. 21, IU Ventures will host the inaugural IU Founders and Funders Network Conference, which will spotlight key resources available to IU-affiliated… Read more »

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Patent awarded to IU innovation that could impact cell and tissue therapeutics

Posted March 17, 2020 by Steve Martin

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on an innovation to create cells that could improve vascular repair. The innovation was created by Dr. Mervin Yoder of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Endothelial colony-forming cells are rare cells that have been shown to be directly transplantable into patients. They have been… Read more »

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CourseNetworking provides free learning management system to distance learners in wake of coronavirus restrictions

Posted March 3, 2020 by IU Communications

By Ali Jafari, professor, School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI; founder, CourseNetworking; director, IUPUI CyberLab CourseNetworking (CN) and CyberLab at IUPUI are offering our Learning Management System (LMS) free to institutions whose educational offerings are affected by the coronavirus and thus need distance-learning tools. Some governments are closing universities, colleges and schools in response… Read more »

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IU School of Global and International Studies renamed for statesmen Hamilton and Lugar

Posted October 4, 2018 by IU Communications

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie has announced that, with the approval of the IU Board of Trustees, the School of Global and International Studies will be named in honor of former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton and former U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar — two immensely accomplished Indiana statesmen and two of the nation’s… Read more »

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IU at the 2018 TechPoint Mira Awards: Indiana Health Information Exchange

Posted April 27, 2018 by Steve Martin

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 the Indiana Health Information Exchange, which enables hospitals, physicians, laboratories, pharmacies, payers and other health service providers to… Read more »

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Ascend Indiana, IU Bicentennial, upcoming E2E conference highlight quarterly CREED meeting at IUPUI

Posted February 24, 2017 by Bill W. Hornaday

At its first quarterly meeting of 2017, Indiana University’s Council of Regional Engagement and Economic Development heard briefings on efforts to develop and retain skilled labor in Indiana’s workforce, details about IU’s upcoming Bicentennial celebration and changes planned for its third annual E2E Convergence event. The vice president of Ascend Indiana, Sally Reasoner, discussed her… Read more »

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CREED to hear presentation by Ascend Indiana, plus updates on IU Bicentennial and E2E Convergence during Wednesday meeting at IUPUI

Posted February 21, 2017 by Bill W. Hornaday

IU’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) will hear an overview of Ascend Indiana — an initiative that identifies industry needs, links workers with training programs and funnels trainees to employers — during a quarterly meeting Wednesday at IUPUI’s University Hall. Additional presentations will include an overview of economic engagement activities at the… Read more »

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