Purdue Foundry
Purdue Foundry is an initiative that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship within Purdue University by providing support to faculty, staff, and student innovators across various colleges and departments. It actively collaborates with external businesses and investors to promote research and the development of startups. Additionally, Purdue Foundry operates under Purdue Ventures, which consolidates all university startup funding entities, facilitating a more streamlined approach to venture capital. The focus includes investments in plant sciences, particularly in crop optimization, hybrid and seed development, and precision agriculture, reflecting a commitment to advancing agricultural innovation. Based in West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue Foundry plays a vital role in nurturing early-stage firms and enhancing the university's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Novilytic is a medical device manufacturing company that specializes in the fields of healthcare and blood collection. The company aims to reduce the cost, inconvenience, and pain of blood testing in both humans and animals and enable testing anytime and anywhere. Novilytic was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Indiana, United States.
Araqev creates software solutions for closed-loop, smart control in additive manufacturing and 3D printing based on machine learning (ML).
EverTrue offers a faster, safer and more practical path back from COVID-19 and future pandemics through quick, accurate, affordable and convenient detection of the coronavirus.
GUI-based automation and evidence management with blockchain backing for courts and cops and everyone in between.
HemaChrome is a mobile health technology that uses digital images of the eyelid to instantly and accurately provide blood hemoglobin levels.
Dencoda operates as a diagnostic company focused on solving unmet medical needs in cancer.
Araqev creates software solutions for closed-loop, smart control in additive manufacturing and 3D printing based on machine learning (ML).
Helthi develops proprietary digital health tool aims to reduce employer health care costs by enabling employees to prevent and manage chronic disease through better micronutrition.
Amplified Sciences LLC is a molecular diagnostics company focused on developing a point-of-care system for the early detection and prevention of debilitating diseases, including kidney disease and pancreatic cancer. The company utilizes an ultra-sensitive molecular sensing technology, exclusively licensed from Purdue University, which allows for the detection of disease markers at the single molecule level. This innovative platform integrates sensing and assay methods with cost-effective biospecimen collection devices, facilitating scalability for point-of-care applications. Amplified Sciences' first application targets early detection of pancreatic cancer, addressing a significant unmet medical need and promising a favorable reimbursement pathway. Established in 2016 and based in West Lafayette, Indiana, the company has successfully created a working prototype and published proof of concept data, positioning itself as a leader in the diagnostics field.
Diagnotes, Inc., a digital healthcare company, provides a platform to improve communication and collaboration for the healthcare industry. It offers Diagnotes, a clinical communication platform solution that is used for secure communication, provider scheduling, patient data, discussion documentation, patient engagement, and admin and reporting. The company's Diagnotes helps patients, physicians, care teams, hospitals, health systems, and physician practices to facilitate, track, and manage all patient-related communications. Diagnotes, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Amplified Sciences LLC is a molecular diagnostics company focused on developing a point-of-care system for the early detection and prevention of debilitating diseases, including kidney disease and pancreatic cancer. The company utilizes an ultra-sensitive molecular sensing technology, exclusively licensed from Purdue University, which allows for the detection of disease markers at the single molecule level. This innovative platform integrates sensing and assay methods with cost-effective biospecimen collection devices, facilitating scalability for point-of-care applications. Amplified Sciences' first application targets early detection of pancreatic cancer, addressing a significant unmet medical need and promising a favorable reimbursement pathway. Established in 2016 and based in West Lafayette, Indiana, the company has successfully created a working prototype and published proof of concept data, positioning itself as a leader in the diagnostics field.
Handheld device for evaluating plant phenology, nutrients and other vital characteristics.
Nanovis develops cervical and lumbar interbody fusion devices. The company offers FortiCore Scaffold, Cervical, and TLIF, which are three-dimensional scaffolds that assist in securing implants; cervical plates and percutaneous pedicle screws, which are spine surgeon-designed implants and refined instrument sets; posterior cervical thoracic, a simple system designed to help posterior cervical thoracic patients; surgeon-designed pedicle screws for lumbar patients; and PLIF, a variety of surgeon-created cervical and lumbar PEEK interbody systems. It was founded in 2006 and is based in Columbia City, Indiana.
SpeechVive is a medical technology company that specializes in providing a communication solution for people with Parkinson's Disease. It also specializes in the fields of healthcare, medical, and medical device manufacturing.
The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana.
Drug Free Therapeutix is a software company that provides software for medical device companies in the pain management device market. They offer personalized pain management solutions using electrical stimulation therapies.
Akanocure's mission is to synthesize and develop biotargeted anti-cancer chemotherapeutic drugs derived from natural sources. Akanocure's pipeline will consist of analogs of fully validated, highly potent anti-cancer natural products that can only be produced on a large scale through Akanocure's proprietary CCC synthesis platform. The company has competitive edges on two fronts: the synthesis platform that gives Akanocure exclusive access to rare compounds and the potential pipeline of anti-cancer products that are far superior to existing therapies.
CommSense
Seed Round in 2015
Developer of sensor technology for smartphones. The company's technology improves smartphone battery life and service by monitoring and adjusting the phone's cellular antenna to automatically run efficiently.
Mobile Enerlytics develops the industry's first end-to-end AEM (App Energy Management) solution that help app vendors and handset vendors to catch energy glitches before each and every app release, which has been shown to increase user engagement and mobile revenue.
AccuPS, LLC provides high definition 3D motion tracking technology products. It offers AeroWand that transforms smartphone and TV into a virtual reality entertainment system; AeroDynaPen, a 3D stylus pen that works on phone/tablet/computer screen, desk, palm, and air. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana.