This week marks the third annual Entrepreneurship Academy at New Albany, where business leaders and industry experts will mentor 25 to 30 high school students on transforming ideas to start a business into a workable model. A collaborative effort between the IU Southeast School of Business, Purdue Polytechnic Institute and Purdue Research Park of Southeast… Read more »
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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 »
Indiana CTSI launches new initiatives, grows project development team with $5 million from Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Five million dollars awarded to the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) by the Indiana Economic Development Corp. will be used to launch a molecular therapeutics program, a program that connects industry mentors to entrepreneur researchers and create an academic research commercialization hub for Indiana. Some of the money also will be used to… Read more »
Trustees approve IU-B engineering program; IU earns cyber designations from NSA, DHS
Efforts to launch an engineering program on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus recently were approved by IU’s Board of Trustees during its most recent meeting — a move that now places the program before the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for consideration. The program will be housed with the… Read more »
State champions of the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge about to learn who won the overall competition – and who gets "braggin' rights"
The winner of the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge, (initially set to be announced Thursday, March 12) is now scheduled to be announced Wednesday, March 25 — and a pair of Hoosier teams have their eye on the $4,000 grand prize. Organized by the Indy Chamber and TechPoint in partnership with the State of Indiana, the… 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 »
Upcoming "hackathon" to pit Hoosiers vs. Texans in creating innovative solutions to public agency challenges
At first blush, the term “hackathon” may conjure images of sinister teams — perhaps wearing Guy Fawkes masks — breaking down the security measures of a high-profile computer network in search of top secret files or embarrassing e-mails. Such dramatized visuals, however, are far from the actual impetus behind the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge, a… Read more »