23 PAIR honors young professionals, plants Hoosier roots

23 pairs of chromosomes are the building blocks of human biology, and BioCrossroads is using that as inspiration to recognize 23 young leaders shaping Indiana’s future life sciences sector. Called 23 PAIR (Promising Achievers in Innovation and Research), the annual program recently announced its first “class” of award winners, but organizers say its mission goes […]... Read More

$1M gift to USI expands training for dementia care, older adults

A $1 million gift is adding muscle to the University of Southern Indiana’s expertise in a segment of healthcare desperate for more workers: older adults. A recent report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows there are currently only 66 geriatricians in Indiana—fewer than one per county—and the state will also need a 37% increase in home […]... Read More

Startup awarded nearly $1M to advance diabetes drug

New treatments for the 1.6 million Americans with type 1 diabetes have remained frustratingly elusive for drug developers, but Neurodon classifies its potential drug as “game-changing.” The startup, based in the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana, is confident it’s uncovered a new treatment that could reduce insulin dependency for millions of Americans. Neurodon says […]... Read More

Purdue pioneers microrobot to clear clots during stroke

Hemorrhagic strokes are notoriously devastating; only 26% of patients survive five years, and namely because the strokes are very difficult to treat. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blockage inside a blood vessel in the brain bursts and causes bleeding inside the brain. One reason the strokes are so deadly is because doctors must often […]... Read More

Startup gives IU researchers $1.2M to advance first norovirus vaccine

Norovirus is incredibly common in the U.S. with about 2,500 reported outbreaks each year; the CDC says it’s the number one cause nationally of vomiting and diarrhea for all age groups. But babies and toddlers are especially vulnerable; they’re more likely to have complications that lead to hospitalization or life-threatening dehydration. Scientists have been chasing […]... Read More

New smile motivates Project SEED student

When residents at the Indiana University School of Dentistry helped restore a young Mexican immigrant’s smile nearly a decade ago, they unknowingly inspired her to now do the same for others. Daniela Flores, a junior at North Central High School in Indianapolis, is one of many students in the Indianapolis Project SEED (Summer Experience for […]... Read More

IUSM-developed suicide questionnaire nudges 90% accuracy

Nearly 500 Hoosier patients in the emergency department at Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital have helped validate a screening tool for suicide, “so we can start making a massive impact in preventing these needless tragedies,” says its creator. Dr. Alexander Niculescu, a professor of psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has spent two […]... Read More

$1.3M boosts spray system that maps trees within millimeters

After doubling sales in 2021, an Indianapolis-based agtech startup is also outpacing its projections to double sales again this year. While corn and soybeans are most familiar to Hoosiers, Smart Apply Inc. focuses on high-value specialty crops, grown mostly in California. The Smart-Apply Intelligent Spray Control System is an add-on kit for conventional sprayers that […]... Read More

Glassmaker Stevanato to help shatter vial shortages

While Stevanato may be a new name to Hoosiers, the company is a global player in the pharmaceutical market and has selected Fishers to add might to its U.S. footprint with a $240 million investment. A subsidiary of Italy-based Stevanato Group, the glass container manufacturer specializes in drug containment. President for the Americas Riccardo Butta […]... Read More