South Bend Startup Creates High-Tech, Inexpensive Prosthetic Hand
A team of recent University of Notre Dame alumni—and soon-to-be graduates—is creating a high-tech prosthetic hand they believe will change the lives of amputees.... Read More
Kylie Veleta
$5M Grant Boosts Drug to Prevent Diabetes-Related Amputations
atients who have undergone a diabetes-related amputation currently face a terrifying prognosis: only 50 percent survive one year after losing the limb, says University of Notre Dame Chemistry and Bioc... Read More
Butler + Ball State = $200M Science Investment on Campus
The training of tomorrow’s scientists is getting a nearly $200 million shot in the arm as Hoosier universities break ground on building projects aimed at undergraduate science education.... Read More
Unlocking Data to Deliver Infant Mortality Solutions
A battle plan—with data as the driving force—is being created in Fort Wayne to combat Indiana’s high infant mortality rate, the seventh highest in the country. Governor Eric Holcomb named Allen Cou...... Read More
Flurry of Funding Drives Toralgen, Other Startups
For people with Type 1 diabetes, a life free from injections and 24/7 monitoring of their blood glucose levels may seem only a fantasy, but an Indianapolis-based biotech company believes relief cou...... Read More
Funding Boosts Simple Tests for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s disease is a grim diagnosis; it’s typically not detected until a person exhibits the characteristic tremors, when it’s progressed too far to slow the condition. West Lafayette-based Tym...... Read More
Neurosciences Build Muscle in Indy, Focus on Future
Indiana’s might in neuroscience research is undeniable, says Indianapolis neuroscientist Dr. Bruce Lamb, adding that “it’s striking to me how fast it’s all moving—Indiana very quickly becoming a na...... Read More
Latest 3D-Printed Device Boosts Nexxt Spine
An orthopedic medical device company in central Indiana that has been quietly growing for the last two decades admits “we’re a big secret, but we don’t mean to be.” Noblesville-based Nexxt Spine ha...... Read More
Pain During Pregnancy: IU Examines Impact of Prescribed Opioids
Studies have already uncovered the dangerous impact on babies when mothers have opioid abuse disorder, and other research has examined the use of opioids to treat opioid abuse disorder. However, In...... Read More
Carmel Entrepreneur Invents ‘Google of Microbes’ Software
There is much excitement surrounding microbes in life sciences research—and for good reason. Dr. Rajesh Perianayagam says scientists have discovered 17 microbiome-related cures and therapies for an...... Read More