Smart cushion maker inspired by fellow founders

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

Indiana biotech startup lands $2.8M fast-track grant

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

IU receives $4M to study telehealth app

Indiana University is receiving nearly $4 million from the National Institute on Aging to study Brain CareNotes, a telehealth mobile app. IU says the grant will fund a five-year clinical trial of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia telehealth intervention.... Read More

Southern Indiana hospice provider acquired

Minnesota-based St. Croix Hospice is expanding its Midwest footprint with its acquisition of Adaptive Hospice LLC in Jeffersonville. The deal brings Adaptive's locations in Indianapolis, Jeffersonville and Newburgh under the St. Croix brand.... Read More

Harsha Behavioral Center launches nonprofit

Harsha Behavioral Center, an acute care hospital in Terre Haute, has created a nonprofit arm. The hospital says Naveen Inc. will focus specifically on providing affordable access to high-quality mental health services in west central Indiana.... Read More

Ascension St. Vincent to close Bedford hospital

Ascension has announced plans to close its critical care hospital in Bedford. In a pair of notices to the state, the health system says Ascension St. Vincent Dunn and nine Ascension Medical Group practices will cease operations in mid-December.... Read More