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 »
Tag: IU School of Medicine
Applications for IUSM's biennial Watanabe Prize for Translational Research due June 15
Every two years, the IU School of Medicine selects two Watanabe Translational Scholars, whose efforts are focused on translational research. Named after the late August M. Watanabe, an IUSM alumnus whose career spanned academia and the pharmaceutical and life science industries, the two-year award includes $5,000 for travel and mentor meetings with Dr. Carl June,… Read more »
Regenerative medicine symposium set for May 19-20 at The Athenaeum in downtown Indy
Researchers with an interest in regenerative medicine are invited to attend a two-day symposium May 19-20 titled “Regulatory Pathways for Regenerative Medicine: Cell and Biological Therapeutics.” The event will take place at The Athenaeum at 401 E. Michigan St. in Indianapolis. Didactic sessions, as well as abstract and poster sessions will run from 8:30 a.m…. Read more »
IU-licensed drug for fragile X syndrome to be developed, marketed for Europe, Middle East
Indianapolis–based Confluence Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Vienna-based AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG have reached an agreement to co-develop and market an Indiana University-licensed drug throughout Europe and the Middle East to combat the most commonly known genetic cause of autism. There are currently no approved treatments for the social and communicative impairments that accompany fragile X syndrome,… Read more »
Legal issues in university technology transfer, biotech patents focus of Thursday symposium
Persons who want to learn more about legal issues that involve university technology transfers, the patenting process, clinical trials and similar issues can register to attend a Thursday, March 12 symposium at IU’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. The school’s Center for Intellectual Property Law… Read more »
IU startup Arrhythmotech to showcase its research at NIH innovation conference in Ohio
Arrhythmotech LLC, an Indiana University startup company that is developing a new generation of cardio monitoring instruments, has been selected to make a poster presentation of its work on Wednesday, March 4, during the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) Regional Innovation Conference-Midwest in Columbus, Ohio. NHLBI is a division of the National Institutes… 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 »
Art, design, technology, innovation unite at Herron School's new Think It Make It Lab
Just as evolving technologies drive innovation in disciplines such as medicine, engineering, science, and informatics, the world of art and design enjoys similar benefits — and is increasingly relied upon to enhance form and function as ventures become commercialized. With such relationships in mind, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis’ Herron School of Art and Design… Read more »
IURTC's Spin Up program featured on Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick
An update on the progress of IURTC’s Spin Up entrepreneurial development program was recently featured on Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick. Joining the host (right) to discuss Spin Up’s recent successes were Spin Up director Joe Trebley (center) and Anantha Shekhar (left). Shekhar, a professor of psychiatry, pharmacology and neurobiology at the Indiana University School of… 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 »