IU & Lilly Take ‘Leap of Faith’ to Treat Autoimmune Diseases
In drug development collaborations between university researchers and the private sector, there’s long been hesitation from pharmaceutical companies.... Read More
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Indy Startup Develops Masks, Air Filters to Kill Coronavirus
Masks are currently part of our daily lives, but these facial coverings aren’t stopping coronavirus particles from passing through, say researchers at IUPUI.... Read More
$1.5M Grows Impact for Parkinson’s Speech Device
A Purdue University professor believes the device she invented years ago is now on the doorstep of helping potentially one million people overcome a hardship of Parkinson’s disease.... Read More
$34M Expected to Grow DiMarchi ‘Family Tree’
A life sciences legacy in Indiana is expected to help write the future for Carmel-based MBX Biosciences. The startup aims to be the next success story for the Hoosier state and one of its most well-re... Read More
Sewage Could Soon Help Track COVID-19
A University of Notre Dame scientist is contributing to local and worldwide efforts to use wastewater, or sewage, as a tool to monitor SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.... Read More
Spit Instead of Nasal Swab? Aria Validating Saliva COVID-19 Test
Aria scientists are looking to make testing easier by developing a new type of test. The company has begun a study to test the efficacy of swabbing saliva instead of the current nasal pharyngeal swabs... Read More
IBRI Technologies Lead to Handheld Analyzing Device
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) is marking a milestone: the team is licensing its first technology, and as a result, giving birth to a startup based in South Bend.... Read More
IU Uncovers Best Sickle Cell Treatment for Sub-Saharan Africa
Children in the region don’t have access to the best treatment, which is standard in the U.S. But an Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) researcher is helping lead the charge to change that.... Read More
hc1 Launches Tech Tool to Help Employers Reopen
hc1 says its cloud-based technology that has been “transforming lab data into personalized healthcare insights” for nearly a decade is the framework that enabled the bioinformatics company to launch a... Read More
Nursing Home Crisis Sharpens Mission for Probari
Long before COVID-19 preyed upon this portion of the medical system, Unroe’s startup, Probari, was working to improve the care model at nursing homes—and the health crisis has only heightened its reso... Read More