Purdue Research Park News

Silicon Valley Company to Relocate Headquarters and Operations to Indianapolis

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of TrueClusterTM data storage technology, announced today that it will relocate its headquarters and begin building its operations in Indiana with the help of state entrepreneurship grants.

The company, currently headquartered in San Carlos, Calif., will move its Silicon Valley operations to Indiana with the help of a $2 million grant from Indiana’s 21st Century Research and Technology Fund.

Indiana high school students win college tuition vouchers at Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:30:00 EDT

Indiana high school students in top-finishing teams of the third annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy competition received college tuition vouchers during a special event Friday (June 26).

The vouchers ranged from $100 to $500 and can be used at all Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College campuses in Indiana. About 50 juniors and seniors from 21 Indiana counties participated in the program.

Swift Enterprises officials announce the hiring of 5 new employees

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:40:00 EDT

Officials at Swift Enterprises announced Thursday (June 25) the hiring of five new employees.

New Web site makes registering for Northwest Indiana parks' recreational and educational programs easier

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:21:00 EDT

A new Web site developed by a Purdue Technology Center-based company eases the task of registering and paying for parks and recreation department programs offered in three Northwest Indiana communities.

The site was developed by Next Generation Solutions Ltd., an affiliate company of the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana. Information about programs offered by the Highland, Merrillville and Schererville parks departments is available at http://www.activenwi.com

Food safety recalls suggest need for more frequent and better testing methods, researcher says

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:09:00 EDT

Safety testing of the nation's food supply must be improved in light of the mysterious link between eating raw refrigerated cookie dough and food-borne pathogenic bacteria, says a Purdue University food safety researcher.

Nestlé USA voluntarily recalled about 300,000 cases of refrigerated Toll House cookie dough products due to a link between the product and an outbreak of illnesses caused by E. coli in more than 25 states.

Officials announce attendees of the 2009 Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:42:00 EDT

Almost 50 Indiana high school students from 21 counties will attend the third annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy from June 21-26.

"These students, who come from every corner of the state, will have the opportunity to learn what it means to be an entrepreneur through hands-on experience during this weeklong event," said Tim Peoples, the academy's director. "They also will learn from Purdue University faculty, business experts and successful high-tech business entrepreneurs at the Purdue Research Park."

Purdue Research Park officials dedicate new tech center, honor electrical engineering alumnus and spouse

Wed, 27 May 2009 09:12:00 EDT

Purdue Research Park officials dedicated a 105,000-square-foot technology center on Wednesday (May 27) in honor of Heddy Kurz and her late husband, Herman Kurz, a Purdue University electrical engineering alumnus.

The Herman and Heddy Kurz Purdue Technology Center, 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd., will house the Purdue Research Foundation offices, provide space for up to 26 companies and support about 275 jobs. Heddy, who lives in Louisville, made a deferred gift in the amount of $3 million in honor of Herman to help fund the $14.5 million, 13-acre Purdue Research Park expansion.

Dedication set for new technology center in Purdue Research Park

Tue, 26 May 2009 13:15:00 EDT

Purdue Research Park officials will dedicate the 105,000-square-foot Herman and Heddy Kurz Purdue Technology Center at 3 p.m. Wednesday (May 27). The event will take place at the center, located at 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd. in the Purdue Research Park.

More than 200 people are expected to attend the dedication. Heddy Kurz, the widow of a Purdue electrical engineering alumnus, made a deferred gift of $3 million toward the facility in honor of her late husband, Herman. The $14.5 million building will house the Purdue Research Foundation offices, will provide space for up to 26 companies and will support about 275 jobs. The average annual salary of employees working in the park is $52,000.

Purdue Research Foundation sponsors startup companies for free Microsoft software

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:15:00 EDT

The Purdue Research Foundation has joined an international program that provides software technology startup companies with three years of Microsoft software for free.

"When a new company is launched, every penny counts, and buying software and other technology can be a huge drain on an entrepreneur's budget," said Joseph B. Hornett, Purdue Research Foundation senior vice president, treasurer and COO. "The national BizSpark program by Microsoft is a terrific way to help companies during the critical first three years, and we wanted to be a sponsor for the program."

Endocyte initiates Phase 1 trial of EC0489 for treatment of refractory or metastatic solid tumors

Tue, 5 May 2009 14:11:00 EDT

Endocyte Inc., has announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial) with EC0489, a folate-targeted anticancer drug for the treatment of refractory or metastatic solid tumors.

The Phase I trial is a multi-center, open-label dose escalation study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of EC0489 in patients with refractory or metastatic cancer who have exhausted standard therapeutic options.

Purdue Research Park-based companies to travel to Silicon Valley to seek funding

Tue, 5 May 2009 10:42:00 EDT

Representatives of two Purdue Research Park-based companies launched from research developed at Purdue University will travel to California's Silicon Valley on May 18 to make formal presentations to venture capitalists.

The companies, Intelliphage Inc. and Matrix-Bio Inc., were selected during a competition last October at the Company Fundraising Boot Camp held on campus at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. The event, sponsored by Lonergan Partners, is held annually to help entrepreneurs develop fundraising strategies for their companies. Purdue Provost Randy Woodson, and Leah Jamieson, dean of the College of Engineering, will speak in California, along with Mark Lonergan, founder and managing partner of Lonergan Partners.

Ohio life science company to relocate in Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:03:00 EDT

A life science company relocating from Cincinnati will move into the Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana, officials announced Thursday (April 30).

IKOTECH LLC, established in 2005, has developed an advanced magnetic cell sorting technology used in cancer diagnostics, diabetes therapeutics, cellular therapeutics and other health-care applications. The company is a spinoff of Techshot Inc., a technology development company based in Greenville, Ind.

Officials celebrate opening of international technology company's new software center in Purdue Research Park

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:09:00 EDT

More than 250 people attended Tuesday's (April 28) dedication of the Purdue Research Park's 80,000-square-foot Innovation Center, which is home to a national software solution center for EDS, an HP company.

