IU Announces Center Name Change
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology at Indiana University has a new name. The organization is now called the Johnson Center for Innovation and Translational Research, or JCITR.
IU says the move will help “lessen confusion with its cross-campus counterpart, the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Kelley School of Business.”
"Our new name truly captures the core focus of our mission to enhance innovation across the Bloomington campus and will provide an identity for our unique position within IU’s research community. We hope faculty will come to recognize JCITR as the place where they can get hands-on assistance with building a translational research program and commercializing their discoveries," Center Director Keith Davis said.
"I am truly excited that the expertise of the Johnson Center is now broadening to encompass the entire Bloomington campus. Innovation and translational research are key drivers of research excellence. The skills and services offered through JCITR are invaluable to IU researchers, particularly as we move forward with our Grand Challenges program and a new Emerging Areas of Research program," Vice Provost for Research Rick Van Kooten said.
The IU Board of Trustees approved the name change in October.