Creating a better whey protein drink, one customer discovery conversation at a time
Sunandita Ghosh is developing highly clear whey protein beverages. Most protein drinks are thick and unpleasant because proteins are sensitive to the high heat used during pasteurization, which is required for shelf‑life stability. This Purdue technology addresses problem at the molecular level by modifying the proteins themselves, an environmentally friendly process which doesn’t rely on […]
From scientist to innovator: Learning what it takes to bring technology to market
From Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy, Teodora Kljaic is developing a fast screening technology that helps identify the most promising drug candidates early in discovery. By addressing this common bottleneck in research, pharmaceutical companies can test billions of candidates and narrow the field to a small number of high‑value hits that can be advanced for […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Sherry L. Harbin
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2015 Sherry L. Harbin Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Basic Medical Sciences The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to […]
Customer insights reveal new opportunities for emerging drug delivery platform
Saloni Darji is conducting research about layer-by-layer elastin-like polypeptide nucleic acid nanoparticle (LENN), providing an alternative to current lipid nanoparticle delivery systems which must be stored as liquids below minus 45 degrees Celsius. The primary goal of this technology is the targeted delivery of genetic material to cancer cells, with current work on bladder cancer. […]
Purdue Innovates Commercialization Fellow tackles data annotation bottlenecks
Pranshul Sardana’s technology accelerates data annotation, making it easier to prepare large, complex image and video datasets for machine‑learning models to enable higher accuracy predictions. The technology will primarily target medical and pharmaceutical AI applications, where freeing up the domain expert’s time could help develop new therapies more quickly and efficiently. When Sardana first began […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Nien-Hwa (Linda) Wang
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2021 Nien-Hwa (Linda) Wang College of Engineering Norman and Jane Li Professorship in Chemical Engineering The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to the betterment […]
Purdue Innovates Accelerator founders showcase innovation at Pitch Night
On August 27, the second Purdue Innovates Accelerator cohort concluded its 14-week, investment-based program at Pitch Night. After intensive mentorship, investor pitching, and educational opportunities, the five teams shared their well-honed pitches with an audience keen to support Boilermaker innovation. “This year’s Accelerator cohort demonstrated exactly what we hoped to achieve through the program: measurable […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Jessica Huber
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2019 Jessica Huber No longer at Purdue The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to the betterment of society. Jessica Huber’s research focuses on speech […]
Purdue Innovates selects three new Commercialization Fellows to accelerate technology from lab to market
Purdue Innovates and three Purdue University colleges have announced the latest Commercialization Fellowship cohort. The fellowship provides recent Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral researchers an opportunity to advance the commercialization of Purdue-owned intellectual property through startup creation or licensing to industry. Working alongside faculty inventors, each fellow will help move Purdue innovations closer to real-world impact […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Haiyan Wang
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2020 Haiyan Wang College of Engineering Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to the betterment of society. Haiyan […]