FundSponge, a company that helps small nonprofit organizations raise money as people shop online, and Merchant’s Garden, a model for bringing environmentally friendly, out-of-season produce to restaurants, groceries and homes in urban environments, are co-winners of IU Bloomington’s 2015 BEST competition. BEST is the world’s largest investment competition offered by a university to its students,… Read more »
Tag: Informatics and IT
BEST competition at IU Bloomington offers $250,000 for student entrepreneurs' top ideas
Four years ago, a group of 10 investors, the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. and IU School of Informatics and Computing Dean Bobby Schnabel helped launch the Building Entrepreneurs in Software and Technology (BEST) competition. The objective was to enhance the entrepreneurial culture at IU Bloomington by giving seniors and graduate students two important… Read more »
State champions of the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge about to learn who won the overall competition – and who gets "braggin' rights"
The winner of the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge, (initially set to be announced Thursday, March 12) is now scheduled to be announced Wednesday, March 25 — and a pair of Hoosier teams have their eye on the $4,000 grand prize. Organized by the Indy Chamber and TechPoint in partnership with the State of Indiana, the… Read more »
IU's commitment to cybersecurity helps state win bid for Army Guard Cyber Protection Team
The Indiana Army National Guard will expand its mission in 2016, but this latest initiative will not be visible in the usual way. Rather than Hoosiers seeing more convoys on their highways, this surge will occur in cyberspace – on the information superhighway – in the form of a Cyber Protection Team. About two weeks… Read more »
New innovation and entrepreneurship programs start to take shape as IU moves aggressively toward strategic goals
As Indiana University strengthens its focus on promoting innovation and commercialization in the 21st century — and fostering a culture of “building and making” as IU President Michael A. McRobbie noted in his fall State of the University address — already we are seeing these programs take shape. One such effort is a memorandum of… Read more »
Indiana University well represented among nominees for the 16th annual Mira Awards
The nominees for TechPoint’s 16th annual Mira Awards have been announced and several have Indiana University ties. Presented by BKD CPAs & Advisors, these awards recognize the top companies and individuals involved in technology innovation statewide. The exposure and prestige offered by the Miras serves as a powerful springboard for Hoosier entrepreneurs. Past winners have… Read more »
Three-week Indiana vs. Texas "hackathon" challenge kicks off over the weekend at IUPUI
Teams of techno-savvy Hoosiers and Texans are currently locked in an innovative competition — for now in their respective states — as the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge got under way this weekend — as shown in a photo essay produced by The Indianapolis Star. Organized by the Indy Chamber and TechPoint in partnership with the… Read more »
Upcoming "hackathon" to pit Hoosiers vs. Texans in creating innovative solutions to public agency challenges
At first blush, the term “hackathon” may conjure images of sinister teams — perhaps wearing Guy Fawkes masks — breaking down the security measures of a high-profile computer network in search of top secret files or embarrassing e-mails. Such dramatized visuals, however, are far from the actual impetus behind the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge, a… Read more »
Spin Up program passes $2 million mark in raised funds for faculty-inspired ventures
This summer, Spin Up — IURTC’s business accelerator focused on biotech, engineering, health care, life science and medical device technology — surpassed the $2 million mark in funds raised. Along the way to its three-year anniversary in July, the program created 24 new companies, 30 new entrepreneurs among Indiana University faculty — including seven women… Read more »
IU startup EmotEd teams with DeveloperTown in a venture to treat emotion deficit disorder
EmotEd LLC, an Indiana University startup that aims to treat emotional deficits linked to traumatic brain injuries, has partnered with Broad Ripple-based design and development firm DeveloperTown to produce a therapeutic video game that EmotEd hopes to market. So far, DeveloperTown’s collaboration with EmotEd, along with faculty at the IU School of Medicine and the… Read more »