Spin Up, an entrepreneurship program managed by Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., now offers more connections between business service providers and IU faculty-entrepreneurs who have launched their own company. Jerry Hunter, Spin Up associate, said the in-state business providers offer services in legal, accounting, human resources, banking, tax preparation and insurance. “Indiana University researchers… Read more »
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Faculty launch 4 startups through Spin Up program in 2015-2016
In the 2015-2016 fiscal year, four faculty members launched startups through the Spin Up program at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. The entrepreneurs – Sohel Anwar, Kevin Berkopes, Peter Schubert and Brian Sloan – come from IUPUI’s School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI’s School of Science, and the Indiana University School of Medicine. Read… Read more »
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence proposes a $1 billion plan to enhance innovation, entrepreneurship
Investment to boost innovation and entrepreneurship not only is a strategic priority of Indiana University and its Innovate Indiana initiative. It is a priority for Indiana itself. Such was evidenced Thursday when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence annnounced a $1 billion plan to enhance innovation and entrepreneurship statewide over the next decade. The plan was unveiled… Read more »
Indiana's largest expo for startups, the 2016 Innovation Showcase, is slated for July 13-14
The annual Innovation Showcase held at Speedway’s Dallara IndyCar Factory is a red-letter event for startup companies in Indiana. As the state’s largest expo for such companies, it offers a prominent venue for companies in the early stages of raising capital pitch their ideas and establish ties with venture capitalists, angel investors and business executives…. Read more »
Keynote speaker for E2E Convergence named new president of Ivy Tech Community College
According to the The Indianapolis Star, former Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann was unanimously named Wednesday as president of Ivy Tech Community College by the institution’s board of trustees. She will replace current Ivy Tech President Tom Snyder, who is retiring. Ellspermann resigned from office on March 2 to seek Ivy Tech’s presidency and emerged… Read more »
National Inventors Month: May marks national and IU celebration of invention and creativity
For many around Indiana University, May means graduation, the start of summer break and the world’s greatest auto race, the Indianapolis 500. Yet it also marks a month of recognition for those whose creativity and perseverance improve the human condition, as May is National Inventors Month. As IU approaches its bicentennial, among its strategic goals… Read more »
IUPUI mathematician launches Crossroads Education, a high-tech education startup
Kevin Michael Berkopes, a mathematician in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, has launched an education and logistics technology company called Crossroads Education LLC. Berkopes, founder and CEO, said the company creates innovative, collaborative learning spaces and the technology that drives and supports them. “We support the work of K-12 schools, institutions… Read more »
HUNTER: SBIR/STTR grants from the federal government promote commercialization
Imagine this scenario: you’re a faculty member at a university and you think you have developed a brilliant technology. You want to start a company around that technology. You’ve filed the paperwork to incorporate the company, you’ve visited your local bank to open a business checking account, and you’re ready to start raising money. However,… Read more »
Startup licenses technology from IUPUI's School of Engineering and Technology that could improve solar panel installation
Entrepreneurs who have licensed a patent-pending innovation developed by an engineering professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis say their startup can help people who install solar panels. Lee Saberson, manager of business development at Delta Microinverter LLC, said installing contractors usually decide which solar photovoltaic system components to buy for clients. This includes the inverters,… Read more »