Five companies founded through the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp’s Spin Up program have moved to the next round of the fourth-annual BioCrossroads New Venture Competition. Finalists in the competition are expected to be announced later this month, with the winners revealed Oct. 14 in conjunction with the 12th annual Indiana Life Sciences… Read more »
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IU to expand STEM education toward diverse student pool through $1.66 million Navy grant
Expanding STEM-related skills (science, technology, engineering, math) within an increasingly diverse pool of talented students and researchers is the impetus behind a five-year, $1.66 million grant recently awarded to Indiana University by the U.S. Navy. Successful STEM initiatives with historically black colleges and universities (HCBUs) — such as IU’s Summer Scholars Institute with 12 partner… Read more »
IU Bloomington researchers are co-recipients of $1.2 million NSF grant to study "makers"
As Indiana University pursues its bicentennial goal of instilling “a culture of building and making” throughout the Hoosier State, a pair of IU researchers recently were named co-recipients of a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to study “making” as a potential driver of the U.S. economy. Associate professors Shaowen Bardzell and Jeffrey Bardzell of… Read more »
Auricyte's 'ear-in-a-dish' technology among Best in Show at Innovation Showcase 2015
Spin Up company Auricyte LLC, which looks to cure hearing loss by transforming human stem cells into functioning hearing cells, is one of five companies that will be recognized Thursday as being among the Best in Show at the recent Innovation Showcase 2015 held in Speedway. The company was co-founded in 2014 by IU School… Read more »
EmotEd's Neumann among top researchers at brain trauma conference in Washington D.C.
The founder of Spin Up company EmotEd LLC, which seeks a novel approach in treating emotional disorders linked to traumatic brain injuries (TBI), joined a host of presenters earlier this week in Washington, D.C., at a conference held by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Research and Development. Dawn Neumann was among more than… Read more »
New video highlights research by Spin Up company Anagin to develop PTSD treatment
The cutting-edge research being performed by IU Spin Up company Anagin LLC to develop a novel, non-debilitative treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is the subject of a new promotional video produced by Indiana University. The two-minute spot briefly explains Anagin’s mission, as well as what the Spin Up program does for promising companies whose… Read more »
Anagin, EmotEd present strategies to treat PTSD, alexithymia at military research forum
Key researchers behind two rising Spin Up companies, EmotEd’s Dawn Neumann and Anagin’s Anantha Shekhar, presented their novel methods of treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alexithymia this week at the 2015 Military Health System Research Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The event is described… Read more »
B-Start program for budding student startups accepting applications through August 29
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for early stage student technology startups recently launched by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp., is now accepting applications. Supported in part by Innovate Indiana, it involves a four-week program in which six to 10 startup businesses are selected for mentorship and coaching sessions, consultations, informational programs and a pitch day in… Read more »
Five research teams receive IUPUI grants for innovative health, tech, industrial applications
Five teams working on innovative research in medicine, aviation and industrial applications recently received funding from the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis’ Signature Centers Initiative, which is now in its eighth year. Two of the teams received Category A (three-year) funding: Center for Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research, Xiao-Ming Xu, director, IU School of… Read more »
Anagin's work toward improved PTSD therapy featured Thursday in WISH-TV news segment
Anagin LLC’s pursuit of a less-debilitating treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continues to attract media attention, as WISH-TV multiplatform journalist Teresa Mackin (Channel 8 in Indianapolis) dropped by the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. to interview key personnel. The segment aired Thursday morning (July 30) during WISH’s “Daybreak” morning news program. You can… Read more »