A made-in-Indiana business story—and one of the state’s first ventures in gene therapy—could save the lives of patients with a devastating brain tumor who typically have little over a year to live “if they’re lucky,” says one researcher. The development of a potential treatment for glioblastoma marks the first time in Indiana that every link […]... Read More
Orthopedic surgeons are using a new technology in the operating room that projects holograms to help guide the surgery—and Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet is first orthopedic company to use the new mixed reality tool. The method is so high-tech “that [surgeons’] immediate response is usually, ‘Wow, this is incredible,’” says Zimmer Biomet Chief Science, Technology and […]... Read More
An Indianapolis-based clinical asset management company is looking to bolster the security of medical devices used for patient care. TRIMEDX is partnering with IU Health to develop a cybersecurity lab that will be used to test the security of devices.... Read More
Pennsylvania-based Lannett Co. Inc. has received approval from the FDA to manufacture its Numbrino topical anesthetic product at its facility in Seymour. The company also plans to transfer the production its other liquid drug products to the plant.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Patients Choice Laboratories says it has acquired Infinity Laboratories LLC, an infectious disease lab based in Texas. PCL says the purchase will allow it to expand its footprint into the southern U.S.... Read More
Australia-based Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced Wednesday that it has moved its U.S. headquarters to a new location in Fishers.... Read More
A new report from TEConomy Partners shows Indiana's life sciences sector has outperformed the state's economy over the last 20 years. The report was commissioned by BioCrossroads and says nearly a quarter of the net new jobs were created in the life sciences.... Read More
Jeffersonville-based PharmaCord LLC is continuing to grow its footprint in southern Indiana. The company, which provides patient support services for life sciences companies, says it plans to add 500 jobs at its Jeffersonville and Louisville facilities.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has entered into an agreement with a precision genetic medicine company to develop gene therapies to address hearing loss.... Read More
Indianapolis-based radiopharmaceutical developer and manufacturer SpectronRx is a step closer to having its products approved for use in Europe.... Read More
The executive director of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute at the IU School of Medicine says a recently awarded $49 million grant is another step towards discovering novel therapeutics in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. ... Read More
A Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer is putting a special emphasis on its Jeffersonville location. Freudenberg Medical is launching the Handle Design Center of Excellence, which will centralize development efforts for medical device handles.... Read More
The founder of a Brown County startup says a recent win at a pitch competition in San Diego was particularly special. Wave Therapeutics, which is developing a smart cushion device to prevent bed sores, won the $10,000 top prize at the Women’s Venture Summit.... Read More
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.82 million Fast-Track SBIR grant to West Lafayette-based Rescue Biomedical. The company plans to use the funding to develop its technology to automatically deliver naloxone in response to an opioid overdose.... Read More
The co-founder of a major medical device manufacturer and chair of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Board of Trustees has been inducted into the Indiana Academy. Niles Noblitt launched Biomet Inc. in Warsaw - now Zimmer Biomet Holdings - in 1973.... Read More
What started out as a hobby for a radiation therapist at IU Health has turned into a fully functioning 3D printing laboratory that is helping clinicians and patients.... Read More
The current head of Roche Diagnostics North America region, which is headquartered in Indianapolis, has been promoted to oversee the Switzerland-based company’s entire diagnostics division.... Read More
A 3D bioprinter created in small town southern Indiana will blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) in the coming weeks—pioneering a process that could ultimately print human transplant organs in outer space. The mission is a major step forward for Florida-based Redwire, which acquired Techshot in Greenville less than a year ago. Although […]... Read More
Some 200 Hoosiers with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are befriending virtual pets on tablets to see if the daily interactions not only help reduce some of the symptoms of the illness, but also ease caregivers’ stress. Improving both factors could ultimately mean patients remain living at home instead of an institution setting. Richard M. […]... Read More
Between 100,000 and 200,000 people in the U.S. each year tear their ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament), an injury that commonly sidelines star athletes. While not a professional athlete, budding entrepreneur Kyle Craig knows the frustration of a sports injury keeping you from the game you love. When a sprained ankle ended his basketball season and […]... Read More
