About Innovate Indiana

Indiana’s economy is at a crossroads.

Discovery, creativity, and brilliant ideas are fueling income growth and new jobs now more than ever. Innovation will drive Indiana’s economy in the 21st century, and Indiana University is paving the way.

The highway to better lives for Hoosiers requires the intellectual capital that stimulates Indiana’s business environment. With eight campuses and nine medical education centers that provide rich resources in technology, the life sciences, entrepreneurship, and the arts, IU has the vital assets needed to transform our economy at home and in the global interchange.

Innovate Indiana is the name for Indiana University’s efforts to channel the university’s vast resources to strengthen the Hoosier economy. The Office of the Vice President for Engagement is the central point of contact for Innovate Indiana. The office is:

• Investing in and coordinating IU’s economic development activities across the state,
• Turning the innovations of IU faculty into new products, services, and treatments, and
• Connecting the business community in Indiana, the nation, and the world to IU.