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Purdue again ranked 6th in the world for patents
September 13, 2022 - Wednesday, September 7, 2022 03:33 PM EDTUpdated: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 10:14 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter (photo courtesy of the Purdue Research Foundation) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A report from the Intellectual Property Owners Association and the National Academy of Inventors includes two Hoosier universities among the top 100 in the world to be...
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Space tech company lands funding for dragsail tech developed at Purdue
September 12, 2022 - Tuesday, September 13, 2022 12:24 PM EDTUpdated: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 01:23 PM EDT By Alex Brown, Assistant Managing Editor Purdue University engineers conduct deployment testing with a Spinnaker3 dragsail prototype. (photo courtesy David Spencer/Vestigo Aerospace) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated space technology company has closed on a $375,000 seed funding round along with...
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State’s venture capital activity tapers
September 8, 2022 - Thursday, August 25, 2022 11:37 AM EDTUpdated: Thursday, August 25, 2022 01:00 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter INDIANAPOLIS - According to a venture activity report released by Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures, the Hoosier State is well-positioned for a strong year despite a national slowdown in venture activity in the first half of the year. The ...
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Notre Dame, Purdue help launch microchip network
September 8, 2022 - Tuesday, August 16, 2022 06:45 AM EDT By Wes Mills, Content Manager University of Notre Dame engineering lab. (photo courtesy: Matt Cashore/Notre Dame) SOUTH BEND, Ind. - There are growing efforts to reclaim microchip production in the U.S. and the Midwest is vying for its share of the multi-billion-dollar industry. The...
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Purdue sees big Indianapolis expansion potential from IUPUI revamp
September 8, 2022 - Friday, August 12, 2022 06:56 PM EDTUpdated: Sunday, August 14, 2022 08:22 PM EDT By Susan Orr, Indianapolis Business Journal Purdue University President Mitch Daniels speaks during an announcement about the transformation of the IUPUI campus, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (IBJ photo/Mickey Shuey) INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue University says it sees big potential to grow its Indianapolis...
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Purdue trustees approve capital project plan
September 8, 2022 - Friday, August 5, 2022 05:34 PM EDT By Wes Mills, Content Manager (photo courtesy of Purdue University) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday approved the university’s 10-year capital plan, which includes funding requests the university intends to submit to the state. The biggest planned project is...
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Elevate Ventures announces $649K to Indiana companies
August 23, 2022 - Tuesday, August 16, 2022 02:19 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter Newberry-based startup Ateios develops customizable batteries used in electronics manufacturing. (photo courtesy of Ateios Systems) INDIANAPOLIS - Twelve Indiana businesses are receiving $649,000 as part of Phase I and Phase II matching awards from the state’s Small Business Innovation Research and...
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Braun pushes for more spending on agriculture research, development
August 23, 2022 - Wednesday, August 17, 2022 09:37 AM EDT By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana Sen. Mike Braun speaks about increasing public spending on agriculture research during a panel discussion Tuesday in Leesburg, Indiana. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) LEESBURG, Ind. - Indiana Sen. Mike Braun said increasing government spending on agriculture research should...
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Purdue leads $2.7M USDA-funded conservation project
August 23, 2022 - Thursday, August 18, 2022 03:14 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter Rod Williams (photo courtesy of Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is receiving $2.7 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Purdue says Professors Rod Williams and Nick Burgmeier will use...
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Holcomb on trip to Taiwan, South Korea in search of semiconductor, battery investment
August 23, 2022 - Sunday, August 21, 2022 08:05 AM EDT By Gerry Dick, President, Inside INdiana Business INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Eric Holcomb and a delegation that includes Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and Purdue University officials are in Asia as part of the state’s amped-up efforts to attract investment from semiconductor and electric vehicle battery...
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