Kimball’s Indy medical solutions unit swings for fences with new Post Road plant
Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, would just about fit perfectly inside the Jasper-based company’s new 307,000-square-foot facility.
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Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton after surgery to repair torn Achilles tendon: ‘I’d do it again’
Haliburton’s surgery to repair the tendon was performed Monday by Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, the Pacers said.
Lilly hosts Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ Q&A on blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound
Questions included whether the Indianapolis-based drugmaker is working to improve insurance coverage for the drug and highlighted users’ concerns about comparisons with Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.
Lilly acquires cardiovascular genetic medicine company for up to $1.3B
Boston-based Verve Therapeutics is a Nasdaq-traded company focused on genetic medicines for cardiovascular disease.
Indianapolis-based startup leans on connections to treat brain diseases
Syndeio Biosciences sees burgeoning potential to treat mental health and cognitive conditions, including Alzheimer’s and depression, with therapies that target the almost countless minuscule brain synapses that give people the ability to think and function.
IU unveils architectural design plan for IU LAB at 16 Tech
The five-story, 150,000 square-foot building will be built next to the Herron School of Art and Design’s Eskenazi Fine Arts Center on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis.
Community Health Network looks to save $10M this year by using AI tools
While many hospital systems are using some form of artificial intelligence to streamline administrative tasks, some, like Community, are taking it a step further, using it to inform some aspects of patient care.
Power-lifting nurse helps Franciscan center focuses on prevention, wellness for cancer and cardiac disease
The Franciscan Healthy Living Center, which opened in 2020, is designed to help those who’ve been through cancer, heart disease, surgery or other serious conditions improve their health factors, including diet, fitness, sleep and mental health.
Construction on $4.3B downtown IU Health hospital complex nears halfway mark
The 44-acre campus will span approximately eight square blocks in downtown Indianapolis, replacing Methodist and University hospitals.
Kimball Electronics plans to open new manufacturing facility in Indy, add 345 employees
Kimball plans to occupy 307,000 square feet in the 584,820-square-foot Commerce Center Building 1, which was constructed in 2023 on South Post Road.
Reports: Lilly eyes Houston for new $5.9B manufacturing facility
Lilly in February announced plans to add four U.S. manufacturing sites at yet-to-be-determined sites as part of a roughly $27 billion investment.
Hamilton County approves $3.5M for behavioral health urgent care center
The Rely Center will move into a refurbished portion of the Aspire Indiana Health’s facility on Cumberland Road.
Tobias, Lechleiter families donate $20M for clinical innovation, matched by IU Health
The Tobias-Lechleiter Institute will focus on getting more Hoosiers enrolled in clinical trials and advancing medical research at IU Health and the IU School of Medicine.
Biden diagnosed with ‘more aggressive’ form of prostate cancer
Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found.
Elevance investors reject pro-DEI shareholder proposal
Diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, efforts have become a debated topic in the corporate world and beyond this year.
Zimmer Biomet ‘cementless’ partial knee implant makes Indiana debut
The Zimmer Biomet Oxford Cementless Partial Knee System received FDA approval in November, although the implant has been used in more than 300,000 procedures outside the U.S.
Indiana Supreme Court bolsters individual rights in civil commitment appeals
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that appeals of expired commitments are not moot if any potential collateral consequences remain.
Indianapolis-based Olio secures $11M venture investment
Olio offers a software platform that allows health systems, physician groups and insurers to coordinate patient care across different settings.
UPDATE: Roche Diagnostics to invest up to $550M in Indianapolis, adding hundreds of local jobs
The Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics giant said the move will establish the Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics site as a hub for manufacturing of its continuous glucose monitoring system.
Lilly shuffles roles amid growth in U.S. investment, diabetes and obesity treatments
The company has announced more than $50 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments since 2020.