By: Michele Hujber

The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) is now doing business as the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership. The CICP brand will soon feature the new identity, including marketing materials and a redesigned logo. The legal name, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, will remain unchanged. 

New federal data shows that Case Western Reserve University is the nation’s fastest-growing top-tier research institution. This year, the university’s R&D spending surged 37.5%. It is opening a new $300 million science hub later this year. 

The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) and Kean University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand support for New Jersey-based entrepreneurs seeking federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding. Under the agreement, Kean, through its Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship, will implement a comprehensive Phase 0 SBIR/STTR Grant Writing and Entrepreneurs Training Program and provide targeted technical assistance to early-stage companies and innovators across the state. 

Northwestern University has received $25 million from Kimberly K. Querrey, chair of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee of Northwestern’s Board of Trustees, to fund the Simpson-Q Accelerators. The Simpson-Q Accelerators are an initiative within the Querrey InQbation Lab. The initiative will begin with a focus on data and artificial intelligence, medical technologies, and therapeutics, with additional accelerators expected to build on Northwestern’s other areas of strength over time.