To advance faculty research and enhance the commercialization of Indiana University innovations, the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office has awarded the Lawrence Blatt Endowed Fund for Translational Research to Adarsh Dharan, an assistant professor of biology at IU Bloomington. The Lawrence Blatt Endowed Fund for Translational Research is designed to support the development of translational… Read more »
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IU innovation, startup leaders set to shine at the “Oscars of Indiana Tech”
Just how much is Indiana University driving Indiana’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship? Look no further than the list of nominees for the 2025 Mira Awards, honoring the best of tech in Indiana. TechPoint, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership’s industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s digital innovation economy, recently announced more than a dozen IU-affiliated tech leaders… 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 »
Patents awarded to six IU innovations
Six Indiana University-led technologies and methods have recently received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These innovations include an antiviral drug treatment for HPV, as well as methods for activating T cells in vitro, processing speech, enhancing the study of the gut microbial ecosystem, analyzing lipoproteins through the use of mass spectrometry and… Read more »