Where industry meets ingenuity: The Purdue models transforming industry innovation
Fusion Point® and Capstone Plus® offer industry solutions, fueled by student-industry collaboration Powered by the vast Boilermaker ecosystem, new models of innovation where students and industry co-develop real technologies are unfolding across Purdue University campuses. These collaborations don’t revolve around hypothetical classroom assignments; instead, student teams with industry guidance are building working prototypes and viable […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Edward Delp
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2024 Edward Delp College of Engineering Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Video and Image Processing Laboratory (VIPER) The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to […]
Purdue Innovates Accelerator announces second cohort with five Purdue-connected startups
The Accelerator is a three-month, investment-based startup program that empowers founders to transform their bold visions into disruptive impact. We’re sad to say the Purdue Innovates Accelerator Pitch Night has been cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions, but the safety of our guests, participants, and staff is our top priority. We are actively working to […]
8 Midwestern universities launch Third Coast Foundry to connect startups with Bay Area venture capital
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Innovates is pleased to share the launch of Third Coast Foundry, a new San Francisco-based hub created in partnership among eight leading Midwestern universities to strengthen connections between our region’s startups and the Bay Area venture ecosystem. Purdue’s participation in this two-year pilot program is part of the recently announced […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Arun Ghosh
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2024 Arun Ghosh College of Science Ian P. Rothwell Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology 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 […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: David Nolte
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2025 David Nolte College of Science Edward M. Purcell Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy 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 names 2026 Commercialization Fellows advancing lab discoveries to market
Purdue Innovates, in partnership with four Purdue University colleges, has announced the 2026 Commercialization Fellowship recipients: four early‑career researchers turning breakthrough ideas into real‑world solutions. The fellowship supports recent Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral researchers as they help move Purdue‑developed technologies out of the lab and toward licensing or startup formation. Working alongside faculty inventors, the […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Stephan Biller
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2025 Stephan Biller College of Engineering Harold T. Amrine Distinguished Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering & Mitch Daniels School of Business Director of Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies […]
New farm fresh restaurant The Lawrence opens in Discovery Park District at Purdue
From left, Cunningham Restaurant Group President & COO Michael O’Donnell; West Lafayette Mayor Erin Easter; PRF President & CEO Chad Pittman; PRF Vice President of Real Estate & Partnerships Jeremy Slater; Cunningham Restaurant Group CEO Mike Cunningham; Glendia Beck; Beck’s Hybrids CEO Sonny Beck; Beck’s President Scott Beck; and Purdue University President Mung Chiang. (Purdue […]
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue: Luna Lu
National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue NAI Fellow 2025 Luna Lu College of Engineering Indiana ACPA Professor in Concrete Paving and Materials Science and Vice President of the Office of Industry Partnerships at Purdue The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to […]