Zeb Wood, a lecturer of media arts and science at the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indianapolis, has been one of the leading frontrunners of IU innovation in virtual and augmented reality. Drawing upon a background in 3D animation, Wood has had a string of successes in advancing these prominent… Read more »
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IU bioengineers are building the intersection of brain organoids and AI
Feng Guo, an associate professor of intelligent systems engineering at the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, is addressing the technical limitations of artificial intelligence computing hardware by developing a new hybrid computing system—which has been dubbed “Brainoware”—that combines electronic hardware with human brain organoids. Advanced AI techniques, such as machine learning… Read more »
IU researcher’s drug to slow diabetic retinopathy successfully completes Phase 2 trial
Mark R. Kelley, the Betty and Earl Herr professor of pediatric oncology research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and associate director of basic science at the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, is celebrating the positive Phase 2 trial results of a first-of-its-kind drug he developed to slow the progression of… Read more »
IU innovations receive five patents
Five Indiana University researchers have received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for cutting-edge methods and technologies developed at IU. Their innovations include a treatment for bacterial infections, and methods for neural audio coding, audio signal encoding and decoding, correcting errors in depth estimation models, and collecting and detecting chemical evidence from surfaces…. Read more »
IU researchers create gene therapeutic for the treatment of inherited genetic diseases
Despite significant improvements in gene therapy in recent years, there are still major drawbacks such as the lack of development of more accessible gene therapies for those with inherited genetic diseases due to a missing or defective gene or gene product. For those individuals, there are limited individualized therapies geared toward their genetic makeup. Weidong… Read more »
Justin Luebke joins IU ICO as a technology commercialization manager
Justin Luebke has officially joined as a technology commercialization manager at the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office, which protects, markets and licenses intellectual property developed at IU so it can be commercialized by industry. “Justin is a great addition to the ICO team, and we are excited to have him aid in our mission… Read more »
Working to move IU ideas and innovations to the market
Indiana University researchers continue to turn ideas and innovations from their labs into inventions, patents, new technologies and startups. The IU Innovation and Commercialization Office, whose mission is to transfer IU innovations from lab to market for public benefit and global impact, reported that IU faculty, staff and student researchers disclosed 144 inventions to the… Read more »
IU researchers developing RealCV app to translate COVID-19’s impact on employees, value of ‘invisible work’
Within months of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that the social and physical impacts of the pandemic varied dramatically across demographics: the elderly and African Americans suffered higher mortality rates, while women—and particularly mothers of young children—bore the impact of school and day care closures. Furthermore, the pandemic exacerbated issues in… Read more »
IU researchers’ quantifiable soft tissue manipulation device moves closer to helping patients
New technology aims to revolutionize the orthopedic manual therapy industry A new device that would allow physical therapists to monitor the level of pressure they apply to the soft tissue of patients seeking greater mobility and pain relief, developed by Indiana University researchers, is one step closer to the healthcare market. Health Smart Technologies, a… Read more »
Patents awarded to five IU innovations
Five Indiana University researchers have received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for cutting-edge technologies and other innovations that they aim to move to market. Below is information about each of the patents. Patent issued to IU innovation that tests cell response to biochemical agents: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued… Read more »