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IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Sneha Dave of Health Advocacy Summit.

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Sneha Dave, a senior at IU Bloomington, is the founder of Health Advocacy Summit. The organization connects and empowers young adults with invisible chronic and rare illnesses through advocacy events and yearlong programs. It currently operates in six states and internationally. Its work is supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Trust and… Read more »

Patent issued to IU for innovation to reduce damage to healthy cells during cancer treatments

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on an innovation that could improve results of proton beam therapy during cancer treatments. Although radiation is harmful to all tissues, malignant or healthy, most cancer cells lack control over DNA repair mechanisms. A challenge to radiotherapy in treating cancer is minimizing damage to normal… Read more »

Patent issued to IU on methods and materials to diagnose, prevent the spread of cystic kidney disease

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on innovations related to cystic kidney disease. The innovation was created by Robert Bacallao of Indiana University School of Medicine, and James A. Glazier and Sherry G. Clendenon of IU Bloomington. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is among the most common inherited human diseases, with… Read more »

IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Hunter Hawley of Blueprint Stats.

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Hunter Hawley, a junior at IU Bloomington, is founder of Blueprint Stats LLC. The company uses artificial intelligence and other technologies to make athletes, coaches and teams better at what they do — it analyzes game film of high school basketball teams and presents data for users to convert into improved performance. Crimson Catalyst: If… Read more »

Jason Whitney of IU Ventures joins Dimension Mill board

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Congratulations to Jason Whitney, IU Ventures associate vice president and IU Angel Network executive director. He has joined the board of directors at Dimension Mill, the 19,000-square-foot coworking space and business incubator in downtown Bloomington. “IU Ventures and Dimension Mill collaborate jointly on educational programming and in the creation of new opportunities for entrepreneurs to… Read more »

IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Terry Loghmani of Health Smart Technologies.

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Terry Loghmani, associate professor of physical therapy at IUPUI, is president of Health Smart Technologies Inc. The company is developing Quantifiable Soft Tissue Manipulation™, a medical device system that characterizes the forces delivered during noninvasive manual therapy massage, in real time, as delivered in the clinic. This will allow the monitoring, improved reliability and reproduction… Read more »

Meet the Indiana University-related startups: Boulevard

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Paul Presberg is the founder of Boulevard, which he launched in 2019 with his brother Luke Presberg and friend Nick Spiroff. The company provides a fast clothes-shopping experience for young professional men, a market segment that is forecast to grow more than 10 percent annually between 2018-23. The Presbergs and Spiroff participated in the seven-week… Read more »

IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Kevin Berkopes of Crossroads Portfolio Companies.

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Kevin Berkopes, former director of IUPUI’s Mathematics Assistance Center and Statistics Assistance Center, is the founder and CEO of Crossroads Portfolio Companies. Crossroads’ portfolio of companies works together to support partner communities’ needs in education, facilities and technology. Crimson Catalyst: If a person has an idea for a business, what are the first three actions… Read more »