Medical Research

Cancer researcher battling Semafore in courtRestricted Content

May 29, 2010
Chris O'Malley
Former collaborator alleges firm breached its agreement with him and refused to pay royalty income.
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Indiana's growth in life sciences jobs beats national average

May 8, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Bloomington led the nation as the No. 1 small city in medical devices and equipment.
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Closing of Purdue's Chao Center is setback for BioCrossroads

May 1, 2010
J.K. Wall
The university is hoping to find a private company to take over the 5-year-old facility, which formulated and manufactured small batches of drugs used in clinical trials.
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WellPoint gets lashing from Sebelius, again

April 26, 2010
J.K. Wall
Indianapolis-based health insurer trades jabs with U.S. health secretary after Reuters story claims insurer deliberately cancels coverage for breast cancer patients.
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Medical device startup FlowCo enlists Guidant alums

April 24, 2010
Chris O'Malley
The upstart developer of a device to help doctors choose the right-sized stent to prop open clog-prone arteries has brought aboard former Guidant Corp. executives, including Bill McConnell. Their regulatory and marketing expertise could help FlowCo Inc. bring its artery-measurement product to market as soon as 2011.
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Harlan Labs names new CEO

April 23, 2010
 IBJ Staff
The Indianapolis-based provider of clinical research animals has promoted senior manager Hans Thunem to its top spot.
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Roche taps new local CEO

January 12, 2010
J.K. Wall
Roche Diagnostics named a new CEO for its North American operations Tuesday to replace Michael Tillmann, who resigned on Friday.
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$60M Lilly Endowment grant to fund IU physician research

December 15, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Indiana University, which has received nearly $600 million from the endowment over the last three decades, will leverage the new gift to increase its scientific discoveries and commercialize life science innovations.
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Company's medical device earns expedited review

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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Lilly extends research pact with India firm

December 1, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Jubilant Organosys Ltd. and Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. extended their collaboration, which began in 2005, by five years.
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Vera Bradley gives another $10M to IU cancer center

November 12, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Previous gifts from the foundation to the cancer center have been used to hire 10 researchers working on breast cancer.
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Struggling Bioanalytical Systems adds outsider to boardRestricted Content

November 7, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Shareholders are starting to make inroads in their effort to turn struggling West Lafayette-based Bioanalytical Systems Inc. in a new direction.
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Lilly, GE announce cancer diagnostic breakthrough

October 21, 2009
J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly and Co. and General Electric Co. say they've made a breakthrough in cancer research that could help Lilly cut the size and cost of its clinical trials.
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IUPUI researchers land $22M in stimulus grants

October 1, 2009
J.K. Wall
Researchers at IUPUI have been awarded more than $22.3 million in grants by the National Institutes of Health, according to U.S. Rep. Andre Carson. The money is part of a $5 billion program that was part of the federal stimulus bill approved earlier this year, and will fund medical research across the country.
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Medical device developer receives $1M in federal funding

September 10, 2009
Scott Olson
Indianapolis-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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Lilly cancels trials for experimental MS drug

July 28, 2009
J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly and Co. and a development partner has canceled clinical trials on an experimental drug to treat multiple sclerosis after the drug failed to delay progression of the disease in trial patients.
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Potential obesity breakthrough boosts Marcadia

July 20, 2009
J.K. Wall
Favorable article in prestigious journal could draw attention to Carmel biotech startup.
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Drug industry funds Democrat-led panel on health care reformRestricted Content

July 20, 2009
J.K. Wall
The pharmaceutical industry—which for two decades has given twice as much in campaign donations to Republicans as Democrats—organized a panel composed mostly of Democrats this month in Indianapolis to argue its position on health care reform.
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Endocyte, Purdue develop prostate cancer treatment device

July 13, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Purdue University researcher Philip Low, also the chief science officer for West Lafayette-based Endocyte Inc., has developed a prostate cancer “homing device” to help anti-cancer agents specifically target prostate cancer tumors.

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Profs trying to revolutionize drug discovery processRestricted Content

June 22, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Two chemistry professors at IUPUI are laboring to create the McDonald's of research laboratories—a model that's low-cost and can spread around the world.
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With Byetta's sales stalled, Lilly unveils its own competitorRestricted Content

June 15, 2009
 IBJ Staff
While Eli Lilly and Co. continues to work with a biotech firm on the diabetes medicine Byetta, it's developing a potential competitor to Byetta all on its own.
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Biotechnology firm boosts its protein bizRestricted Content

June 8, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Greenwood-based Elona Biotechnologies said it has created two subsidiaries to boost its biosimilar/biogeneric/follow-on protein business.
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Commercializing science takes too long, Cook saysRestricted Content

May 25, 2009
Taking science from the laboratory to the commercial market takes too much time and is littered with potential pitfalls along the way.
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Simple invention targets blanket problem for surgical patientsRestricted Content

May 25, 2009
Chris O'Malley
In 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.
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NFP of NOTE: Arthritis Foundation Indiana chapter

April 20, 2009
The Indiana chapter of the Arthritis Foundation works to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases.
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