Congratulations to IURTC clients CS-Keys, Fast Diagnostics, Immuneworks, and Therametric Technologies. All were listed among 100 federal funding success stories by the Science Coalition, a nonprofit and nonpartisan group that supports federal funding of scientific research in the United States. The report underlines the vital connection between university research, investment, and economic development. The 100… Read more »
Tag: Technology Transfer
The “Proof-of-Concept Center”: A Good Idea, But Not a New One
By Tony Armstrong The New York Times has discovered something that IU officials have known for years—that business innovation is, can, and should be driven by university research. In The Idea Incubator Goes to Campus, Bob Tedeschi describes the “proof-of-concept center” as a new model for commercializing research discoveries. At first glance, the centers look… Read more »
How do you create an Innovation Economy? Find out here.
By Tony Armstrong Ask the average citizen about Silicon Valley, and they’ll probably reference Apple, Google, or Xerox. Ask them about the Hoosier State, and they will likely mention John Mellencamp, the Indy 500, and basketball. It’s a perception problem, but it’s also an opportunity. Indiana University researchers have been quietly forging scientific and technological… Read more »