"Innovation Center is one of the finest examples of how collaborations among Purdue officials, state and local representatives, and company leaders can make positive things happen even in a challenging economic climate," said Purdue University President France A. Córdova. "The presence of EDS in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette means even greater job opportunities for those looking for jobs right now."

Officials to celebrate opening of international technology company's new software center in Purdue Research Park

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:56:00 EDT

More than 300 people are expected to attend Tuesday's (April 28) dedication of the Purdue Research Park's 80,000-square-foot Innovation Center, which will be home to a national software solution center for EDS, an HP company.

Dedication set for international technology company's facility in Purdue Research Park

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:15:00 EDT

Purdue Research Park, EDS, state and local officials will dedicate the 80,000-square-foot Innovation Center at a 10 a.m. ceremony Tuesday (April 28). The event will take place at the center, located at 3400 Kent Ave. in the Purdue Research Park.

The center will house a 45,000-square-foot national software solution center for global technology giant EDS. The company employs more than 200 people. The remaining space in Innovation Center will be used for other park companies. The Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, Ind., has more than 160 companies, about a 100 of which are high-tech and another 39 are incubator companies.

Noblesville firm to demonstrate new technology designed to increase efficiency, reduce cost of battery-operated vehicles

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:01:00 EDT

Officials at an Indiana firm will demonstrate technology that could improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of the most expensive components of electric-powered vehicles, making them more affordable.

Indy Power Systems, a Purdue Research Park affiliate company based in Noblesville, Ind., will have an open house on Monday (April 27) to demonstrate the Multi-Flex™ Energy Management System, which improves the cost efficiency of hybrid and electric vehicle batteries.

Illinois firm launches new software division at Purdue Technology Center

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:11:00 EDT

A Rockford, Ill., software company has launched a new division at the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana that will serve increased demand from airline, homeland security and other industries and will employ Purdue University student interns.

Balanced IT Solutions, which was founded in 2008, will locate the headquarters of its new software development division at the office in Merrillville, Ind.

Purdue Research Park firm produces ingredient to generate ethanol more efficiently

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:47:00 EDT

Officials of Green Tech America Inc. announced Tuesday (April 21) that the company is producing a new type of yeast that will help generate cellulosic ethanol in a more cost-effective way.

The genetically engineered yeast helps produce ethanol more efficiently from the new feedstocks, known as cellulosic biomass, such as wood chips, grasses and agricultural wastes like corn stalks and wheat straw. The new yeast ferments both glucose and xylose, two major types of sugar recovered from cellulosic biomass. Conventional yeasts ferment only glucose.

Endocyte to Present Multiple Abstracts at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:19:00 EDT

Endocyte, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing receptor-targeted therapeutics announced Friday (April 17) that four abstracts have been accepted for poster presentations at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Denver on April 18-22.

Christopher Leamon, Ph.D., vice president of research at Endocyte, will present findings from four studies highlighting preclinical data from the company's oncology research pipeline. Data will be presented on the preclinical evaluation of a spacer-optimized folate-targeted Vinca alkaloid EC0489, the antitumor effects of compound EC145 in combination with DOXIL®, mTOR pathway inhibition via folate receptor EC0565, and releasable dual-drug conjugates of folic acid.

New Study Reconfirms Long-Term Strength of Biodesign Hernia Graft

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:16:00 EDT

A five-year study confirms the long-term strength and durability of the Biodesign Hernia Graft, Cook Medical, a world leader in advanced tissue repair, announced today.

The study, the largest published series with the longest follow-up time for a biologic mesh used in hernia repair, demonstrated that the Biodesign Hernia Graft possesses the clinically important strength of non-absorbable mesh, while providing the benefit of decreased infection complications of absorbable mesh.

Endocyte Announces Positive Interim Results from Phase II Clinical Trial of EC145 in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:36:00 EDT

Endocyte Inc. has announced positive interim results from an ongoing Phase II clinical study of EC145 in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The single arm Phase II study is designed to evaluate treatment with EC145 in patients with chemotherapy-resistant NSCLC who have failed multiple therapy regimens.

At the planned interim analysis, 35 percent (6/17) of patients achieved clinical benefit (CR+PR+SD), 67 percent (4/6) of patients had a duration of response of six months or longer, and one patient had significant tumor reduction (>30 percent). All of these patients had previously failed two to eight prior therapies. Analysis of the safety data indicates that EC145 was generally well tolerated. Based on the positive results from the interim analysis, the two-stage clinical trial will continue on to full enrollment.

Regenstrief Center to offer innovators workshop on assistive technologies

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:25:00 EDT

The Indiana Center for Assistive Technology, a part of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, will offer the inaugural Innovators Bootcamp for assistive technology developers and innovators on April 2 in Purdue's Discovery Park.

The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. Registration is required by 5 p.m. Friday (March 27) at http://cathub.org/bootcamp.

Nominations open for 2009 Indiana Companies to Watch

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:26:00 EDT

Nominations and applications are being accepted for the second annual Indiana Companies to Watch awards program, which will highlight some of the state's top privately held companies.

Indiana Companies to Watch recognizes privately held Indiana businesses that employ six to 150 full-time employees and have between $750,000 to $100 million in annual revenue or working capital. It is presented by the Purdue University, Edward Lowe Foundation and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and its Small Business Development Center network.

South Korea awards ICx Technologies a mass spectrometry contract with an estimated value of up to $40 million

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:58:00 EST

ICx Technologies (NASDAQ: ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced Wednesday (March 4) that ICx Analytical Instruments, a business unit of ICx Technologies, has been awarded a multi-year contract worth up to $40 million.

The contract is for the development of a chemical and biological mass spectrometer (CBMS) for use in military reconnaissance vehicles. ICx Analytical Instruments will work jointly with ICx BioDefense to deliver a premium-class biological and chemical detection system. The CBMS system will be capable of detecting both chemical and biological warfare agents, and the first phase of the contract is a development effort.

