Medical device firm offers program for research, implementation of respiratory product
Officials of SonarMed Inc. announced Thursday (July 1) a new program that will foster research related to tracheal tubes in hospital respiratory care.
Purdue technology could help clean up oil spills
A new type of membrane that separates oil from water developed by Purdue University material engineers may be used to clean up oil spills such as BP's massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Indianapolis medical device firm receives FDA clearance for respiratory product
SonarMed™, a developer and manufacturer of critical care respiratory monitoring technologies, announced Tuesday (May 11) that it has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its patented SonarMed™ Airway Monitoring System (AMS), which monitors breathing tubes for patients requiring ventilators.
Medical device firm expands neonatal research through NIH grant
Officials of SonarMed™ Inc. announced Tuesday (May 4) that the company will expand its neonatal research through a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant.
Engineers design, build major component for hydrogen cars
Researchers have completed work on a crucial component for an experimental hydrogen storage system for cars, part of efforts to reduce pollution and the use of fossil fuels in transportation.
Officials at Nesch LLC, a firm based at the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana, have developed patented technology called Diffraction-Enhanced X-ray Imaging (DEXI) that detects objects, explosives, narcotics and other contraband better than conventional radiography.
Company receives grant from NSF to develop audio-based software that will help blind students learn
A consulting firm that makes science more accessible to students affected by blindness and low vision has received $150,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation to develop audio-based software that will help affected students learn.
Purdue-IU led team wins global entrepreneurship competition
GlucaGo LLC, a life sciences company led by a trio from Purdue and Indiana universities, captured the 2009 Global Idea to Product Competition and claimed the $10,000 top prize, beating 14 other teams that qualified by winning local competitions.
Purdue and SunGard Higher Education to deliver Signals
Signals, an innovative early intervention system that warns students that are at-risk of underperforming in a course and facilitates faculty interventions, will be enhanced and brought to higher education institutions through a joint effort by SunGard Higher Education, Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation.
Purdue's Emerging Innovations Fund invests in two startup companies
Officials of a fund created to help commercialize new technologies have invested $350,000 in two Indiana-based life sciences startup firms.
Purdue workshop to aid entrepreneurs looking to take funding step
Purdue faculty, staff, students and others can learn about what's needed to launch a company at the university's fourth annual Company Fund Raising Boot Camp on Oct. 12 in Discovery Park.