February 3, 2010
J.K. WallThe uncertainty of health care reform and a bad economy curtailed venture capital flow in 2009. That trend hit Indianapolis,
but the rest of the state actually saw an increase.
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January 2, 2010
IBJ StaffJim Pearson knows a thing or two about raising money from venture capitalists. And he has some advice for BioCrossroads:
Teach entrepreneurs the value of money.
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December 9, 2009
FAST Diagnostics LLC said initial human trials on its method to measure kidney function faster and more accurately than existing
techniques could begin as early as next year, with commercialization following by 2012.
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November 14, 2009
IBJ StaffThanks partly to a state grant and support from Indiana’s BioCrossroads life sciences initiative, principals “decided
locating here would give Aarden a better chance of success.
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October 31, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLong tracking the emergence of information technology firms involved in the health and life sciences sector, the state’s
IT trade group, TechPoint, is undergoing a mitosis of sorts to help fuel the trend. It has created Advancing
Life Science & Health Care Information Technology, or ALHIT, which will focus on growing this subset of the IT realm.
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September 10, 2009
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based FAST Diagnostics, a developer of a method to quickly measure kidney function, announced today that it has
received $1 million in federal funding.
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August 17, 2009
Chris O'MalleyFor a city feverishly growing its technology and life sciences sectors, it seemed a bit anticlimactic last January when
Purdue University dedicated its new technology center with only one tenant. But the lone tenant in the $12.8
million complex, FlamencoNets, a high-tech telecommunications firm, is about to get some company.
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August 10, 2009
Chris O'MalleyMore emerging life science companies have found life in the form of federal
Small Business Innovation Research grants.
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January 5, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA firm hatched out of the Indiana University School of
Medicine has raised $150,000 toward bringing to market yeasts that could be a cure for one of the biggest bioengineering challenges
of the day.
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April 21, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerEconomists call it a "virtuous cycle" when successful entrepreneurs plow their gains into new businesses. Jim Pearson calls
it another day on the job. The former Suros Surgical Systems Inc. CEO is attempting to repeat what he already has done: Build
a company to bring a promising medical device all the way from the drawing board to the market.
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June 11, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerBioCrossroads is exploring an unusual new strategy to boost the development of Indiana's life sciences industry: Team up with
San Diego. Advocates say it's a novel approach with enormous potential for Indiana.
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September 18, 2006
Tom MurphyLabs are nearing capacity at Strand Analytical Laboratories, which provides forensic and paternity DNA testing. In the second
year of Scott Newman's business, the former prosecutor predicts 2007 revenue will reach $4 million.
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You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.
For those who let this information strike a nerve, remember that this is still the America that allows the freedom to achieve dreams and goals. Should you really chastise those who are given a perk on a deal that is supported by the consumer (that is until they don't like the deal anymore due to envy) or should the dream of rewards for working be looked at a little closer? I say lets stick to the deal, go to work,earn our keep, shoot for dreams, change our jobs to have that dream or shut up about others achievements ..............while we are still afforded this liberty of America !
Three Magi
Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.