Red Alert Indiana, the father-son team of John and Isaiah Schevola, was recently named grand champion of the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge, a “hackathon” that challenged students, faculty, industry professionals, entrepreneurs or talented citizens in both states to develop applications for public agencies that can benefit the public-at-large. Organized by the Indy Chamber and TechPoint… Read more »
Entries by Bill W. Hornaday
Co-developers of Ebola drug ZMapp, IU-based treatment for PTSD among speakers at JCEB's first Innovation Conference at IU-Bloomington
The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology’s inaugural Innovation Conference at IU-Bloomington is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., April 24 in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. It will feature speakers who cover topics related to commercializing academic research, including how to launch a business through IU’s Spin Up program. Additional topics… Read more »
The Combine churns into Bloomington once again to harvest innovation, entrepreneurship
Hundreds of inventors, investors and other creative types will converge on the Bloomington Convention Center on April 8-10 for The Combine, an annual conference where coders, creators and culture meet capital and decide to start a company. At least, that’s the idea. Throughout the past five years, The Combine — sponsored in part by Innovate… Read more »
IU-licensed drug for fragile X syndrome to be developed, marketed for Europe, Middle East
Indianapolis–based Confluence Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Vienna-based AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG have reached an agreement to co-develop and market an Indiana University-licensed drug throughout Europe and the Middle East to combat the most commonly known genetic cause of autism. There are currently no approved treatments for the social and communicative impairments that accompany fragile X syndrome,… Read more »
SPEA graduate students work with Spencer, Owen County on economic development plan
Graduate students in IU-Bloomington’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs are working with Spencer Main Street Inc. and the Owen County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corp. on a plan to revitalize their local economy. Led by Barry Rubin, an expert in urban and regional economic development and chair of the school’s Policy Analysis… Read more »
Efforts to establish engineering program at IU's Bloomington campus are in motion
One of the key recommendations from the recent Battelle economic development report targeting Southwest Central Indiana — the development of an engineering degree at IU Bloomington — is moving ahead full steam, as the university announced it has began the process of launching an engineering program on the Bloomington campus. Such a program, if approved… Read more »
CREED council member Bandyopadhyay wins Fulbright grant to study consumerism in India
Indiana University Northwest marketing professor Subir Bandyopadhyay, who represents the campus on IU’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), has won a Fulbright Scholar Program grant and will travel to India this summer to research and promote consumerism in India. A recognized expert in consumer marketing, Bandyopadhyay — who has taught at IU… Read more »
Deadline of April 1 set for applications to Pilot Grant Program established by IU's Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
The Pilot Grant Program, offered by the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology at IU-Bloomington, funds “proof of concept” projects from any discipline that supports research projects that can: Be developed with an industry partner Serve as the basis to launch a new company Be used to strengthen patent applications based on IU-B discoveries. Project… Read more »
Idea for protective motorcycle enclosure wins fourth annual student competition at IUPUI
A protective steel enclosure for motorcycles — targeted for use in parking garages, apartment complexes and university campuses — emerged as the winning pitch at the fourth annual Ideas Solving Social and Economic Challenges (ISSEC) competition hosted by IUPUI’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Center for Research and Learning. The concept… Read more »
State champions of the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge about to learn who won the overall competition – and who gets "braggin' rights"
The winner of the Indiana vs. Texas Challenge, (initially set to be announced Thursday, March 12) is now scheduled to be announced Wednesday, March 25 — and a pair of Hoosier teams have their eye on the $4,000 grand prize. Organized by the Indy Chamber and TechPoint in partnership with the State of Indiana, the… Read more »