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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Week of June 14-20 will mark the inaugural celebration of Indiana Entrepreneurship Week
June 14-20 marks a statewide acknowledgement of Hoosier ingenuity known as Indiana Entrepreneurship Week. Established by the state’s Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, this event is the first of its kind in Indiana. It showcases top entrepreneurial talent, promotes entrepreneurship as a profession and educates small business owners on related issues. “The inaugural Entrepreneurship… 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 »
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 »
IU-funded manufacturer of metal 3-D printers completes $5.75 million seed funding round
The Innovate Indiana Fund and GE Ventures were among investors who recently contributed $5.75 million in seed funds to San Francisco-based MatterFab, which aims to use the money to develop an affordable metal 3-D printer. As commercial demand increases for 3-D printers, the traditional price for such a device is often in excess of $1… 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 »
June 1 deadline is fast approaching to enter Centric's 2015 Indiana Innovation Awards
Monday, June 1 is the entry deadline for the fifth annual Indiana Innovation Awards. Presented by Centric, the awards seek to recognize people and organizations who are leading the charge toward making the Hoosier State a more innovative place. To be eligible for the awards, a product, service or company must have been introduced within… Read more »
IU campuses encouraged to submit RED Fund economic development proposals by June 5
If your organization has an economic development-related project or initiative in mind, requires funding and is based at one of IU’s regional campuses, the RED Fund can offer valuable financial support. Administered by Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), the Regional Economic Development (RED) Fund provides cost-matching grants of up to… Read more »
Exhibit application deadline for upcoming Innovation Showcase is midnight on May 18
Even though Innovation Showcase 2015 — Indiana’s largest exposition for startup companies — is still about two months away (July 9), the deadline for applications is one week away — with midnight on Monday (May 18) being the cutoff time. Last year, more than 70 entrepreneurs exhibited and made minute-long pitches at the Dallara IndyCar… Read more »