Indiana University recently hosted the Midwest Material Innovation Consortium (MMIC) for a two-day meeting aimed at discussing industry news, trends and opportunities within the material science industry. The event, which took place last month, was organized by IU’s Office of Business Partnerships, together with the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) and IU Ventures, IU’s… Read more »
Tag: Technology Commercialization
Moving IU innovation to market to improve Hoosier health
Bri Heron, technology marketing manager at Indiana University’s Innovation and Commercialization Office, contributed to the following story. In the last 30 years, Indiana University researcher Mark Kelley has disclosed 61 inventions, been awarded 19 patents, created a startup and licensed three of his technologies. He credits partnerships with IU’s Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) and… Read more »
IU researchers win Translational Research grant for plastic neutron shield material technology
Bri Heron, technology marketing manager at Indiana University’s Innovation and Commercialization Office, contributed the following story. Mike Snow, a professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, and graduate student Jerald Balta were recently awarded a $34,939 Translational Research grant from IU for their flexible neutron shielding material technology…. Read more »
Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 4
Now that I have highlighted three of the twelve research projects that reached the technology transfer phase of their development and filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC), I will wrap up this series of blogs by highlighting one last project. I have enjoyed the opportunity to share a few of the projects that contributed to the Indiana Clinical… Read more »
Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 3
I have now highlighted two of the twelve research projects that have reached the technology transfer phase of their development and filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC). All twelve have contributed to the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) setting a record last year for supported research projects reaching sufficient development to initiate technology transfer activities. I am… Read more »
Business and engineering students partner to bring patented invention to market
Business students at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Indianapolis along with students from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI are partnering to bring a patented invention to market. Two business students and three biomedical engineering students are joining forces to research how to commercialize a new kidney dialysis invention by IU surgeon George Akingba,… Read more »
Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 2
As mentioned in the first of the four blogs in this series, the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) set a record last year for supported research projects that have reached the technology transfer phase of their development, including twelve projects that filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC). I am highlighting four of… Read more »
When investigators become inventors
We academic researchers like to call ourselves “investigators.” We enjoy sleuthing down information trails. And sometimes, through skill and serendipity, our work results in discoveries that have translational and commercial potential. When innovations do occur, the investigator becomes an “inventor,” too. It’s complicated, of course – which is what spurred me to assemble the Faculty… Read more »
American Made: The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Professionals on U.S. Competitiveness
Thought you may enjoy reading this. American Made: The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Professionals on U.S. Competitiveness.
Challenges Facing Medical Innovation in the US
While the United States has long been recognized worldwide as the leader in medical innovation, new studies show that we may be losing our global edge. The foremost challenges facing U.S. medical innovation were recently identified in a comprehensive report of the Battelle Technology Partnership Practice commissioned by the Council for American Medical Innovation. Activities… Read more »