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Inventions
VIDEO: 12 startup pitches distilled to 3 minutes
October 19, 2012
Mason King
Boiling down the dozen pitches from budding entrepreneurs at Thursday's
Startup Bowl reveals vital themes: the mammoth influence of mobile, an intense craving for consumer data, and the relentless
pursuit of revenue.
Inventor on quest to bring medical device to market
August 13, 2011
Chris O'MalleyLicensed practical nurse Nic Davis invented a device to kill and prevent the introduction of microorganisms that collect at
catheter ports.
MorePhase 10 inventor folds in dispute over top-selling card game
November 22, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe inventor of the world's second-best-selling card game has settled a lawsuit with Fundex Games, the Plainfield company
that markets and distributes Phase 10.
MoreEntrepreneur says quality of venture capital as important as quantity
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.
MoreEngineer doubles as inventor
December 26, 2009
Brock BenefielHidden Toilet Paper, a small business in Fishers, patented a device that installs toilet-paper rolls into walls, keeping paper
safe from pets and children.
MoreSimple invention targets blanket problem for surgical patients
May 25, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIn a state steeped in advanced research that spawns biomedical companies by the dozen, Apricity LLC is preposterously low-tech,
given that its latest product is nothing more than a warm blanket.
MoreHarlan Bakeries sues vendor over equipment glitches
April 6, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerHarlan Bakeries recently filed a lawsuit against equipment vendor Doboy Inc., saying it provided faulty equipment to package
Harlan's cream-cheese-filled bagels.
MoreLinking specialties is key to life sciences
March 30, 2009
The Indiana Innovation Alliance will bring together researchers from both IU and Purdue and keep much intellectual property
innovation in Indiana.
MoreIndy Power drops electric-car focus for more lucrative control boxes
March 30, 2009
Chris O'MalleyAfter a stint making parts for electric cars, Symphony Motors recently became Indy Power Systems, changing course to make
power control boxes for a variety of vehicles and also industrial and military applications.
MoreLocal company out to turn algae into fuel of future
March 16, 2009
Chris O'MalleyStellarwind is believed to be the first algae-oil company in Indiana and among dozens of others around the country at the
forefront of what's being called the third wave of biofuels production.
MoreProprietary developments withering from recession
March 16, 2009
Scott OlsonFinancing is the lifeblood of companies turning intellectual property into a product or service, but turbulent economic conditions
have made it increasingly difficult to raise cash from investors who are content to wait
out the storm by concentrating on their existing portfolios.
MorePencil made from scrap tires wins space on Staples' shelves
March 9, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinJohn Erlandson, 63, of Lebanon, holds the patent on a recycled-rubber pencil,
which Staples plans to start selling in June.
MoreAutomation hitting new levels at distribution centers
February 9, 2009
Sam StallIn early April, the 110,000-square-foot Indianapolis distribution center of California-based medical-device supplier DJO Inc.
will quietly roll out a revolutionary automated package-handling system.
MoreNASA contracts soaring
February 9, 2009
Chris O'MalleyNASA begins to award more grants to Indiana firms and universities.
MorePurdue researchers tweak CT scanners to help lumber industry find knots, cracks, decay in trees
February 9, 2009
Scott OlsonCT scanners have been used for decades to peer inside humans. Now a Purdue University researcher is training the technology
on hardwood trees to help lumber mills get the most value from logs.
MoreLocal chiropractor bounces into fitness business
January 12, 2009
Whitney LeeFishers chiropractor Steven Roberts had been teaching fitness classes using inflatable exercise balls for about seven years
when he had a brainstorm—his adult clients might get even more out of them if the balls had handles.
MoreBall State hopes for gold as students follow profs into new media ventures
January 12, 2009
J.K. WallStudents, commerce and emerging media have moved to the forefront of Ball State's mission under President Jo Ann Gora, attracting
corporate dollars to the university.
MorePhase 10 inventor's lawsuit sets up high-stakes fight
January 5, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe man who created Phase 10 is suing to yank Plainfield-based Fundex Games' rights to make and market the popular card game.
More3M prepares launch of Hoosier startup's toothpaste
December 22, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerIn January, St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M will release "Clinpro 5000," a specialty toothpaste Indiana Nanotech developed.
MoreIT veteran to teach entrepreneurship class
December 15, 2008
Indiana University will offer a new course on entrepreneurship in the information technology sector at the IU School of Informatics
at IUPUI next semester.
MoreBusinesses should note how consumers adapt inventions to fit their needs
November 24, 2008
Tim AltomConsumers use online shopping carts for items that they're considering buying, not intent on buying.
MoreIU launches new energy research center
November 17, 2008
IU has launched another energy research center, this time the Center for Research in Energy, administered by the School of
Public and Environmental Affairs, in Bloomington.
MoreFitbrains.com offers games to keep your memory sharp
November 3, 2008
Jim CotaVivity Labs has developed a Web
site called
Fit Brains (www.fitbrains.com), which features engaging games and activities that exercise the five key cognitive
areas of the brain: memory, language, concentration, executive functions, and visual and spatial skills.
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