Life Sciences

Indiana is one of the nation's top four life sciences leaders (as defined by number and concentration of life sciences-related jobs), according to the report, "Growing the Nation's Bioscience Sector: State Bioscience Initiatives 2006" (Battelle Memorial Institute).

Indiana has long been a world leader in life sciences and home to such industry giants as Eli Lilly and Company, Biomet, Cook Group, Inc. and Zimmer. Indiana boasts the second largest medical school in the U.S. (Indiana University School of Medicine) and hosts the highly successful incubator, Indiana University's Emerging Technologies Center. This 40,000 square-foot incubator opened in 2003 and houses many biosciences businesses. Underscoring the state's integral role in life sciences nationally, an Indiana physician was recently tapped to chair the board of the American Medical Association.

Indiana's life sciences industry succeeds through a collaboration of partnerships between industry, academia and government.

Resources

BioCrossroads

BioCrossroads was formed to capitalize on Indiana's strong foundation in the life sciences by attracting new business opportunities, intellectual property and capital to the life sciences industry. BioCrossroads works with corporate, government, economic development and academic leaders to make Indiana a national and international life sciences center.

Novus Sport

Novus Sport is collaborating with the American College of Sports Medicine to identify innovation and discovery in its early stages, determine whether that innovation has market potential, and provide the energy and resources necessary to advance such business opportunities.

Indiana Health Industry Forum

The mission of the Indiana Health Industry Forum is to create an environment where Indiana is a premier location for the creation and growth of health industry enterprises.

IU Kelley Healthcare and Life Sciences Initiative

The IU Kelley Healthcare and Life Sciences Initiative's goal is to widen and deepen Kelley's Life Sciences brand, and to make Kelley the place to study and to hire business students for life sciences and healthcare industries. Toward that effort, the IEDC is sponsoring The Indiana LifeSC Collaboration Series which provides a forum for the multifacted players in healthcare and the life sciences to think strategically about key business issues.