Life Sciences

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

A doctor seeing patients battling cancer in the clinic is often how some of the best ideas for new treatments take root. But the doctors—typically MD-PhDs—are juggling patient care on top of intensive lab research. Finding time to execute complex clinical trials could be the death of good ideas, but for the Hoosier Cancer Research […]... Read More

From winning the fifth grade science fair, to tackling college-level research and graduating high school with a beyond-perfect 4.25 GPA, Allison Maskew now has another achievement for her scientific resume. She was recently named the top science student in the state as part of the 2022 Governor’s STEM Team. Inspired by her desire to help […]... Read More

Indianapolis based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) said it will build two manufacturing facilities in Boone County, investing more than $2.1 billion... Read More

Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) is planning a major expansion of its central Indiana operations. The pharmaceutical giant says it will invest $2.1 billion to build two manufacturing facilities in Boone County and create up to 500 jobs. The plants are designed to boost Lilly's manufacturing capacity for active ingredients and new therapeutics such as genetic medicines.... Read More

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing startup INCOG BioPharma Services is celebrating the opening of its new global headquarters and manufacturing facility in Fishers. The nearly 100,000-square-foot facility provides formulation and filling of injectable drug product into vials, syringes, and cartridges for global biotech companies. ... Read More

Construction is underway on a facility expansion for Taconic Biosciences in the Wayne County community of Cambridge City. ... Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) to treat type 2 diabetes that is also shown to help with weight loss. The FDA says Mounjaro "was effective at improving blood sugar and was more effective than the other diabetes therapies with which it was compared in clinical studies."... Read More