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Stratolaunch creates Advanced Program Office at Discovery Park District and collaborates with Purdue University on hypersonic design and test
- January 23, 2023
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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Stratolaunch LLC and Purdue University are pleased to announce they have established a partnership dedicated to accelerating the time required to design, build, test and fly hypersonic vehicles. Stratolaunch will establish the Stratolaunch Advanced Programs Office at the Convergence Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park District in West Lafayette, Indiana, to ensure… Learn More >

Purdue Research Foundation wins challenges against silicon carbide semiconductors patent
- November 15, 2022
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, Nov. 8, denied two separate challenges to the patentability of a Purdue Research Foundation patent involving silicon carbide semiconductors. Learn More >

Powertrain system created to improve wind, water turbine efficiency and environmental impact
- August 31, 2022
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Purdue University engineers have designed a low-speed, high-torque powertrain system to reduce the operation costs, maintenance costs and environmental contamination of turbines. Learn More >

Discovery Park District at Purdue: Welcoming SkyWater Technology & celebrating housing numbers
- August 10, 2022
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From left, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, Indiana Secretary of Commerce Bradley Chambers, SkyWater president and CEO Thomas Sonderman, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski participate in the announcement that SkyWater Technology has chosen Discovery Park District at Purdue as the location for a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art… Learn More >

SmartAsset again names Greater Lafayette best place in nation for career opportunity
- August 5, 2022
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The Greater Lafayette area has been named by SmartAsset the number one spot in the country for career opportunities for the second year in a row. Learn More >

New patent-pending method mass-produces antitumor cells to treat blood diseases and cancer
- August 4, 2022
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A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells that show strong antitumor activity, according to a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports
Writer: Steve Martin Learn More >

Discovery Park District at Purdue wins award for its private wireless project
- July 29, 2022
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PRF’s “Private Cellular Network as a Service” was named the overall winner on July 25 for International Data Corp.’s inaugural IDC Future Enterprise Best in Future Connectedness North America Awards program.
Writer: Steven G. Martin Learn More >

Ag tech startup Verility closes $3.5 million Series A funding round to further develop livestock fertility analysis platform
- July 27, 2022
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Verility Inc., led by co-founder and CEO Liane Hart, has closed Series A funding worth $3.5 million. The round was led by Mountain Group Partners of Nashville, Tennessee, and includes a previous investment from Purdue Foundry.
Writer: Steve Martin Learn More >

Purdue expands leading interdisciplinary research with comprehensive innovation hub
- July 25, 2022
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As the skyline grows higher on the west side of campus, so do the energy and enthusiasm around Purdue University’s growing interdisciplinary research enterprise aimed at delivering solutions for the world’s most critical problems.
Writers: Amy Raley, Rhianna Wisniewski, Learn More >

SkyWater Technology chooses Discovery Park District at Purdue for $1.8B semiconductor fabrication facility, to create 750 jobs in 5 years
- July 20, 2022
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SkyWater Technology plans to open a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facility in Discovery Park District at Purdue University
Writer: Steve Martin Learn More >