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Autoimmune Diseases: Why Diabetes rather than Arthritis?

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis etc., are a case of “mistaken identity;” the immune system that is supposed to protect us...

Indiana life sciences organizations partner to launch new information source

Seven Indiana life sciences organizations today launched INscience, a one-stop shop for the sector’s news, events, jobs, and other information via a progressive web app on a mobile device. BioCrossroads,...

IBRI announces research team for its Diabetes Center

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) today announced new investigators for the IBRI Diabetes Center (IDC). At its first diabetes seminar, held today at Lilly Research...

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered intermediate between classical and quantum...

IBRI in license agreement for access to Lilly’s Fab Phage Display Library

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) today announced it has entered into a license agreement with Eli Lilly and Company for the IBRI to access Lilly’s proprietary...

Purdue Discovery Park announces Big Idea Challenge 2.0 winners

Following oral presentations on May 7, a panel of judges and Discovery Park administration have reviewed the proposals and determined the winners of the Big Idea Challenge 2.0 , a...

IBRI IN THE NEWS: Recently launched research institute pursuing life science innovations through ‘team science’

In a laboratory on the third floor of the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, researcher Marco Tjioe is squirting liquid into a vial to get a chemical reaction. The next step:...

IBRI announces leadership change

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) today announced that Rainer Fischer, Ph.D., chief executive officer (CEO) and chief scientific and innovation officer (CSIO) will step down as...

'Transformative' microscope to be installed at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — The cryo-electron microscope is a modern marvel of a machine that allows scientists to look at how proteins and viruses are built atom by atom. And...

IBRI issues its digital and print 2018 Annual Report, “Discovery With Purpose”

Indianapolis, April 4, 2019 – The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) today announced the release of its print and digital 2018 Annual Report. The report theme is “Discovery With Purpose,”...