Inventrek Technology Park, an incubator for high-tech businesses in Kokomo and Howard County, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an Oct. 2 ceremony at the park. Opened in January 2004, Inventrek is home to companies that serve such industries as robotics, wireless communications, environmental sciences, freight logistics, renewable energy, and marketing. Affiliated with the Greater… Read more »
Tag: Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Universities warn that new tech patent, licensing growth may halt if reductions in federal research funds persist
Despite steady patent and licensing growth and a 16 percent increase in new technology startups in 2013, technology managers at major U.S. research universities are worried this trend will wane if federal research funds continue their decline. In its annual Licensing Activity Survey that covers the 2013 fiscal year, the Association of University Technology Managers… Read more »
Innovate Indiana Fund part of $10 million PrecisionHawk investment round
PrecisionHawk, an IU-funded venture that deploys unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect and process data for various commercial users, today disclosed a second round of funding that totals nearly $10 million. The Innovate Indiana Fund, which led the company’s Series A funding, participated in the Series B financing round as well. The round was led… Read more »
IU-funded UAV developer PrecisionHawk wins Indiana Innovation Award
PrecisionHawk, an IU-funded venture that uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and plug-and-play sensors to collect and process data for various commercial uses, is one of 10 Indiana Innovation Award winners for 2014. Presented by Centric, Indy’s Innovation Program, the award honors companies with Indiana operations that have launched a successful or innovative product or service… Read more »
IU supporting Verge’s Entrepreneurial Education Celebration
IU and Innovate Indiana is please to support Verge as it is hosting the Entrepreneurial Education Celebration event this Wednesday evening, December 11, 6-9 p.m. at the Conrad in Indianapolis. More than 250 people from around Indiana are expected to converge in downtown indianapolis to celebrate learning and growth in entrepreneurship and education. More than a dozen… Read more »
Network created to expand reach of Innovate Indiana initiative
A new network of Indiana University resources will address key challenges and create a channel that enables applicable university resources to be connected and applied as specific economic development-related projects, issues and requests arise within communities around the state. The Innovate Indiana Network will enhance connectivity and extend the initiative across functional areas of expertise throughout seven IU… Read more »
Navy's Crane lab, IU enter collaborative research agreement to enhance private-sector opportunities
Indiana University has entered into a collaborative research and development agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, that will allow IU campuses to work more closely with Crane and with private-sector partners to transfer technology to the private sector. By acting as partnership intermediaries, IU and the IU Research and Technology Corp. will be… Read more »
New venture competition seeks applications in Indiana
Applications are sought for the inaugural BioCrossroads New Venture Competition presented by Krieg DeVault, an early stage business competition open to life sciences (biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic, ag-biotech) and health information technology companies holding a substantial nexus to Indiana and a high potential for attracting investment capital. In addition to a cash prize of… Read more »
Startup Weekend Bloomington spotlights local entrepreneurship
IU student Nick Tippmann has helped organize the Bloomington edition of Startup Weekend, a weekend-long, interactive learning experience where local entrepreneurs can pitch their ideas, network with others in the venture community, create a product, test the viability of their startup concepts, and potentially create the basis of a company in just over 48 hours…. Read more »
IU hosts tech showcases around the state
To connect local business with university and other public and private technology transfer opportunities, Indiana University hosts technology showcases around the state. On March 27th, I was pleased to co-host the most recent showcase at the Bloomington campus with Ron Walker, President of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation. The showcase featured patent presentations from Naval… Read more »