Elanco opened the doors of its new headquarters at the former GM stamping plant site this week.
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Gayle Cook was known for her work in historic preservation—most notably for spearheading the restoration and preservation of the West Baden Springs and French Lick resorts.
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In addition, IU LAB announced that its accelerator programs will now be called IU Health Incubator at IU LAB, thanks to a $4.5 million, three-year sponsorship deal with IU Health.
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It’s been another busy year in Indiana health care and life sciences, with headlines nearly every week announcing another billion-dollar deal or investment.
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The Bloomington-based Applied Research Institute, which manages Heartland BioWorks, said the agreement will position Indiana as a “central nexus for biomanufacturing training and innovation.”
David Ricks, speaking Thursday during a panel at the annual BioCrossroads Life Sciences Summit, also called for Purdue and Indiana universities to upgrade their lab facilities.
Researchers say the new treatment holds the potential to treat some dogs diagnosed with cancer without turning to more expensive traditional procedures such as radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.
Heartland BioWorks was designated as a federal technology hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce in October 2023 to support growth in biomanufacturing innovation and workforce development.
The move continues the Indianapolis-based drugmaker’s investments in age-related diseases.
Indiana’s growing partnership with Portugal includes imports like rubber, plastics and chemicals, the latter of which is driven largely by pharmaceuticals, according to a Portuguese trade representative.
The move leaves J&J focused on its pharmaceutical and MedTech segments, which make prescription drugs, contact lenses and technology to treat cardiovascular disease and help with surgeries.
The new vitamin D test, to be distributed from the Swiss-based company’s Indianapolis hub, is the first such test using a mass spectrometry-based system to receive regulatory approval in the U.S.
Evidence from clinical trials shows that GLP-1s have benefits beyond weight loss, preventing related chronic conditions and ultimately blunting health-plan costs. But the savings might take decades, experts say.
Ag giant Corteva Agriscience is reportedly mulling a split of its seed and pesticide businesses, a move that could alter the company’s presence in Indianapolis as well as the state’s agriculture industry.
The sales momentum comes as Elanco prepares to open its $200 million-plus corporate campus next month on the west side of downtown Indianapolis.
Elanco Animal Health last week released what CEO Jeff Simmons called its best quarterly earnings since its 2018 spinoff from Eli Lilly and Co.
Superluminal will use its AI-driven platform to discover and optimize small-molecule treatments for G protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs, which have emerged as a key to conditions such as diabetes and obesity.
The company, which makes vaccines, antibiotics and other animal-health products, said it now expects full-year revenue of between $4.57 billion and $4.62 billion.
Indiana University School of Medicine researcher Jeff Dage’s years of research into biomarkers helped lead to a first-of-its-kind blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.
Boston-based Verve Therapeutics is a Nasdaq-traded company focused on genetic medicines for cardiovascular disease.
Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Daniel Skovronsky talked with the IBJ about his hopes for the Lilly Medicine Foundry, which the Indianapolis-based drugmaker broke ground on this week.
Officials from the Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the Lilly Medicine Foundry will help streamline the process of discovering new medicines and getting them to patients.
Roche said Indiana would receive a new manufacturing facility for continuous glucose monitoring and expansion and upgrades at existing pharmaceutical, diagnostics and distribution operations.
The pre-clinical West Lafayette-based medical device startup is working to develop a new “microstructred” catheter to remove blood clots that cause strokes.