Purdue's Student-Managed Venture Fund invests $100,000 in Purdue Research Park company

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:21:00 EST

Purdue University's Student-Managed Venture Fund, administered by the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and the Krannert School of Management, is investing $100,000 in Kylin Therapeutics Inc.

The funding is part of a $2 million round of financing led by In-vivo Ventures and Golden Pine Ventures. The funds will help advance Kylin Therapeutics' lead cancer therapy to the marketplace.

Nominations for Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy under way

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:55:00 EST

Indiana high school administrators and teachers have until April 24 to nominate juniors and seniors for the third annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy.

Students accepted into the weeklong program will learn what it is like to create a business from the concept to raising funds and creating prototypes. At the completion of the program, student teams will be judged by economic development experts on how well they developed business case studies, crafted marketing plans and planned to raise venture capital.

ENDOCYTE BEGINS PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL OF EC145 FOR TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:46:00 EST

Endocyte Inc. has announced the initiation of a randomized Phase II clinical study of the company's investigational drug EC145 in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The phase II trial, also called the "PRECEDENT study," will evaluate the efficacy and safety of EC145 when administered in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD). PLD is widely used as a standard therapy for women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The efficacy and safety of the combination of EC145/PLD will be compared to treatment with PLD without EC145.

Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women in the United States and the leading cause of death due to cancer of the female reproductive system. The PRECEDENT study will enroll 122 subjects and involve more than 50 clinical centers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Trial details can be found at www.endocyte.com and http://www.clinicaltrials.gov.

Purdue researchers increase innovation and economic development activities

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:15:00 EST

The number of technology commercialization activities by researchers throughout Purdue University increased more than 40 percent during the past four years, according to university officials.

In the 2007-2008 fiscal year, there were 237 invention disclosures across all disciplines at the university, compared to 167 in the 2003-2004 fiscal year. An invention disclosure is a process undertaken when researchers file a discovery with the Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization that is patentable and has market potential.

DeGuilio-Fox named director of Purdue Technology Center in Merrillville

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:25:00 EST

Kathy J. DeGuilio-Fox has been named director of the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana. She had formerly been its business development manager.

She succeeds John M. Hanak, who became director of Purdue Research Park's statewide network of technology centers in 2008.

Entrepreneurial opportunities workshop offered at Purdue Research Park

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:13:00 EST

Purdue University students and future entrepreneurs can get advice and direction from successful business and professional leaders through a Feb. 19 event at the Purdue Research Park.

The free event, Entrepreneurial Opportunities at Purdue Research Park, is co-sponsored by Blue Chip Venture Company and the research park. It is being organized by Purdue's Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program.

Purdue Research Park-based company receives regulatory approval for faster and cheaper soil testing method

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:13:00 EST

A device manufactured by Purdue Research Park-based InMass Technologies Inc. has been approved for use in identifying wetlands and other soil conditions.

The National Technical Committee on Hydric Soils approved the use of the company's IRIS Tubes to determine whether soils meet the federal standard to be classified as "hydric," which is part of the definition of a wetland.

Zeeko Technologies expands research of optics-polishing technology

Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:45:00 EST

Zeeko Technologies LLC, a Purdue Research Park-based company, announced Wednesday (Feb. 4) that it will further develop its high-precision polishing technology for optics manufacturing through a Small Business Innovation Research grant.

The grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will enable Zeeko to continue development of a novel tool path to be used in Zeeko's corrective polishing process.

Purdue, Baker & Daniels offer primer on legal issues facing startup companies

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:04:00 EST

Purdue University and Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels LLP will offer a free workshop on Feb. 11 at Purdue's Discovery Park on legal issues facing startup companies.

Baker & Daniels partner Trevor Belden, who also is a part-time entrepreneur, will lead the workshop, which will run from 9-11 a.m. in Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121.

New Purdue fund ready to accept applications to help move innovations to the marketplace

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:43:00 EST

Individuals and startup companies now have another avenue to move their Purdue innovations to the marketplace through a new fund established by the Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University.

The Emerging Innovations Fund is now accepting applications from early stage Purdue-related companies that seek funding support. The money to support the fund has been raised privately, and initial capitalization is $1.5 million, growing to $5 million.

Purdue, state, local officials announce first company, dedicate research park by new Indianapolis airport

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:06:00 EST

The first tenant company of the Purdue Research Park at AmeriPlex-Indianapolis was announced by Purdue University officials Wednesday (Jan. 21) during a dedication ceremony for the 55,000-square-foot incubator that will help high-tech entrepreneurs create new businesses, develop new technology and expand life sciences research in Indiana.

"We chose to locate the research park in Indianapolis because it is in the center of our statewide technology highway," Purdue President France A. Córdova said. "From northwest in Merrillville, to southeast in New Albany, our research parks continue to advance the state as a hub for innovation and discovery. This location near the new airport will provide additional incentive for national and international companies to choose Indiana as the place to do business."

Purdue, state, local officials dedicate research park by new Indianapolis airport

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:31:00 EST

Purdue University officials and state and local dignitaries will dedicate a new 55,000-square-foot research park at 1 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 21) that will help high-tech entrepreneurs create new businesses, develop new technology and expand life sciences research in Indiana.

The Purdue Research Park at AmeriPlex-Indianapolis, of which the new $12.8 million technology center is the flagship, will accommodate up to 75 businesses and create 1,500 jobs with an average annual salary of $54,000. Most of the new jobs will be in the life sciences and high-tech areas.

Purdue Research Park at AmeriPlex-Indianapolis to be dedicated

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:58:00 EST

Purdue University officials and state and local officials will dedicate the 55,000-square-foot Purdue Research Park at AmeriPlex-Indianapolis at a 1 p.m. ceremony Wednesday (Jan. 21).

