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Purdue-led biotech accelerator selected for SBA funding

Purdue University has won funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to seed and run a two-year initiative that aims to strengthen the country’s pharma supply chain.

Purdue and University of Illinois, two engineering powerhouses, team up to strengthen semiconductor workforce in U.S.

Purdue University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.) signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday (Sept. 18) to establish a joint semiconductor workforce development initiative to prepare students for careers in an industry whose rapid growth is being driven by the AI boom.

Purdue researcher selected for Wellcome Leap program to develop targeted antibiotic delivery platform

A Purdue University-led international research team has been selected to participate in Wellcome Leap’s $50 million Focused Antibiotics program. The project is led by Raluca Ostafe, associate research professor in Purdue’s Department of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with co-principal investigator Danilo F. González-Nilo of Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile.

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Purdue Applied Research Institute, Lockheed Martin sign agreement to expand defense technology collaboration

The Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lockheed Martin on Thursday (Sept. 17) to broaden collaboration opportunities in key defense technologies.

Six individuals in hard hats stand at a groundbreaking ceremony for the One Health Innovation District, each holding a shovel poised to break ground.

Purdue, Elanco, partners celebrate One Health Research Institute groundbreaking

Leaders from Purdue University, Elanco Animal Health Inc., the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana gathered Tuesday (Oct. 6) to formally break ground on the new One Health Research Institute near downtown.

Purdue, Japan strengthen research collaboration with new agreements

Purdue University continues to catalyze its international innovation and collaboration network by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and a letter of intent (LOI) with Tohoku University to accelerate research, workforce development and industry in critical technologies. The MOU was signed by Purdue President Mitch Daniels and JETRO Chairman and CEO Norihiko Ishiguro.

Purdue students help shape ideas for major Indianapolis redevelopment through themed entertainment design

Purdue students are getting something few college courses can offer: the opportunity to pitch ideas to a commercial real estate developer that could potentially shape the future of a major city center.

Purdue’s high-speed propulsion lab achieves internationally recognized quality management certification

The High-Speed Propulsion Lab (ZL9) at Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories has become the first research facility at Purdue University to earn the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) 9001 standard for quality management systems certification, awarded to the facility by BSI.

Purdue joins national pilot program giving PhD students industry research experience

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is part of the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership’s (UIDP) national pilot initiative called the Industry-Integrated PhD (I-PhD) Scholars Program. It is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships....

A delegation from Purdue University visited the Ministry of Economic Affairs, planning to collaborate with GQ to create a third-generation semiconductor and AI innovation ecosystem between Taiwan and the United States

To deepen Taiwan-US cooperation in science and technology, talent and industry, a delegation from Purdue University visited the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Economic Affairs on June 17 and had in-depth exchanges with GeChi Compound Semiconductor on issues such as third-generation semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), high-power devices, talent cultivation and industry cooperation, and jointly explored the establishment of a Taiwan-US science and technology innovation ecosystem and industry cooperation platform.