TechPoint, the state’s technology initiative, recently announced the nominees for the 20th annual Mira Awards. Several have connections with Indiana University. For the second year in a row, IU Ventures has been named one of the nominees in the Investor of the Year category. Tony Armstrong, president and CEO, said IU Ventures has recently celebrated… Read more »
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Conference to help early-stage life science companies connect with venture funding
Innovation needs investment, particularly in the early stages of development for many of Indiana’s life sciences companies. A conference being presented Feb. 21 in Indianapolis by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business will offer practical guidance on funding strategies and finding support from government, private equity firms and venture funds. Kelley’s Center for the… Read more »
Innovative solutions power IUPUI students to Tech to Protect Challenge victory
A team of five IUPUI graduate students won three contests at the Tech to Protect Challenge at Carnegie Mellon University in January. The National Institute of Standards and Technology sponsored the competition. Swarnamouli Majumdar, Mayur Srivastava, Aamir Khan, I Ting “Tiffany” Tseng and Bhavani Prasad Rao Ejanthkar, pictured above left to right with advisor Sonny… Read more »
IU Angel Network prepares for 2020 action – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 was published Jan. 29, 2020. The IU Angel Network is the latest evolution of Indiana University’s efforts to provide opportunity and drive innovation among its alumni and community. But how did the idea for the Angel Network come about? And what opportunity does it represent?… Read more »
Helping young adult patients drives the mission of Health Advocacy Summit, an IU student-founded nonprofit
By Sneha Dave, founder and executive director of Health Advocacy Summit Health Advocacy Summit is a first-of-its-kind nonprofit initiative. It bridges the gap between pediatric and adult health care and provides psychosocial support for adolescent/young adult patients. HAS facilitates advocacy events as well as yearlong initiatives to empower young adults who have chronic and rare… Read more »
IU Angel Network prepares for 2020 action – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. The IU Angel Network is the latest evolution of Indiana University’s efforts to provide opportunity and drive innovation among its alumni and community. But how did the idea for the Angel Network come about? And what opportunity does it represent? A new concept Since 1997, IU Ventures… Read more »
X-Force connects students, DoD partners for applied problem-solving
Indiana University students who are U.S. citizens have the opportunity to collaborate with the military to solve real-world national security problems. The X-Force program from the National Security Innovation Network will engage students with its partners for three to six months. The X-Force Fellowship is a full-time, in-person paid summer fellowship program. Fellows will receive… Read more »
IU students take top honors at HackIN Hackathon
Teams of Indiana University students won first and second place in the inaugural HackIN reverse engineering/cybersecurity hackathon conducted by the Indiana Innovation Institute and Booz Allen Hamilton. The three-day event tested software and hardware skills. The first-place team of Vafa Andalibi, DongInn Kim, Hongbo Chen and Yifan Zhang won $4,000. The second-place team of Dmitrii… Read more »
The National Venture Capital Association accepts IU Ventures as a new member
By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of IU Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC IU Ventures is delighted to be recognized as a newly appointed member of the National Venture Capital Association. Membership furthers our ability to meet potential co-investors and introduce attractive Indiana University-related companies to the larger venture community outside… Read more »
The impact of IU’s defense sector partners in 2019
By Joe Carley, director of economic development at Indiana University and director of strategic partnerships at the IU Center for Rural Engagement I’m pleased to report that 2019 was a year of significant milestones for Indiana University’s defense sector partnerships. In September, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, located in nearby Crane, Indiana, was named one… Read more »