The facility is one of four Purdue Research Parks around the state that serve as incubators for startup or expanding companies. The Indianapolis research park's first tenant company will be announced during the ceremony.

Purdue Research Park company's new technology improves cost efficiency of hybrid and electric vehicles

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:49:00 EST

An energy management company has made a technological discovery that could reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of hybrid and electric vehicles.

Indy Power System's Multi-Flex™ Energy Management System could potentially reduce the cost of batteries – the most expensive component in electric cars – by more than 50 percent per vehicle according to internal company tests that combined power from lithium-ion batteries and lead-acid batteries. The system's hardware platform uses embedded software that manages the flow of energy between multiple types of power units – including different types of rechargeable batteries and fuel cells – and optimizes the price and performance characteristics of each.

Grant to fuel development of disease-fighting technology

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:59:00 EST

Kylin Therapeutics announced Thursday (Jan. 8) its plans to further develop a Purdue University technology that could allow physicians to target drug delivery for treatment of diseases ranging from AIDS to cancer.

The life sciences firm received a $1.2 million grant from the state’s 21st Century Research and Technology Fund to further bring its cancer and disease fighting biotechnology to market.

Purdue Research Park official elected president of international research parks organization

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:58:00 EST

Gregory Deason, director of the Purdue Research Park, on Tuesday (Dec. 9) was elected president of the Association of University Research Parks (AURP).

The election took place prior to the organization's annual conference, which will run Wednesday through Friday (Dec. 10-12) in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Purdue Research Park-based company opens office in Chicago

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:58:00 EST

FanFound, a social networking site that connects musicians, music fans and music venues, has opened an office at 4 E. Huron St. in Chicago, officials announced today (Dec. 8).

FanFound was developed by officials at Chordcraft Music Co., which is headquartered at Purdue Research Park's Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana in Merrillville.

Purdue Research Park-based firm receives innovation award

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:07:00 EST

Quadraspec Inc., a Purdue Research Park-based company, received the Innovation Award at the 2008 Indiana Entrepreneurial Leadership Awards.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Indiana University's Kelley School of Business Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation present the awards annually. The Innovation Award is presented to a company that demonstrates best new practices, products or systems for today's business environment.

Indiana firm developing technology to keep high-tech tools cool

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST

A small development firm here focused on creating cooling technologies for applications ranging from the space shuttle to nuclear reactors could hold the key to unlocking the power of new consumer technologies.

Mudawar Thermal Systems announced today the Navy awarded the company a grant for up to $1.5 million to create a new software system to accelerate the development of the firm's electronics cooling systems that nearly instantly remove performance-robbing heat from electronics in devices such as avionics, X-ray machines and hybrid vehicle propulsion systems.

ICx Technologies to develop novel mass spec solution

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:16:00 EST

ICx Technologies (NASDAQ: ICXT) today announced a new joint research project with Purdue University's R. Graham Cooks, distinguished professor of chemistry, working through the university's Discovery Park Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development.

The research will focus on the area of novel ambient ionization mass spectrometry (AI-MS). Ambient ionization mass spectrometry allows scientists to analyze surfaces for chemicals at trace levels without the need for standard sample preparation. Mass spectrometers can now directly "sniff" surfaces for chemical markers.

Purdue Research Park donates to Food Finders Food Bank

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:51:00 EST

Food Finders Food Bank added to its supply that helps the less fortunate when volunteers from the Purdue Research Park brought 2,426 pounds of donated food and paper products to its Lafayette, Ind., facility.

The non-perishable food and other items were collected by employees of Purdue Research Park-based companies and the Purdue Research Foundation during a drive that began Nov. 3 and ended Nov. 21. Employees of Griffin Analytical, a business unit of ICx Technologies Inc., contributed almost 1,900 pounds of food.

Purdue Research Park announces dates, nomination information for entrepreneurship program

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:17:00 EST

Nominations for Indiana high school juniors and seniors in the 2009-2010 academic year are now being accepted for the third annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy.

The 2009 academy, which will take place June 21-26 on Purdue University's West Lafayette campus, allows students to participate in entrepreneurship-based opportunities and gain real-world business experiences. Indiana teachers, principals and other educators are asked to nominate students who excel in the areas of math, science and technology. Awards for winning team members include college tuition vouchers to help them further develop their entrepreneurial spirit and pursue a degree in higher education. All Purdue University campuses and some Ivy Tech Community College campuses accept the vouchers.

Purdue Research Park affiliate company launches educational software program to improve students' vocabulary, spelling skills

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:05:00 EST

Educators looking to improve vocabulary and spelling skills of their students can find assistance through a new educational software program that provides individualized instruction.

CAL Tutor Vocabulary and Spelling™ allows teachers to individually design spelling and vocabulary lessons by adding, modifying or deleting words and lists from the program's 65 word themes.

Animation demystifies complex science; brings nanotechnology to life

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EST

Just as artists at Disney and Pixar Animation Studios bring Mickey Mouse, Shrek and Nemo to life, life science artists are using animation to bring viruses, bacteria and even nanowires to life and demystify scientific concepts.

Life science animators from Purdue Research Park-based Seyet LLC recently used their video talents to demonstrate how silicon nanowires form, a process that may change the way computers and consumer electronics are manufactured. Seyet's video provides people who don't have a medical or scientific background a "visual story" of how such complicated organisms or human-designed technologies operate.

Purdue Research Park-based company produces Chicago music festival

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:38:00 EST

Officials of FanFound - a social networking site for musicians, music fans and music venues - are sponsoring and organizing the inaugural Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival.

The festival will be from noon until 11 p.m. Nov. 22 at Chicago's Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave. Early bird general admission tickets to the festival are $31. Tickets are $35 the day of the festival. Tickets can be purchased at the Congress Theater box office or online at http://www.congresschicago.com or from Ticketmaster.com. Customers who use the online promotion code "FANFOUND" will receive a discount on the ticket price. A portion of the box office revenue will be donated to the Saving Tiny Hearts Foundation, a non-profit organization that raises money for research of congenital heart defects.

