A deadline of Feb. 29 is set for applicants seeking the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s (CTSI) special post-doctoral training award in translational research. The award offers post-doctoral research associates at Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame experience in writing and reviewing proposals related to translational research — or the… Read more »
Tag: Life Sciences
Concussion detection device developed by IU optometry professors recently featured in TV segment aired on Evansville's WFIE-14News
A portable device being developed by Indiana University optometry professors Nicholas Port and Steven Hitzeman to quickly detect concussion symptoms in athletes was featured this week on Evansville’s NBC affiliate, WFIE-14News. To measure concussion symptoms, Port and Hitzeman devised a system that includes eye-tracking goggles within a shoebox-sized device and a balance platform based on… Read more »
How do disruptive health care, life science business models affect innovation? Find out on Feb. 19 at Kelley School session in Indy
As the healthcare industry’s “fee for service” model gradually gives way to revenues generated through outcomes and agreements focused on wellness and prevention, how will this impact the development of innovative new products and intellectual property? To gain a better grasp on this dilemma, the Center for the Business of Life Sciences at IU’s Kelley… Read more »
IU ranked among world's 50 most innovative universities, based on patent, publishing data
According to a Reuters News analysis of patent and publishing data from hundreds of research institutions around the globe between 2008 and 2013, Indiana University ranks among the world’s 50 most innovative universities. IU placed 49th in the list of Top 100 World’s Most Innovative Universities and 33rd among U.S. universities. Twelve of the Top 100, including… Read more »
Innovate Indiana to host trip bringing Monroe County, Evansville economic officials together
Innovate Indiana officials will host a Thursday meeting in Evansville that brings together economic development leaders in Monroe County with their counterparts in the River City. Monroe County officials will travel along the new I-69 corridor that links the two cities to tour innovation facilities at the University of Southern Indiana, while Evansville officials brief… Read more »
Biotech company with strong IU, Indiana ties adds execs ahead of anticipated clinical trials
Assembly Biosciences, a biotechnology company with strong Indiana University and Hoosier State ties that seeks to cure hepatitis B and C. difficile infections, announced several senior-level hires throughout the company on Monday. Founded in 2012, Assembly is largely built around the research of Adam Zlotnick, a professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry at Indiana University… Read more »
Article details IURTC's efforts to help bring an IU researcher's antibiotic derivative to market
Back in mid-2015, the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. struck a deal with California-based La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. to acquire intellectual property rights to “next-generation” offshoots of gentamicin — a hospital-grade antibiotic which has limited use because of its toxicity. Because the offshoots have shown signs of lacking such toxicity, they hold promise in… Read more »
IU Bloomington's JCEB gets a new name, a campuswide mission and an updated website
The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology is no more — in name only, that is. Under its new moniker, the Johnson Center for Innovation and Translational Research (JCITR), the center has expanded its mission of assisting efforts to commercialize marketable innovations in biotechnology — or other fields within the College of Arts and Sciences… Read more »
Innovate Indiana and IUPUI to host economic development tour Monday for APLU officials
As more than 1,250 university officials converge on Indianapolis on Nov. 15-17 for the 128th annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, about 150 select members will take a special tour hosted by Innovate Indiana and IUPUI. On Monday afternoon (Nov. 16), 150 senior university representatives will board buses and travel to… Read more »
Former IUSM researcher, administrator Wilkes receives IU President's Medal for Excellence
Dr. David Wilkes, who recently became dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine after serving as former associate vice president for research and executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine, is one of the latest recipients of the President’s Medal of Excellence at IU. The President’s Medal is… Read more »