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| TOP 50 BASED ON R & D PERSONNEL: PLACES THAT CALL THEMSELVES R & D CENTERS |
| Note: Many R&D operations listed below are located in Indiana, but not in the 11 county NEI region. However, due to the nature of these organizations, especially the technology parks and university-based centers, these are accessible to all Indiana entities. |
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Research |
Annual Funding |
Employment |
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Specialty |
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R & D Personnel |
Total Employees |
| Northeast Indiana Innovation Center |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
non-profit (partners includes many area non for profit economic and business entities, government, chambers of commerce; higher education institutions; venture capital partners; and foundations) |
Transportation Informatics; Advanced Manf ; Orthopedic Research; RFID (radio frequency identification) |
net assets $10 million |
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| IPFW Archaeological Society |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Archeology |
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| IPFW Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Behavioral Health and Family Studies |
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| IPFW Center for the Built Environment |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Built Environment |
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| IPFW Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Conservation of Reptiles and Amphibians |
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| IPFW Center of Excellence in Systems Engineering |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Engineering |
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| IPFW Community Research Institute |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Community Information |
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| IPFW Institute for Decision Sciences and Theory |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Decision Sciences and Theory |
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| IPFW Institute for Human Rights |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Human Rights |
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| IPFW Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Indiana Politics |
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| IPFW Scholar-Practitioner Center for the Advancement of Educational Leadership and Learning Organizations |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
University (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne) |
Educational Leadership and Learning Organizations |
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| Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund |
State based |
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Created by State Legislature, with industrial partners |
advanced technologies |
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| Taylor Upland Innovation Center |
Upland |
Grant |
University (Taylor) |
cross disciplinary theoretical, experimental, and applied research; incubating/entrepreneurial , and enterprise support |
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| * Note: More than 100 centers at Purdue University West Lafayette are identified at http://dagon.admin.Purdue.edu/cgi-bin/ci.cgi, and of particular interest are: |
| Advanced Computer Systems Laboratory |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
compilers for chip and system level parallelism, advanced micro architectures, high-performance and network computing, and foundations of computer systems research |
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| Bindley Bioscience Center |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Promotes economic development initiatives in the life sciences |
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| Center for Advanced Manufacturing |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Manufacturing |
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| Center for Laser Micro Fabrication |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Laser-based micro and nano scale manufacturing and materials processing |
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| Center for Materials Processing and Tribology |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
cross disciplinary research program with principal research of manufacturing process innovation, advanced light-weight material, tribology of material systems for enhanced component performance, and sustainable manufacturing systems |
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| Center for Paralysis Research |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
To research new treatments and to intervene in acute injuries. |
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| Center for Wireless Systems |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Researching, teaching, and engaging in wireless technologies. |
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| Center of Excellent For Laser Based Manufacturing |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Developing critical or novel technologies in laser-based manufacturing and materials. |
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| e-Enterprise Center |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Applying computing and information technology to address real-world problems and challenges. |
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| Herrick Laboratories |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Research in thermal systems, noise and vibration control, and electromechanical systems. |
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| Production, Robotics, and Integration Software for Manufacturing & Management |
Purdue University at W. Lafayette |
State based |
University (Purdue) |
Investigation, development, and experimentation of how to apply computer intelligence and information technologies to improve the performance and quality of industrial systems. |
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| * Note: Indiana University maintains an extensive network of research centers that can be found at http://research.Indiana.edu/centers/index.htm. There are over 100 centers in the Health/Biomedical field, and over 50 centers in the Science/Computer disciplines. |
| * Note: Access Technology Across Indiana (ATAIN) is a consortium of research institutions promoting scientific advances and development and facilitating their transfer to industry. |