Purdue's Alfred Mann Institute provides seed funding for life science development projects

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:02:00 EST

Early detection of breast cancer and the healing of tendon and ligament tears are two of the first four technologies to receive $375,000 in funding from the Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development at Purdue University.

"Our mission is to support the commercialization of life science technologies created at Purdue that help mankind," said John C. Hertig, executive director of the $100 million Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development (AMIPurdue). "We feel these technologies that are emerging from the discovery stage have the potential to make a significant contribution toward improving health care."

Purdue Research Foundation honors faculty entrepreneurs, inventors

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:49:00 EDT

The Purdue Research Foundation will honor 44 Purdue University faculty and staff at its annual Inventors' Recognition Dinner on Monday (Oct. 27) in the Purdue Memorial Ballrooms.

Honorees are being recognized for breakthroughs that have resulted, or may soon result, in commercial applications to benefit society.

Purdue Research Park-based company launches line of 4 milk products

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:59:00 EDT

Milk consumers can now purchase a brand of milk that provides beneficial nutrients through natural means.

FAVORED® Inc., a company based at the Purdue Research Park, launched a line of four milk products in Indiana and the Northeast region of the United States. The varieties of milk - whole, reduced fat, low fat and fat free - are sold in half-gallon cartons at participating Big Y World Class Markets, Dave's Marketplace stores and Roche Bros. supermarkets in the Northeast, and 15 participating Marsh Supermarkets in Indiana.

Purdue Research Foundation receives 3 international awards for economic development

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:04:00 EDT

The International Economic Development Council announced Tuesday (Oct. 21) that the Purdue Research Foundation has received three 2008 IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Awards.

The International Economic Development Council is the largest professional association of economic development practitioners in the world, with members in the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other nations.

Pharmacy professor honored for improving lives, creating jobs

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:33:00 EDT

Prescription drugs have improved in quality and high-paying jobs have been created, thanks in part to a Purdue University professor who is the 2008 recipient of the university's Outstanding Commercialization Award.

The award, sponsored by the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, is being presented to Stephen Byrn, the Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. Byrn also is head of the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and co-founder and consultant for SSCI (Solid State Chemical Information) Inc., an Aptuit Company.

American Heart Association recognizes Purdue Research Park-based firm as a 'Fit-Friendly Company'

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:43:00 EDT

The American Heart Association has named Quadraspec Inc., a Purdue Research Park-based company, a "Start! Fit-Friendly Company."

"This recognition from the American Heart Association is a tribute to Quadraspec's commitment to work-life balance," said Dick Aderman, the company's president and COO. "The Purdue Research Park makes amenities such as walking trails, a fitness center and other healthy lifestyle facilities and services available to all firms located here. These amenities have fostered an even higher quality of life for Quadraspec employees, which leads to greater job satisfaction and productivity."

Purdue Research Park-based company helps dialysis centers meet new governmental regulations and aids in identifying patients' health problems

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:15:00 EDT

Vasc-Alert LLC, a Purdue Research Park-based company, will help kidney dialysis providers meet new governmental regulations and assist caregivers in monitoring health problems associated with patients undergoing dialysis.

The new Medicare regulations for end-stage renal disease providers, which take effect Tuesday (Oct. 14), require that dialysis clinics provide both monitoring and surveillance of dialysis patients' vascular access sites. An access site is the connection between the patient and the machine that acts as an artificial kidney to filter impurities, waste and excess fluid from the blood and returns the blood to the patient's body.

BASi appoints new vice president of sales and marketing

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:59:00 EDT

BASi, a Purdue Research Park-based company, has named Jon Brewer vice president of sales and marketing.

Brewer, who assumed his new duties on Oct. 1, has nearly 25 years of experience as a sales and marketing executive in the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently he served as a consultant with pharmaceutical companies to develop and implement new business strategies.

Sen. Lugar meets with Purdue biofuels researchers, tour labs and Purdue Research Park

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:04:00 EDT

U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar on Thursday (Oct. 9) met with Purdue University biofuels and alternative energy researchers and toured campus research facilities at Discovery Park and the Purdue Research Park.

The Republican senator heard presentations from biofuel, biotechnology and hydrogen storage researchers at Purdue's Laboratory for Renewable Resource Engineering (LORRE) and Birck Nanotechnology centers in Discovery Park. He also toured facilities at Swift Enterprises Ltd., a Purdue Research Park-based company developing a lead-free, alternative aviation fuel.

Purdue dedicated Technology Center of Southeast Indiana

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:45:00 EDT

Purdue University officials and local dignitaries dedicated the 40,000-square-foot Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana on Wednesday (Oct. 1).

The Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana is one of four Purdue Research Park centers around the state that serve as incubators for startup or expanding companies. It also is home to most of the classrooms, labs and faculty offices for Purdue's College of Technology at New Albany location.

Boot camp offered for entrepreneurs looking to take funding step

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:01:00 EDT

Purdue faculty, staff, students and collaborators can learn about what's needed to launch a company at the university's third annual Company Fund Raising Boot Camp on Oct. 13-14 in Discovery Park.

Michael Birck, chairman and founder of telecommunication giant Tellabs Inc. and a Purdue trustee, is the keynote speaker for the event at the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. Birck's talk, "Founding and Growing a Company," is at noon Oct. 13.

Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana to be dedicated

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:38:00 EDT

Purdue University officials will dedicate the 40,000-square-foot Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana at a 10:30 a.m. ceremony Wednesday (Oct. 1). The event will take place at the center, located at 3000 Technology Ave. in New Albany near the southeast corner of Interstate 265 and Charlestown Road.

The center, which opened in August, is one of four Purdue Research Park centers around the state that serve as incubators for startup or expanding companies. It is home to most of the classrooms, labs and faculty offices for Purdue's College of Technology at New Albany location. In addition, it houses the Purdue Extension Office for Floyd County and an office for Purdue's Technical Assistance Program.

