Novilytic secures $1.6M, preps commercial launch
West Lafayette-based startup Novilytic will be testing its technology in the coming weeks with major pharmaceutical companies in the U.S... Read More
West Lafayette-based startup Novilytic will be testing its technology in the coming weeks with major pharmaceutical companies in the U.S... Read More
Miami County is creating a niche of its own in Indiana’s growing life sciences sector by securing a second medical isotopes company. ... Read More
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership President and Chief Executive Officer David Johnson says there are still things he wants to accomplish before he retires in December ... Read More
Germany-based biomedical company Evonik says the expansion of its facility in Lafayette will help ensure that the U.S. is prepared for another pandemic. ... Read More
The Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. is launching a program designed to grow the number of medical technology startups in the area. The organization says the Medical Technology Accelerator Studio aims to complement and advance the existing product development and manufacturing capabilities in Warsaw, which is billed as the Orthopedic Capital of the World.... Read More
While Stevanato may be a new name to Hoosiers, the company is a global player in the pharmaceutical market and has selected Fishers to add might to its U.S. footprint with a $240 million investment. A subsidiary of Italy-based Stevanato Group, the glass container manufacturer specializes in drug containment. President for the Americas Riccardo Butta […]... Read More
The University of Notre Dame has been working in the area of precision medicine for more than a decade, but a recent $20 million gift is adding muscle to the effort, creating “a much larger impact than our footprint would ordinarily predict,” says Dr. Paul Bohn. He’s the director of the newly established Berthiaume Institute […]... Read More
Massachusetts-based Boston Centerless is opening a facility closer to one of its core sectors that it serves, Indiana’s orthopedics industry. ... Read More
Carmel-based life sciences startup Confluence Pharmaceuticals has received a $200,000 investment from IU Ventures, the third round of funding from IU’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm. ... Read More
A new report from Ohio-based TEConomy Partners shows Indiana's healthcare and life sciences sector has a $150 billion annual economic impact for the state. The study, commissioned by BioCrossroads, examined how the sector benefits other industries such as manufacturing, technology and retail, as well as its non-traditional impacts, including economic development and access to healthcare. ... Read More
West Lafayette-based Inotiv Inc. (Nadaq: NOTV) says it will close two facilities in Virginia that are currently operated by its Indianapolis-based subsidiary, Envigo RMS. One of the facilities is a dog breeding facility in Cumberland that is the subject of a lawsuit alleging animal welfare law violations.... Read More
Purdue University has received two donations that it says will boost pharmaceutical studies and research at the West Lafayette campus and improve the manufacturing process of drugs emerging from biotechnology research. ... Read More
? A biomedical engineering researcher and his team at Purdue University have devised edible QR code technology to help root out counterfeit alcohol or medicines.... Read More
New Jersey-based Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) is making what are being described as "disruptive" changes to work shifts at its plant in Bloomington. The Herald-Times reports about 200 temporary employees will be let go as a result.... Read More
A Fishers-based startup says its medical device is ready for prime time. Recovery Force Health commercially launched The MAC System last month at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition in Houston.... Read More
List Biotherapeutics Inc. has broken ground on a 110,000-square-foot contract manufacturing facility in Fishers. ... Read More
A surprise $8.5 million gift from the estate of a former professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University has been earmarked to support cancer research at the lab of renowned researcher Dr. Philip Low. The university says the gift from Dr. John Capaldi, who died in 2020, will fund more than 40 years' worth of research.... Read More
Germany-based Evonik says it will expand its pharmaceutical production facility in Lafayette and create 80 jobs. The company, which produces the active ingredients for medications, says the total investment is $220 million with the U.S. government funding up to $150 million toward the project through its Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.... Read More
The Indy 500 is known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” but keeping drivers safe in one of the most dangerous sports—as well as the 300,000 fans watching—is a spectacle itself, powered by decades of scientific innovation. Indiana’s life sciences industry helps provide the framework for that innovation; engineers, doctors and safety experts at the […]... Read More
From a humble soybean, a team of Boilermakers has sprouted the idea for “Smulch.” Comprised of Indiana soybeans, the rubber-like material could be used to make gardening mulch or soft playground surfacing, eliminating potentially toxic materials used in the traditional versions of both products, says Team Smulch. The student trio captured the $20,000 top prize […]... Read More