The University of Notre Dame's annual Idea Week will kick off Saturday with a concert from Walker Hayes, and a South Bend startup will have a major focus at the show. Juke has developed an app that allows fans to request songs, among other uses.... Read More
Measuring hemoglobin levels with a blood draw is one of the most common lab tests, but West Lafayette-based HemaChrome says the data could be gathered sans needles. The startup has developed technology it says can measure hemoglobin with a smartphone camera. ... Read More
An educator from South Vermilion Community School Corp. has been named the inaugural Nextech Computer Science Teacher of the Year by Techpoint, the nonprofit growth accelerator for Indiana’s technology sector. ... Read More
A bill that would allow Indiana tech parks to capture a larger share of tax revenue is poised to become law after the Senate voted unanimously Monday to advance the legislation to the governor’s office.... Read More
Chicago resident Marc Ward, founder and CEO of Socian Technologies Inc., knew nothing about Indiana’s technology industry until last year, when he came to Indianapolis to participate in Gener8tor’s 5G Technology startup accelerator.... Read More
The NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division has opened registration for the second annual PROPELS initiative. The program seeks potential licensees to commercialize patented technology developed by the Navy.... Read More
The Daviess County Economic Development Corp. is on the hunt for a new leader. The organization announced Tuesday that Executive Director Bryant Niehoff will be stepping down to become the new CEO of the Uplands Science and Technology Foundation.... Read More
The Indiana Officer of Career and Technical Education has awarded nearly $750,000 in grants to nine Hoosier high schools. The funding is designed to support CTE programs that prepare students for advanced manufacturing and information technology careers.... Read More
Indianapolis-based precision agriculture startup Intelinair Inc. is growing its portfolio. The company announced Tuesday it has acquired Aker Technologies Inc., a digital agriculture company headquartered in Illinois, though terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More
Further angered by stats that show Black mothers are dying three times more than white mothers, Ariana McGee of Fort Wayne decided “to go all-in” on her tech startup that uses real-time data to monitor Black moms at home and connect directly to their doctors.... Read More
A car wash company with three locations in Goshen is under new ownership. Pride's Express Car Wash has been acquired by Wisconsin-based Tsunami Express, though financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More
One hundred Indianapolis police officers are donning virtual reality headsets as a method to battle the dangerous levels of stress that come with their job. A Black female entrepreneur is leading the charge with her startup, Peak Mind.... Read More
The TechPoint Foundation for Youth says 167 teams at last weekend's State Robotics Championship qualified for the world championship in Dallas. However, the foundation is seeking help in raising funds to cover costs to send the teams to the event.... Read More
Warsaw-based medtech startup GemViz has received a $20,000 investment from Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures. GemViz said the funding will be used to further develop its software that seeks to improve diagnostic accuracy and optimize treatment plans.... Read More
A South Bend-based company has taken the top prize in the 2023 Crossroads Collegiate Pitch Competition hosted by The Mill in Bloomington. rScan has developed an app it says simplifies the process of selling returned merchandise online. ... Read More
The TechPoint Foundation for Youth will Saturday host the Indiana Robotics State Championship in downtown Indianapolis. More than 1,600 students will compete at Lucas Oil Stadium for a chance to advance to the VEX World Championship in Dallas, Texas.... Read More
Carmel-based health care technology startup Blue Agilis Corp. has secured a $2.5 million round of seed funding from one of the nation’s largest health care payers. The funding round closed on March 10, said Blue Agilis co-founder and CEO Nadia Adams. ... Read More
Fishers-based marketing tech company Vibenomics Inc. has been acquired by Austin, Texas-based Mood Media, the companies announced Tuesday. The acquisition closed Monday. Vibenomics declined to disclose financial terms of the deal.... Read More
The Purdue University Airport is partnering with Saab and Ericsson to create a 5G network to support research that could improve operations and security at airports. Purdue said the "lab to life" project test 5G innovations in real-life scenarios.... Read More
Suicides are climbing faster among young people than adults, triggering alarm bells that “what we’re doing isn’t working,” says University of Notre Dame psychologist Theodore Beauchaine. He’s co-leading a mission to reinvent teen suicide prevention efforts.... Read More