Purdue Research Park-based company detects, traps bacteria that causes foodborne illness

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:59:00 EDT

A Purdue Research Park-based company has developed a method to capture and detect foodborne illness-causing bacteria such as E. coli that promises to be quicker and less expensive than current conventional technology on the market.

The company's technology is based on discoveries by a research group led by Associate Professor Bruce M. Applegate in Purdue University's Department of Food Sciences.

Quadraspec receives $2.5 million in funding from Clarian Health Ventures

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:36:00 EDT

Quadraspec Inc., a Purdue Research Park-based company, received $2.5 million in funding from a group of venture capital firms, led by Clarian Health Ventures Inc. of Indianapolis.

Quadraspec's products include its Inspira™ Dual Channel Reader that enables more accurate diagnosis of disease and better discovery of new medicines. The technology allows physicians and researchers to use a simple blood test to detect cancer, cardiovascular disease and other serious illnesses in their earliest, most treatable stages.

From discovery to delivery: Purdue, alumni establish fund to help entrepreneurs move university discoveries to market

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:41:00 EDT

Purdue University leads the Big Ten in moving its discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace, and with a new program and support of Purdue alumni, it stands to do even better.

"Not only is Purdue first in the Big Ten for filing patents and starting new companies, but we are third in the nation behind the University of California and the University of Utah for our respective technology transfer statistics" said Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president, treasurer and COO of the Purdue Research Foundation, which oversees Purdue's Office of Technology Commercialization. "In 2007, Purdue had 10 startup companies based on Purdue University technologies. In 2006, we had 14 startup companies from discoveries made at Purdue.

National financial organization recognizes Purdue Research Foundation senior vice president

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:18:00 EDT

The Association of Financial Professionals has named Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president, treasurer and COO of Purdue Research Foundation, to its 2008 AFP Honors Program.

Recipients for the honor were chosen from more than 100,000 national corporate financial practitioners from corporations, agencies, government, academia and nonprofits. Selection criteria included current title, professional qualifications and personal achievements. In addition, all practitioners were required to have earned the Certified Treasury Professional/Certified Cash Manager designation.

Endocyte receives Indiana Companies to Watch award

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:51:00 EDT

Endocyte Inc. has been named one of 50 Indiana Companies to Watch.

This award was presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., its Small Business Development Centers network, Purdue University and the Edward Lowe Foundation.

Indiana high school students complete participation in Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:25:00 EDT

The Purdue Research Park presented college tuition vouchers to Indiana high school students who were on the top three teams in the second annual Entrepreneurship Academy.

The vouchers, which were awarded during a luncheon in the South Ballroom of Purdue University's Memorial Union, ranged from $100 to $500 and can be used to offset the costs of higher education. Tuition vouchers can be used at all Purdue University campuses, Indiana University at Kokomo and Ivy Tech. Students participating in the academy were juniors and seniors from 17 Indiana counties.

Inc. magazine names Purdue Research Park-based company as one of the fastest growing in the country

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:47:00 EDT

Editors of Inc. magazine announced that Passageways, a Purdue Research Park-based company, ranks as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.

Passageways' ranking on the "Inc. 5000" list places it ninth among all Indiana-based companies and 27th among all software companies. It is the only West Lafayette business on the 2008 list. The company ranked 453rd out of the 5,000 companies listed. Information about the companies on the list appears in the September issue of Inc.

Quadraspec officials announce hiring of chief scientific officer

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:14:00 EDT

Quadraspec Inc. officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 2) that Stefan Gruenwald, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the company as chief scientific officer.

"Stefan will be an instrumental asset in providing exemplary scientific and strategic leadership and in developing Quadraspec's technology and scientific work force," said Jonathon Bradley, director of staffing at Quadraspec, a Purdue Research Park-based company.

Anderson firm wins Technical Assistance Program services

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EDT

An Anderson, Ind., high-tech company has won 80 hours worth of business services valued at $10,000 from Purdue University's Technical Assistance Program in conjunction with the inaugural Indiana Companies to Watch initiative.

Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems Ltd. was selected from a drawing of the top 50 companies during a Wednesday (Aug. 27) night event that drew 500 people to the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis.

Meds alert system helps patients, doctors, businesses

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:10:00 EDT

A medication timer being made by a Purdue Research Park company promises to help patients remember to take their medications and has the potential to help people as far away as Africa and Asia.

"Our device would be especially helpful to HIV or AIDS patients who have to remember to take dozens of pills several times a day," said Della Jules, who founded Jinsitec along with her sister, Yvette.

Purdue Technology Center executive earns NBIA certification

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:22:00 EDT

Kathy J. DeGuilio-Fox, manager of the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana has completed the National Business Incubation Association's Incubator Management Certificate program.

As business development manager at Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana, DeGuilio-Fox coordinates business development services needed by firms in the incubator facility, including business plan preparation, target market assessment, and validation and valuation of associated technologies. She also assists companies in their search for sources of capital, technical resource acquisition, organizational development, and forecasting and structuring of financial aspects of new business ventures.

Purdue Research Park officials break ground on center to house global tech company

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:40:00 EDT

Purdue Research Park officials broke ground Friday (Aug. 22) on its new 80,000-square-foot Innovation Center, which will be home to a national software solution center for global technology giant EDS.

Innovation Center, 3400 Kent Ave., will provide 45,000 square feet of space for more than 200 software engineer and business analyst positions for EDS. The remaining space will be used for other park companies. The Purdue Research Foundation and South Bend-based Holladay Properties Inc. have formed a joint venture to develop Innovation Center, which is slated to open in early 2009.

5 in Purdue Research Park named 'Companies to Watch'

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:22:00 EDT

Five Purdue Research Park-based companies were named by the Indiana Economic Development Corp. in its inaugural list of 50 "Companies to Watch."

