Heartland Bioworks names Kristin Eilenberg executive director
Eilenberg, currently vice president of life sciences and health care at Elevate Ventures, starts her new position next Wednesday, Heartland Bioworks announced Thursday morning.
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OrthoIndy and Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center Combine Orthopedic Practices
Two Indianapolis-based orthopedic medical practices are joining forces, creating a combined operation of more than 100 physicians and 1,200 employees with 22 locations across central Indiana.
UPDATE: Lilly shares tumble on earnings report that falls short of Wall Street expectations
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker missed expectations on sales of two popular drugs, diabetes treatment Mounjaro and weight-loss treatment Zepbound, which it attributed to inventory decreases in the wholesaler channel.
Indiana Hospital Association names longtime health care leader as new president
Scott B. Tittle, a former health care policy adviser to former Gov. Mitch Daniels and nursing home trade association leader, will take the helm of the nonprofit professional trade group on Nov. 25.
New federal agency kickstarts Indiana kidney project with $44M award
Sen. Todd Young visited the 16 Tech innovation district Monday to underscore the work of a young federal agency that wants to shake up the conventional model of funding biomedical research.
Purdue professor teaches robots how to work with people, get along in our world
It’s an area that Aniket Bera has researched extensively, writing dozens of papers that have been cited nearly 2,000 times.
Elevance Health laying off 123 workers in California
The Indianapolis-based insurer is making the layoffs just a week after reporting a disappointing third-quarter profit and lowering its full-year earnings guidance.
New Indy Health District aims to make five historic neighborhoods healthier
IU Health is joining forces with other anchor institutions on the northern edge of downtown—including The Children’s Museum, Ivy Tech Community College and Citizens Energy Group—to form what they are calling the Indy Health District.
AES Indiana standing firm on plan to convert Petersburg power plant from coal to natural gas
AES Indiana says it remains committed to ending the use of coal at its massive Petersburg Generating Station, despite growing opposition from Republican elected officials and the coal lobby.
Elevance shares tumble on reduced forecast, Medicaid woes
The Indianapolis-based health insurance giant said Thursday that its Medicaid enrollment tumbled 19% from 11 million people in last year’s third quarter.
Consumer group calls for moratorium on new electricity-guzzling data centers in Indiana
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana said the huge new data centers planned in the state could lead to skyrocketing utility bills while providing few jobs relative to their energy consumption and the incentives they receive.
Aspire Indiana Health lands $1M gift from Lilly Endowment for recovery residence program
Progress House, about a mile east of downtown, serves about 300 people a year for substance use disorder.
Ascension St. Vincent set to open new $200M Women and Infants Hospital
Ascension St. Vincent provided a sneak peak Monday of its Women and Infants Hospital, a $200 million project with 30 maternity suites and 109 neonatal intensive care unit rooms.
Why Lilly is pouring billions into LEAP
In recent years, the pharmaceutical manufacturer has seen dizzying growth in its pipeline for a wide range of diseases. And modes of drug delivery are becoming increasingly complex.
Community Health planning major expansion of north side cancer center
The Indianapolis-based hospital system wants to add 34,645 square feet to its MD Anderson Cancer Center at 7979 Shadeland Ave., on the Community Hospital North campus.
Elanco gets FDA approval for third new product this year
The product, called Credelio Quattro, is designed to protect against fleas, ticks, heartworms, roundworms, hookworms and three different species of tapeworms.
Eskenazi Health lands $10M gift from Lilly Endowment for internships to college students with physical disabilities
The gift will fund operations at Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health for the next five years and also create an endowment for future funding.
Carmel physician wins $2M from Ascension for breach of contract, interference
The jury deliberated for about three hours before returning a verdict in favor of Dr. Timothy Story, ending a lawsuit that lasted for about 3-1/2 years.
Blood specialists in demand as caseloads grow
In response, an Indianapolis medical practice is trying to train more early-career physicians in the field of hematology to reverse the trend of dwindling numbers of physicians entering the field.
Marathon Health expands network to 720 locations
Growth has come chiefly from a series of mergers, including one earlier this year with Denver-based Everside Health.