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.