"Four of these five companies - Cook Biotech, Endocyte, Quadraspec and Simulex - have a key product that was discovered at Purdue University," said Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president, treasurer and COO of the Purdue Research Foundation, which manages the Purdue Research Park. "The companies then developed the technology through our Office of Technology Commercialization.

New Purdue Research Park company helps with global telecom needs

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:39:00 EDT

Small companies doing business internationally can get help untangling telecommunications networks through a new Purdue Research Park-affiliated company.

FlamencoNets, which is based in Indianapolis, was founded by Raul Flamenco, who serves as the company's president. The company provides services that will help new or established companies build and monitor their global data network.

Bioanalytical Systems Inc. reports earnings from continuing operations

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:09:00 EDT

Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BASI) reported financial results for its third quarter and nine months of fiscal 2008, ending June 30, 2008.

For continuing operations, revenue in the third quarter increased 5.4 percent to $11.4 million compared to $10.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Net income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $407,000, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $567,000, or $0.12 and $0.11 per basic and diluted share, respectively, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

Bioanalytical Systems officials announce employee promotions

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:46:00 EDT

Officials from Purdue Research Park-based company BASi (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) (Nasdaq: BASI) have announced three employee promotions within the company.

International Beryllium and Purdue officials announce collaborative agreement to advance research into safer, more efficient nuclear fuels

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:17:00 EDT

International Beryllium Corp. and Purdue University officials announced a collaborative prelicense agreement to develop a new type of fuel for nuclear reactors that is longer lasting and more efficient than current fuels.

The objective of the prelicense agreement is to support the development an enhanced beryllium oxide nuclear fuel for commercial use in current and future nuclear power reactors.

Children experience hands-on entrepreneurship at Purdue Research Park's Just Us Entrepreneurs program

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:35:00 EDT

Youngsters ages 6-12 will learn more than how to sell lemonade during a three-day entrepreneurship program at the Purdue Research Park.

The 20 young participants will tour the park, learn what it means to be an entrepreneur, work with a "Robosapians," study aerial imaging and visit a manufacturing facility. The three-day program is part of the Just Us Entrepreneurs program jointly offered by the Purdue Research Park and Nancy Justice, owner of Just Us Kids daycare center, which is based in the park.

High school students win college vouchers at Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy awards luncheon

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:53:00 EDT

The Purdue Research Park on Friday (Aug. 1) presented college tuition vouchers to Indiana high school students who were among the top three finishers in the second annual Entrepreneurship Academy.

The vouchers, which were awarded during a luncheon in the South Ballroom of Purdue University's Memorial Union, ranged in amounts from $100 to $500 and can be used to offset the costs of higher education. Students participating in the academy were juniors and seniors from 17 counties.

High school students present business acuity following week-long Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:51:00 EDT

More than 45 Indiana high school students will present their business savvy and entrepreneurial skills on Friday (Aug. 1) at Purdue University during the final day of the Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy.

During the program, students learned how to conceive a business plan, identify a customer base, study the competition and develop a marketing plan. Participants were divided into five-member teams. Team members worked with Purdue Research Foundation staff, Purdue University faculty, industry leaders, business experts and successful high-tech entrepreneurs.

Purdue officials announce hiring of center director, start of academic programs at Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:13:00 EDT

Purdue officials announced Wednesday (July 30) that James Marshall has been named the director for the Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana and that the Purdue College of Technology at New Albany will offer courses at the new center beginning in August.

The Purdue Technology Center is one of four Purdue Research Park centers around the state that serve as incubators for startup or expanding companies. Two other centers in operation are in West Lafayette, Ind., and Merrillville, Ind. A fourth center is under construction at the Purdue Research Park at Ameriplex-Indianapolis.

Purdue Research Foundation announces 10 new companies formed from Purdue University discoveries

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:39:00 EDT

Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization announced Friday (July 25) that 10 new startup companies were formed from Purdue University-licensed technologies.

The Office of Technology Commercialization reported that the companies were launched in the fiscal year running from July 2007 to June 2008. The office's technology transfer managers work with Purdue researchers in moving their discoveries into development and delivery through viable commercial enterprises. Most of the companies are in the fields of medical devices, life sciences, information technology, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, telecommunication and engineering design.

Purdue Research Park company combines streaming video with e-mail communication

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:57:00 EDT

With skyrocketing fuel costs affecting travel budgets, a company at Purdue Research Park has a solution that will help organizations operate worldwide without anyone having to leave home base.

CoVideo Systems provides face-to-face marketing and organizational tools through Web-based, streaming video products. In addition, the company employs a team of consultants that help clients put the technology to its best use.

Purdue's new fund will help startup companies commercialize research discoveries

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:21:00 EDT

Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University officials announced Wednesday (July 2) a new philanthropic initiative that will provide financial support for startup companies to expedite moving research discoveries from the laboratory through development to commercial delivery.

The Emerging Innovations Fund will provide commercialization funding support for early-stage technologies through small, finite grants. The funds to support the venture are in the process of being raised privately and initial capitalization will be $1.5 million.

Workshop offers officials from Purdue Research Park companies tips on how to increase sales and profits

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:29:00 EDT

Officials from Purdue Research Park-based companies can get ideas and strategies on how to increase sales and profits during a July 22 workshop offered at Purdue University.

The "Bigger Profits through Targeted Sales" workshop is designed for entrepreneurs and business owners interested in creating and expanding their companies. The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Dauch Alumni Center at 403 West Wood St. in West Lafayette, Ind.

Purdue Research Park Golf Scramble includes several All-American Purdue athletes

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:20:00 EDT

The Purdue Research Park Golf Scramble, which is open to the public, features former and current Purdue University athletes including All-American Leroy Keyes and current quarterback Curtis Painter.

The July 10 event, to be held at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, begins with registration at 11 a.m., a noon lunch and a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The day-long scramble concludes with a 5 p.m. awards reception at the complex.

