TechPoint, the nonprofit growth accelerator for Indiana's tech ecosystem, is partnering with Texas-based New Apprenticeship to help grow the state's workforce through apprenticeships. The program is part of TechPoint’s Mission41K to add another 41,000 workers.... Read More
A medical technology startup headquartered in New Albany is partnering with American Oncology Network. RxLightning says the partnership is already reducing turnaround time for patients of AON healthcare providers to receive lifesaving medications.... Read More
As the automotive industry focuses on the transition to electric vehicles, a coalition of four Indiana-based agricultural companies still sees value in internal combustion engines burning biofuels, but with a technological twist.... Read More
A nonprofit center for entrepreneurship is expanding its summer entrepreneurship program for college students. The Mill says next year's cohort for Startup Summer is growing from eight to 10 weeks and will be open to students throughout the state. ... Read More
An Indianapolis-based agtech startup that developed a precision sprayer for orchards and vineyards has closed its seed round, raising more than $3 million. Smart Apply says its technology reduces chemical drift and helps reduce input costs.... Read More
Finding trained employees continues to be a challenge, especially for STEM-focused industries. But it can also be an opportunity for college students who will soon be looking to launch their careers. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based LifeOmic has released the results of what it calls the largest real-world study on intermittent fasting. The study followed nearly 800,000 users of LifeOmic's fasting and precision wellness apps over a two-year period.... Read More
Hoosier anglers have an abundance of options to snare bass, catfish and crappie. But they also have the unfortunate ability to inadvertently transfer invasive species, such as zebra mussels and aquatic plants from one body of water to another.... Read More
Carol Handwerker, a professor of environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University, has been appointed to the inaugural Industrial Advisory Committee that will help steer issues and policies stemming from the recently signed CHIPS and Science Act. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha has launched its latest startup—software consulting firm Stitch. Stitch, which had its public launch this week, was founded in July by Michael Burton, Ryan McCambridge and Bobby Tichy.... Read More
The Indy Autonomous Challenge is bringing driverless racecars back to the track in November. The IAC announced Thursday it will host a head-to-head autonomous racecar event at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.... Read More
Science fiction is joining real-world technology in the “Orthopedic Capital of the World,” with hologram technology for hip implant surgery.... Read More
A medical technology company in New Albany is growing. RxLightning, which has developed a software platform to streamline the specialty medication enrollment process, says it will expand its headquarters in the city's downtown and create up to 175 jobs.... Read More
Humankind, an e-commerce startup that launched last fall out of Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha, has closed on a $4.2 million round of seed funding.... Read More
High Alpha Innovation this week announced the launch of Marti, a startup that has developed a software platform designed to help eliminate inequity in healthcare. Marti aims to provide better access to services for individuals with sickle cell disease.... Read More
A Mexico-based company that has developed what it calls the first sustainable "plug-and-play" shrimp farming technology is expanding in central Indiana. Atarraya Inc. says it will invest $4.8 million to establish its first U.S. operation in Indianapolis.... Read More
An Auburn-based agriculture tech company has closed on a $3 million seed round of funding. Traction Ag Inc., which has developed a financial management platform for farmers, says it will further develop the platform and add to its staff.... Read More
Last week’s visit to Purdue University by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was a fact-finding mission of sorts as part of a massive effort to rebuild the nation’s semiconductor industry.... Read More
Belgium-based software startup Unbox plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis and a development hub in West Lafayette, with hopes of hiring as many as 380 Indiana employees over the next few years.... Read More
The chief executive officer of West Lafayette-based startup Novilytic says the potential expiration of the federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs would have a major impact on innovation in Indiana.... Read More
