2011 was another milestone year for BioCrossroads and Indiana’s life sciences industry. More companies were formed and funded; more pharmaceutical and medical device products made their way from Indiana into the global marketplace; more and better data tracked the development of our sector; and more recognition came to our community as a regional hub of America’s life sciences industry – an industry with a $44 billion total impact on Indiana’s economy... [more]

At the eighth annual Indiana Life Sciences Summit today, BioCrossroads recognized the late William A. Cook, the founder of Bloomington-based Cook Group and one of the world’s great entrepreneurial success stories, with the August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year award. Cook Group President Kem Hawkins accepted the award as a tribute to his friend and colleague...[more]

BioCrossroads today announced the receipt of a two-year $2.8 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.   The grant will fund a range of charitable, educational and scientific activities through 2013 as BioCrossroads continues to build upon Indiana’s signature strengths in the life sciences.... [more]

A rapidly growing life sciences industry has a $44 billion total impact on Indiana’s economy, according to a comprehensive new report released today by BioCrossroads. The report, Indiana’s Life Sciences Industry: 2002-2010—Tracking Progress and Charting the Course for Continued Success, authored by Walter H. Plosila, Ph.D., and based on data gathered by the Indiana Business Resource Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, illustrates a decade of substantial growth and measurable progress across a wide range of nationally significant indicators....[more]