The Indiana University network of campuses includes nearly 10,000 faculty and staff working every day to advance the university’s culture of innovation and inquiry. Many of these researchers have a vision for the real-world applications and significance of their findings. Part of IU Ventures’ mission...
There is a concept in ecology called the “edge effect,” an idea which describes how there is greater diversity of life where two ecosystems interact. Between the land and the water, or where forest becomes grassland, new species that might not find success in either...
Around the world, there is a community of alumni, close to 700,000 strong, working to solve real problems and bring new, innovative ideas to life. It’s made up of researchers, entrepreneurs, technologists, business leaders, investors, and all manner of brilliant minds with one thing in...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- IU Ventures, formerly the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, has announced new programs designed to foster connections among investors, IU faculty, students and entrepreneurs throughout the global IU community to support, invest in and grow innovative new enterprises with IU affiliations. In...
The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund has invested $250,000 in Ziptility, a startup that makes it easier for water utility operators to maintain digital maps of their buried infrastructure...
Indiana's technology initiative has released the nominees for the 20th annual Mira Awards. TechPoint says the winners, to be selected from a list of 109 companies, organizations and individuals, will be announced April 13 in front of a sellout crowd of 1,300 at the JW...
IU Ventures featured in Inside Indiana Business The Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund (IU PhV) is on the doorstep of its one-year anniversary and, although not limited to the life sciences, it has funneled $1.6 million into the sector’s early-stage Indiana-based companies. Its visionaries designed the evergreen...
Indiana University faculty and staff at all campuses and regional academic centers who are interested in launching startups can now receive assistance and support through The Quarry, an entrepreneurial support mechanism launched by the IU Research and Technology Corp...
Confluence Pharmaceuticals develops treatments for social and communication impairments related to autism spectrum disorder, fragile X syndrome April 11, 2019 The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, which invests in IU-related ventures, has invested $200,000 in Confluence Pharmaceuticals LLC. Confluence Pharmaceuticals is a Carmel, Indiana-based company that develops novel, clinically discovered,...
