The Hoosier Healthcare Innovation Challenge will be from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday, July 13, at the IU School of Informatics at IUPUI. This event will bring together leaders from Indiana’s healthcare, technology and entrepreneurial communities to foster cross-sector collaborations aimed at improving patient care, reducing healthcare costs and continuing to establish Indiana as… Read more »
Tag: Innovation
New venture competition seeks applications in Indiana
Applications are sought for the inaugural BioCrossroads New Venture Competition presented by Krieg DeVault, an early stage business competition open to life sciences (biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic, ag-biotech) and health information technology companies holding a substantial nexus to Indiana and a high potential for attracting investment capital. In addition to a cash prize of… Read more »
Business and engineering students partner to bring patented invention to market
Business students at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Indianapolis along with students from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI are partnering to bring a patented invention to market. Two business students and three biomedical engineering students are joining forces to research how to commercialize a new kidney dialysis invention by IU surgeon George Akingba,… Read more »
IUPUI Professor Ali Jafari and Courseload win 2012 Mira Awards for Technology in Education Excellence
Saturday evening I had the opportunity to attend the 2012 Mira Awards ceremony at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. The Mira Awards are presented by TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, to recognize the state’s high-tech successes. The Mira Awards recognize excellence and innovation among Indiana’s outstanding technology industry performers and contributors, and focus attention on… Read more »
Connect with IU: Leadership Development Institute (LDI)
From the Leadership Development Institute at Indiana University website: The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at the Kelley School of Business was created to help students grow and leverage important leadership behaviors that will increase their effectiveness in getting business results while working with and through others. Its goal is to develop students’ ability to lead… Read more »
Connect with IU: Center for Health Policy
From the IU Center for Health Policy Website: In 2007, Indiana University established the IU Center for Health Policy (CHP), a collaborative, multidisciplinary research center within the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the IU Public Policy Institute. Eric Wright serves as director of the CHP. Our research addresses a number of… Read more »
Connect with IU: Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
From the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute website: The mission of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute is to advance our knowledge and understanding of the brain and behavior through research and training programs that apply the latest innovations in biomedical discovery with the central goal of informing ongoing and future treatment of neurological and mental disorders… Read more »
Connect with IU: Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
From the Regenstrief Institute website: Regenstrief Institute, Inc., an internationally recognized informatics and healthcare research organization, is dedicated to the improvement of health through research that enhances the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. Established in 1969 by philanthropist Sam Regenstrief on the campus of the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, the Institute is… Read more »
Connect with IU: The Public Policy Institute
From the Public Policy Website: Indiana University established the IU Public Policy Institute, a collaborative, multidisciplinary research institute within the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. John L. Krauss, director of the Institute, leads a team of experienced faculty and staff with expertise in policy analysis, program evaluation, facilitation, and planning. Our… Read more »
Connect with IU: Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research (CAEPR)
From the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research (CAEPR) website: The overarching purpose of the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research (CAEPR) is to enhance the intellectual environment in the Department of Economics by hosting short-term visitors to the department, bringing together faculty at IU-Bloomington who share research interests, issuing working papers by… Read more »