Leaders in industry and academia will discover new opportunities to collaborate as NineTwelve, an Indiana-based nonprofit organization that operationalizes new technologies and strategy, opens a facility in the Discovery Park District, adjacent to the Purdue University campus.

Purdue Research Foundation’s Innovation Partners Institute (IPI) announced Thursday (Sept. 9) a data governance initiative designed to engage community members and instill trust in the technology built into the Discovery Park District (DPD) community.

nnovation platform in the Discovery Park District adjacent to the university campus. The launch is the next step in creating one of the most connected innovation communities in the nation through the evolution from 5G to 6G.

Discovery Park District continues to build one of the most connected communities in the world, announcing on Monday (Aug. 23) a partnership with Purdue University SMART Consortium to advance Internet of Things (IoT) technology and study how this technology will be used.

Entrepreneurs whose startups commercialize Purdue technology in any agricultural field are now eligible to apply for a Purdue fund’s semiannual competition.

A first-of-its-kind in the U.S. facility to test hypersonic technologies will be constructed in the Purdue Aerospace District adjacent to the Purdue University campus, already a hotbed for hypersonics research and aerospace technology developments.

Aerospace engine manufacturing giant Rolls-Royce will expand its already large footprint at Purdue, thanks to a new commitment among the university, the Purdue Research Foundation and the company.