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 […]
Purdue Interns in Their Own Words: Devansh Kejriwal
Purdue University students who accept internships not only gain real-world experience in their chosen field but also make valuable contributions to startup companies with Purdue connections. They apply classroom learning to real-world challenges to make meaningful contributions to startup companies. In return, the startups gain access to highly motivated, industry-ready talent who bring fresh perspectives, […]
Capturely unlocks $15M valuation, rapid growth after Purdue Innovates Accelerator
Capturely CTO David Chiasson and CEO Rob Eyler pose with Purdue Pete (Purdue Research Foundation photo / Greta Bell) Capturely, founded in 2019 with a mission to deliver consistent, professional headshots tailored to the client’s brand identity, took a leap of faith by becoming a part of the inaugural Purdue Innovates Accelerator cohort. Did it […]
Purdue Research Foundation powers bold innovation and economic growth in 2025
2025 was another extraordinary year for Purdue Research Foundation. From advancing transformative economic development projects to fueling record-breaking entrepreneurial growth and turning groundbreaking research into real-world innovations, PRF remains steadfast in supporting Purdue’s land-grant mission year after year. Here are 25 Purdue-connected stories from across Purdue’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: The Taraia Object Expedition: The search for […]
Purdue Commercialization Fellow transforms pharmaceutical research discovery into viable industry solution
2025 Commercialization Fellow Nick Huls in the lab. (Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke) While most of us might be familiar with freeze dried products in the form of long-lasting, disappointingly bland astronaut ice cream, the pharmaceutical industry uses a similar process to preserve the stability and elongate the shelf-life of temperature-sensitive drugs. Nick Huls is channeling […]
This Purdue-backed startup is turning industrial hardware into intelligent ecosystems
From left: Aerovy CEO Nick Gunady, Inventus Power CEO Patrick Trippel, Inventus Vice President of Business Development Tom Nguyen Does your industry have a problem that could be solved with data? Aerovy can help. Aerovy is helping global companies unlock the full potential of their hardware through cutting-edge software. Many hardware companies build products packed […]
“Exactly when. Precisely where. Only if.”: Insignum AgTech’s biotechnology brings precision you can see to crop protection
Fungal diseases are the scourge of farmers, devastating one field while leaving the other untouched. For farmers operating on razor-thin margins, this can spell disaster. But what if the plants could wave an early warning flag, a notification just like you get on your phone? Insignum AgTech, a Purdue Strategic Ventures portfolio company, designed its […]
GRYFN turns data collection chaos into clarity, helping researchers focus on what matters
A team with the Australian Plant Phenomics Network monitors GRYFN technology in the field. (All photos provided by GRYFN) Too often, researchers spend more time wrangling data than interpreting it, stuck behind a computer screen instead of uncovering the next breakthrough. The sheer complexity and volume of data gathered during research can slow innovation to […]
New on-campus student housing opens through Purdue Research Foundation and American Campus Communities
Left to right: Purdue University President Mung Chiang; Lyn Cone, executive vice president for project operations, Collegiate Housing Foundation; West Lafayette Mayor Erin Easter; Gary Lehman, chair, Purdue Board of Trustees, and member, PRF Board of Trustees; Beth McCuskey, vice provost for student life at Purdue; Purdue Student Body President Rebecca Seiner; Michael Cipriano, senior […]
Parkview Health planning new hospital and medical office building in West Lafayette
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The community will soon have more convenient access to high quality health care services with the announcement that Parkview Health plans to develop a new health facility in the Purdue Research Park. “We are pleased to welcome Parkview Health to the Purdue Research Park to build its full-service hospital, which will […]