Startup Aims to Make More Kidneys Available for Transplant
Kidneys are the most in demand organs throughout the country with more than 100,000 people on the transplant waiting list.... Read More
Kylie Veleta
Cardinal Health Adds Muscle to Indy Nuclear Medicine ‘Hub’
The nuclear medicine industry is on the edge of an explosion, and Indianapolis is at the epicenter, says one industry leader.... Read More
Zotec Powers Hoosier Vaccines ‘Behind the Scenes’
More than 4 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been scheduled in Indiana, with the number ticking higher by the hour.... Read More
Seed Funding Boosts Ortho Drill Technology
A Warsaw-based orthopedic startup says it has a solution to one of the most difficult tasks orthopedic surgeons face when repairing a traumatic injury, such as a fractured tibia or femur, the major le... Read More
ShuffleMe Uncovering How Social Media Can Impact Mood
Britain Taylor is determined for good to come from heartbreak; when several friends committed suicide when she was in high school, she resolved to understand how social media impacted her friends’ mental health. An early social media adopter—she was the 16th user on Myspace, where she accumulated more than a million followers—Taylor is now applying […]... Read More
Startup Battles Bedsores with Wheelchair Cushion
Bedsores are crippling for both the patient and the healthcare system. The devastating wounds, also called pressure ulcers, are difficult to treat and can lead to life-threatening complications.... Read More
Toe Implant Kicks Off BioPoly’s U.S. Implants
After a series of successful products in Europe, a Fort Wayne-based orthopedic startup is putting its best foot forward in the U.S. market with the BioPoly Great Toe Implant.... Read More
GeniPhys Develops First Breast Rebuilding Material
West Lafayette-based startup GeniPhys believes it is on the doorstep of transforming regenerative medicine. Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Professor Dr. Sherry Harbin and her team discovered... Read More
Universities Ink ‘Playbook’ For COVID-19 Strategies
While much of the country and the state of Indiana are struggling to manage the pandemic, local life sciences leaders point to the state’s research universities for creating the playbook for how to mo... Read More
Purdue Explores Smartwatches as Future Infection Warning
A new study is underway—with mostly Boilermakers enrolled—to see if smartwatches could provide the earliest clues that the wearer could be developing COVID-19, even before the first hint of a symptom.... Read More