Indiana University’s leadership and major investments in microelectronics research and workforce development continue to contribute to significant regional momentum around the semiconductor industry. Last week, Bloomington-based Regional Opportunity Initiatives announced it has received a three-year, nearly $9.6 million contract from the Department of Defense for a multilayered initiative to advance microelectronics education and workforce training… Read more »
Tag: Innovation
Patents awarded to three IU health innovations
Three Indiana University-led research innovations, designed to improve the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and ovarian and other cancers, recently received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Below is information about each patent. Patent issued to small molecule inhibitors of ALDH for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office… Read more »
IU researcher develops therapies for severe asthma
Asthma affects 8 percent of the U.S. population. Severe asthma—the symptoms of which are difficult to manage despite high doses of medicines, like corticosteroids—accounts for most healthcare costs due to its complexity to treat. New therapies are needed to eliminate symptoms of this life-threatening disease. Ben Gaston, the Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics at… Read more »
Patents awarded to four IU innovations
Four Indiana University-led technologies and methods, spanning the fields of electrical engineering, medicine and music, recently received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Below is information about each patent. Patent issued to IU innovation method for treating clinical conditions through the use of hematopoietic stem cells: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has… Read more »
IU researcher develops anticounterfeit tags and environmental sensors using nanoparticles
From apparel to pharmaceuticals, the global impact of counterfeit goods can reach up to $1.7 trillion annually across numerous markets. To tackle this important issue, Indiana University research chemist Sara Skrabalak is using nanoparticles to develop anticounterfeit tags and environmental sensors that mark critical components to confirm if an item has been tampered with. She… Read more »
IU researcher develops treatments for neurotrophic keratopathy and device to test corneal sensation
IU School of Medicine professor’s discoveries could transform the treatment of a rare eye disorder that can lead to blindness. Affecting 1 in 2,000 people, neurotrophic keratopathy is a rare cause of blindness caused by a lack of nerve supply to the cornea. Patients with neurotrophic keratopathy experience a loss of sensation in the surface… Read more »
IU researcher’s drone operating system looks to the future of transportation
With the use of drones on the rise, it is crucial to have an efficient management system to streamline drone deliveries that will meet growing transportation needs. Rudy Banerjee, an associate professor of geography at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis, has developed SkyDOS, a drone traffic management system that translates current… Read more »
IU researcher developing new pediatric leukemia therapies
Pediatric leukemia affects approximately 4,000 children each year in the United States, and the incidence of the disease is steadily increasing year after year. Reuben Kapur, director of the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine, is working to discover new treatments that will improve patient care. He… Read more »
Mira Award nominees signal growing success of IU’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem
Indiana University is once again primed to seize the spotlight during Indiana’s “biggest night for innovation.” Several IU-affiliated entrepreneurs and companies are among the nominees, announced earlier this week by Indianapolis-based TechPoint, for the 2024 Mira Awards, honoring the best of tech in the Hoosier state. They’ll vie for several of TechPoint’s biggest honors while… Read more »
IU researcher develops innovation to combat increasing mosquito insecticide resistance, mosquito-borne diseases
Mosquito-borne infectious diseases like malaria, which claims half a million lives a year, have been on the rise over the past several years and pose a significant threat to global health. Even with the availability of many viable chemistries, there is a pressing need for new and innovative solutions to address insecticide resistance, mitigate environmental… Read more »