Purdue chemistry professor and founder of Inotiv, Dr. Peter Kissinger, honored as 2021 Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 13, 2021) — BioCrossroads’ Board of Directors named educator, innovator and researcher Dr. Peter Kissinger as the recipient of the 2021 August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year Award. The prestigious honor, named in tribute to BioCrossroads’ late Chairman August Watanabe, was given to Dr. Kissinger at today’s Indiana Life Sciences Summit. […]
New report highlights outsized impact of healthcare and life sciences sector in Central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (August 25, 2021) – Central Indiana’s1 healthcare and life sciences sector has an $84 billion annual economic impact and directly employs more than 133,000 people and 331,000 workers indirectly, according to a new report. The study from TEConomy Partners, ESSENTIAL: The economic impact of Central Indiana’s healthcare and life sciences sector, examined the influence […]
2021 Indiana Life Sciences Summit features global life sciences and healthcare leaders
INDIANAPOLIS (August 4, 2021) – BioCrossroads 2021 Virtual Indiana Life Sciences Summit will feature global life sciences and healthcare thought leaders who will discuss how inclusion and collaboration have changed in the two industries over the last year. The conference is Wednesday, Oct. 13 and the live stream kicks off at 10:00 a.m. Life sciences […]
Indiana’s life sciences companies accessed more than $9 billion to grow innovation in 2020 BioCrossroads report details funding sources, deals, investors
INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2021) — In 2020, Indiana’s life sciences companies accessed over $9 billion in capital to grow and support innovation. The funding comes from a variety of sources including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards, venture capital, initial public offerings and related public offerings, and mergers and […]
Indiana’s life sciences industry breaks yearly records in two key categories – exports and venture capital
INDIANAPOLIS, (March 25, 2021) — While COVID-19 continues to make the headlines, Indiana’s life sciences industry not only combatted the pandemic with testing, treatments, clinical trials, and vaccine manufacturing but remained committed to innovating and investing throughout 2020. New data provided to BioCrossroads by the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at the Indiana University Kelley […]
BioCrossroads report underscores importance of strong tech transfer programs at Indiana’s research universities
INDIANAPOLIS, (Nov. 19, 2020) — BioCrossroads today released a new report, Tech Transfer in Indiana: An Overview for the Life Sciences Industry, a comprehensive resource highlighting the technology transfer processes and approaches used by Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame to facilitate commercialization of research-driven discoveries and innovations. The report also discusses […]
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation grants BioCrossroads funding to advance collaborative and educational life sciences initiatives
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 29, 2020) — BioCrossroads announced today that the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has made a grant of $1.35 million to the organization to continue to advance the strength and opportunities of several collaborative and educational initiatives within Indiana’s life sciences sector. The Fairbanks Foundation is an Indianapolis-based, independent, private foundation focused on the […]
Indiana’s premier drug development and manufacturing sector adds another company to its ecosystem
INCOG BioPharma Services, Inc. announced plans to build new facility in Fishers, Ind., add 150 new jobs INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 15, 2020) – Indiana is one of the premier contract drug development and manufacturing centers in the United States. These pharmaceutical contract service providers support the growing outsourcing needs of both large pharmaceutical and smaller biotechnology […]
Developer of Echocardiography Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum honored as BioCrossroads 2020 Life Sciences Champion of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 7, 2020) — BioCrossroads’ Board of Directors named esteemed “Father of Echocardiography” (Echo) Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum, as the recipient of the 2020 August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year Award. The prestigious honor, named in tribute to BioCrossroads’ late Chairman August Watanabe, was given to Dr. Feigenbaum at today’s Indiana Life Sciences […]
BioCrossroads publishes directory of Indiana health and life sciences data organizations
INDIANAPOLIS (July 7, 2020) – Indiana’s industry, government, health systems, academia, and digital health startups have tremendous data and technology resources which are driving transformative healthcare and life sciences work locally and globally. To capture all of those assets in a one-stop spot, BioCrossroads today published its Book of Data and Organizations, a directory of Indiana enterprises […]