Indiana University innovations transform society through the commercialization process. In 2018, IU received 38 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, ranking 63rd in the "Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2018" report. Since 1997, IU research has generated nearly 3,200 inventions resulting in more than 4,800 global patent applications—important innovations that improve the economic strength of our state and the quality of life for all.
Moving research discoveries to the public
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IU's pharmaceutical pipeline features innovative technologies for disease treatment
Thirty-six therapeutic technologies are under development to treat diseases, including two to fight against COVID-19.
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Q&A with Nancy T. Chang, plenary speaker, Innovation and Commercialization Conference
Nancy T. Chang, founder of the biopharmaceutical company Tanox, will speak about developing research from her lab into a multibillion-dollar enterprise.
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IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Program awards 19 grants
The IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Program has awarded 2020 grants totaling more than $400,000 to 19 recipients.
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$2.25 million NSF award will fund CyberCorps student scholarship program at IU Bloomington
The NSF's CyberCorps program goals are aligned with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a fully capable cybersecurity workforce.
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IU surpasses $1 billion in research and philanthropic funding
For the first time, IU has achieved an annual total of more than $1 billion in external research awards and private philanthropy.
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Brightest-known fluorescent materials have academic, commercial potential
SMILES, or small-molecule, ionic isolation lattices, are the subject of a published academic paper in the peer-reviewed journal Chem.
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$2M federal grant awarded to chemical risk assessment startup founded by IU professor
The STTR Phase II grant will help Dream Tech develop its model to improve chemical risk assessment.
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Toyota, IUPUI issue commercial license for automatic emergency braking safety testing
The technology was developed and patented through a partnership between Toyota and the IUPUI Transportation Active Safety Institute.
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IU Angel Network funds the launch of email templating app Scalero
Scalero plans to launch its template-creation app in Q4 2020, partially funded by a $75,000 investment round led by the IU Angel Network.
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IU faculty rise to the top at The Conversation
No other school had more stories in the last year than IU on The Conversation, where scholars write for the general public.