Purdue-based firms grow after receiving Emerging Innovations Fund

Purdue-based firms grow after receiving Emerging Innovations Fund investments
April 2015
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Purdue-based firms grow
after receiving Emerging
Innovations Fund
investments
The Emerging Innovations Fund
supports new business ventures
by bridging the gap between
enterprise formation and third-party equity financing.
Several startups have benefited from this funding
opportunity.
Funding...
Research Park News
Finance, investment leader named chief
financial officer, treasurer for Purdue
Research Foundation
Brian Edelman is the new chief financial officer and
treasurer of Purdue Research Foundation. He most
recently served at Eli Lilly and Company. PRF CFO...
Purdue-related startup helps instructors
create interactive lessons
Active Lesson LLC created a cross-platform app template
to help instructors create interactive, self-guided lessons
for students. Lesson...
Purdue professor wins national cancer
research award
Philip S. Low, Purdue's Ralph C. Corley Distinguished
Professor of Chemistry, has been named the recipient of
the AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Chemistry in Cancer Research. Phil Low...
New program offers education, support for
heart patients after discharge
HealthCall LLC and the American Heart Association have
partnered to offer Connected Heart Health™ to help
Forge Innovation Series
Thursday, April 9
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Featured speaker:
Kristian Andersen,
Founder, Studio Science
Thursday, April 16
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Featured speaker:
Johnny Park,
CEO and founder,
Spensa Technologies
Thursday, April 23
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Featured speaker:
Ilya Rehkter,
CEO and co-founder,
DoubleMap
Thursday, April 30
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Featured speaker:
Charles Adler,
Co-founder, Kickstarter
The Anvil
320 North St.
West Lafayette, Ind.
For more information, contact
Shane DeWael.
R&D Awards
Deadline for application:
Monday, April 20
For more information about
the awards, click here.
The Spirited Entrepreneur
Tuesday, April 21
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Nine Irish Brothers
119 Howard Ave.
West Lafayette, Ind.
A social gathering for
entrepreneurial and innovative
individuals at Purdue and in
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Purdue-based firms grow after receiving Emerging Innovations Fund investments
heart patients better manage their care away from the
hospital. HealthCall...
the Greater Lafayette area.
The Purdue Foundry will
provide appetizers.
For more information,
contact Amanda Findlay.
Purdue visiting professor markets face
cream at Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna
German Schäfer, a visiting scholar in Purdue's
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering,
introduced his all-natural face cream at the world's
largest cosmetics convention. Face cream...
Innovation Showcase
Exhibitor Application
Deadline for application:
Monday, May 18
Purdue student startup creates printing
app to allow access to printing from
smartphones
To apply as an exhibitor, click here.
UPrint LLC, a student startup, is developing an app that
helps users print documents from smartphones to
selected printers on Purdue University's campus. Print...
Krannert students realize returns through
startup venture fund
Purdue students are acquiring business experience
through the Student Managed Venture Fund course by
performing due diligence on startups applying for
funding from the Emerging Innovations Fund.
Krannert...
Purdue-based startup reports preinstalled
apps do not consume more power than
user-installed apps
Mobile Enerlytics LLC conducted a study that concluded
preinstalled apps on smartphone devices do not use
more energy than apps installed by the user. Power...
Purdue technologies could lead to more
drinkable, cleaner water
Purdue University researchers are developing
technologies that could address water safety and
drinkability. Water...
More news from Purdue Research Park
Spotlight On Forge Innovation
Series
The Anvil will host the Forge
Innovation Series on Thursday
evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
beginning April 9. The fourpart speaking series will showcase Midwestern
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About Purdue
Research Park
Purdue Research Park of
West Lafayette is home to
the largest cluster of
technology-based companies
in Indiana and is the largest
university-affiliated business
incubation complex in the
country.
The Purdue Research Park
network has four locations,
270 companies that employ
4,500 people at an average
annual wage of $63,000.
The Purdue Research Park
has locations in West
Lafayette, Indianapolis,
Merrillville and New Albany.
The park network provides
emerging technology
companies with business
development expertise
combined with a flexible
leasing plan as well as
assistance with human
resources, media relations
and marketing. Any
technology-based company
that wants to form strong ties
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Purdue-based firms grow after receiving Emerging Innovations Fund investments
innovators and entrepreneurs. The series is free,
open to the public and held at the Anvil, 320 North
St., West Lafayette.
to Purdue University may be
considered for park tenancy.
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The series concludes April 30 with Charles Adler, cofounder of Kickstarter, an online platform for
individuals to fund creative projects.
Dates and speakers are:
April 9
Kristian Andersen, founder of Studio Science
and co-founder of Gravity Ventures, TinderBox,
Lessonly, Visible.vc and Pathagility.
April 16
Johnny Park, CEO and founder of Spensa
Technologies and past research assistant
professor at Purdue.
April 23
Ilya Rehkter, CEO and co-founder of
DoubleMap.
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April 30
Charles Adler, co-founder of Kickstarter.
For more information about the series, contact
Shane DeWael at (317) 667-7235.
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