BASi-Swiftwater Group Alliance Expands Contract Services

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:58:00 EDT

BASi (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) (Nasdaq: BASI) and Swiftwater Group LLC have announced an agreement to form an alliance that will complement and expand both firms' service offerings.

Swiftwater Group, which is headquartered in Tucson, brings its extensive product development, regulatory, project management and auditing experience to work with BASi's contract research services for the pharmaceutical industry.

Top 50 Indiana Companies to Watch to be drawn from 133 finalists

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:36:00 EDT

More than 220 applications have been completed for the inaugural Indiana Companies to Watch awards program, which seeks to recognize the state's 50 most promising second-stage companies this summer.

Purdue University is collaborating with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. through its Small Business Development Centers and the Edward Lowe Foundation for the 2008 program.

Quality of life issues now central to economic development

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:19:00 EDT

Want to recruit high-tech business? Take note: Quality of life is just as important as a business plan for a company's success, says a Purdue University expert on economic development.

"There is no question that when companies look for a place to set up a business they are looking at the amenities as much as they are looking at tax incentives, infrastructure and other factors," says Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president, treasurer and chief operating officer of the Purdue Research Foundation, which oversees the Purdue Research Park. "The competition for skilled employees is a worldwide phenomenon that will become more intensive as the global market continues to grow."

Purdue will highlight life sciences teamwork at global BIO 2008

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:17:00 EDT

A delegation from Purdue's Discovery Park and the Purdue Research Park will join global leaders next week at the BIO 2008 International Convention, showcasing how they are working together at the state, national and international levels to help heal, fuel and feed the world.

Slated for June 17-20 at the San Diego Convention Center, the annual event, sponsored by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, is expected to draw 20,000 corporate executives, researchers, government officials and venture capitalists for three days of networking and learning.

Dedication, house blessing planned for Purdue Research Park companies' Habitat for Humanity project

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:35:00 EDT

The dream of having a home with a white picket fence will become reality for Lafayette resident Marjorie "Margie" Britton when the Purdue Research Park companies' Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette home is dedicated on Sunday (June 8).

The $40,000 West Lafayette home is the culmination of the combined efforts and contributions of volunteers from the Purdue Research Park and many park companies. Construction on the home began April 12.

BASi adds vice president of quality

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:29:00 EDT

BASi officials announce that Kathleen Hodges has joined the company in the new position of vice president of quality.Hodges will report directly to Richard Shepperd, president and CEO of BASi (Bioanalytical Systems Inc.). She will have corporatewide responsibility for all matters relating to quality and regulatory issues

New technology could help prevent fractures in horses

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:31:00 EDT

Researchers are developing a monitoring system similar to those used by earthquake seismologists to detect tiny cracks in bones, a technology that could help prevent fractures in humans and racehorses.The new monitoring system records "acoustic emission data," or sound waves created by the tiny bone fissures. The same sorts of acoustic emissions are used to monitor the integrity of bridges, other structures and mechanical parts like helicopter turbine blades, said Ozan Akkus, an associate professor in Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.

Seyet officials open new office in San Francisco, add vice president of business development

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:49:00 EDT

Seyet LLC officials announced that they are opening a new division in San Francisco and have hired an on-site director to manage the office.

Skip Sanzeri of Hillsborough, Calif., has been named vice president of new business development for the area. The new office is at 5 Thomas Mellon Circle in San Francisco Executive Park, located near Candlestick Park.

Purdue purchasing director named minority business 'Champion'

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Purdue Purchasing Services director Larry Pherson has received the Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award from the Indiana Small Business Administration.

Pherson, founder of the Lafayette Supplier Diversity Development Coalition, shares the award with coalition co-founder Bill Ensign, Lafayette purchasing leader for Eli LiIly and Co., for going beyond their professional responsibilities to advance minority small business interests within the community.

Life Plus announces new alliance that will create expanded services

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:05:00 EDT

Life Plus LLC, a Purdue Research Park-based company, has announced the formation of an alliance that will enhance the firm's international capabilities in toxicology testing.

Life Plus has formed an alliance with an Indian laboratory that brings a unique set of capabilities to clients involved in commercializing new chemical technologies in Europe and those eight countries with chemical control laws: United States, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines.

'PRF DataStation' provides secure, expanded network of information technology services

Tue, 20 May 2008 09:38:00 EDT

Purdue Research Foundation officials announced Tuesday (May 20) a high-security "PRF DataStation" that will provide the necessary network of information technology needs for new and growing companies.

The energy-efficient center is a network carrier in a single location that provides fiber-optic connections where clients can lease cabinets or space within cabinets to house their network servers and other information technology equipment.

Designer aviation fuel may provide cleaner, greener, cheaper alternative

Mon, 5 May 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Swift Enterprises Ltd. has unveiled a new general aviation fuel that is less expensive, fuel-efficient and environmentally friendlier than any on the market, said co-founder John Rusek.

The general aviation industry includes all flights other than military and scheduled airline flights, both private and commercial. Data on Swift Enterprises' 100 percent renewable general aviation fuel was presented April 28 at an annual meeting of an international committee that oversees aviation fuel standards. Unlike current biomass fuels, SwiftFuel is comprised of synthetic hydrocarbons derived from biomass. Rusek said it can provide an effective range (distance between refueling) greater than petroleum while its projected cost is half the current petroleum manufacturing cost.

Purdue Research Foundation officials announce statewide technology centers director

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:41:00 EDT

Purdue Research Foundation officials announced that John M. Hanak will serve as director for the Purdue Research Park's four statewide technology centers.

The Indiana centers in operation or under construction are the Purdue Technology Center of West Lafayette, located in the Purdue Research Park; the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana in Merrillville; the Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana in New Albany; and the Purdue Technology Center of Indianapolis. The centers offer space for new and expanding companies and provide business acceleration programs, leasing plans, conference rooms and human resources, and media relations and marketing assistance. Hanak begins his new responsibilities immediately.