Q: When should an inventor disclose an invention to IURTC? A: To preserve patent protection in the United States and foreign markets, IURTC must submit a patent application before the invention is publicly disclosed. This includes prior to a poster or oral presentation at a conference, before an abstract is placed online, before a manuscript… Read more »
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IURTC licenses cell lines to Canadian life sciences firm
Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. has licensed cells developed at the Indiana University School of Medicine. to Applied Biological Materials Inc., based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Academic, clinical and industrial researchers who study therapies to prevent or treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, blood diseases and metabolic disease can use the myeloid-derived cells to conduct experiments, including… Read more »
IPFW welcomes Melissa L. Gruys as new Doermer School of Business dean
Melissa L. Gruys, formerly chair of management and international business at Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business, was recently named the new dean of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Richard T. Doermer School of Business. Gruys guided accreditation activities, curriculum development and new program creation while at Wright State and brings to her… Read more »
Innovate Indiana Blog to get a makeover and a new name. Stay tuned for the August 1 debut!
Exclamation points are generally a no-no when writing headlines. But here at the Innovate Indiana Blog, we’re going to make an exception — just this once — to make an important and exciting announcement. Effective Aug. 1, the Innovate Indiana Blog will have a newer, cleaner appearance and a different name to be revealed that… Read more »
Arrhythmotech receives $1.47 million grant
Arrhythmotech LLC, which was launched through the Spin Up program at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., has received a two-year STTR Phase II grant worth $1,472,476 from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Peng-Sheng Chen, company co-founder, said the grant will be used on new methods to study patients who are affected by atrial fibrillation. “The… Read more »
U.S. FDA accepts ApeX Therapeutics application to test lead drug candidate
ApeX Therapeutics, which has received an investment from the Innovate Indiana Fund and licenses technology through Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., has had its Investigational New Drug (IND) application accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The company will conduct clinical testing of its lead drug candidate, APX3330, in pancreatic cancer. Mark… Read more »
IURTC licenses School of Medicine cell technology to U.K. company
Axol Bioscience Ltd., based in Cambridgeshire, U.K., has licensed technology developed at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The license agreement with Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. is for technology that creates cells found on the interior of blood vessels. It was developed by Dr. Mervin C. Yoder and Nutan Prasain, Ph.D. “We developed… Read more »
NSWC-Crane, IU sign agreements to collaborate on cybersecurity issues, more dependable defense electronics
As issues involving national security and cybersecurity increasingly intersect, both university and military researchers share increasingly common ground. To maximize the benefits of work from both areas of expertise, IU’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) and Naval Surface Warfare Center-Crane entered a two-year agreement on July 18 to collaborate in addressing the ever-increasing challenges… Read more »
IU’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development welcomes three new members from IUE, IUSB & IUPUC campuses
Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) — a university-wide group that addresses regional economic issues throughout the Hoosier state — will welcome three new members when its next meeting takes place Aug. 24 at IUPUI. Representing IU East will be Robert Mulligan, incoming dean of… Read more »
IU-related companies at 2016 Innovation Showcase: NERx BioSciences
Several companies with ties to Indiana University, IURTC and Innovate Indiana participated in the 2016 Innovation Showcase on July 13-14. One was NERx BioSciences, which is commercializing technology discovered at the IU School of Medicine. We spoke with Katherine Pawelczak, VP of Research. “We came to Innovation Showcase to establish our network within the state and… Read more »