One of Spin Up director Joe Trebley’s goals in helping young companies get off the ground is identifying its “last founder” — an experienced leader with a history of raising capital and managing startups who can take the company to the next level. Eric J. Messner is just such an executive, having played key roles… Read more »
Tag: Life Sciences
IURTC Spin Up companies, along with startups supported by the Innovate Indiana Fund, show their stuff at Innovation Showcase 2015
About a half-dozen companies with Indiana University ties took advantage of the opportunities afforded by the state’s largest exposition for startups — Innovation Showcase 2015 — which was held July 9 at Speedway’s Dallara IndyCar Factory and was sponsored in part by Innovate Indiana. As company representatives spent the day meeting with potential investors, making… Read more »
Translational research and entrepreneurship seminar set for July 14 at IUPUI to feature founder/director of Stanford's SPARK program
Dr. Daria Mochly-Rosen, who founded and directs Stanford University’s SPARK translational research and commercialization program, will discuss “Translational Research in Academia – Correcting Abnormal Mitochondrial Dynamics in Neurodegenerative Diseases” at a Tuesday, July 14, seminar at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. The seminar is scheduled for 11 a.m. to noon in Room 1110 of the Health… Read more »
Indiana faces a technical skills 'mismatch' that threatens the state's economy, but a unique conference seeks to chart a new path forward
It is an inescapable fact that Indiana faces a growing gap between the number of jobs that require technical skills and the number of workers who possess them. This reality was made abundantly clear in a recent study by HireUp Indy and TechPoint. It found that computer and information technology (IT) jobs in Indiana grew… Read more »
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 »
Innovate Indiana to appear at world's largest biotech event June 15-18 in Philadelphia
For the fourth year, the Indiana Health Industry Forum (IHIF) — a statewide association that represents members of Indiana’s health science community — will have a presence at the BIO International Convention, which is scheduled for June 15-18 in Philadelphia, Pa. The BIO International Convention touts itself as… Read more »
IBRI announces new president and CEO, along with interim plans to lease office/lab space at IU Biotechnology Research & Training Center
A pair of notable news items have emerged concerning the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI), a non-profit, industry-led effort whose stakeholders include key companies such as Biomet, Cook Medical, Dow AgroSciences, Eli Lilly & Co., Indiana University Health and Roche Diagnostics — along with the State of Indiana, BioCrossroads and university collaborators such as Indiana,… Read more »
California drug maker to evaluate IU-led research for potential cystic fiberosis therapy
Under an agreement with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. obtained an exclusive option to acquire intellectual property rights to “next-generation” offshoots of gentamicin. Gentamicin is part of a class of hospital-grade antibiotics known as aminoglycosides that are commonly used to treat staph, urinary tract, heart and pregnancy-related infections. Despite… Read more »
Workshop to better understand proposals and submissions for NIH funding slated for May 27
“Writing/Designing Winning NIH Proposals,” a workshop to help participants better understand procedures for writing and submitting research funding proposals for the National Institutes for Health is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at the IUPUI Campus Center. Areas covered will include navigating the NIH website, improving proposal-writing skills and the… 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 »