Purdue Research Park

10/22/2026

From idea to liftoff. 🚀

Join us for our November Mix Event where we're excited to welcome Chris Nilsen, founder of Pluto Aerospace, as he shares his entrepreneurial journey and the real-world lessons he learned while building an aerospace company from the ground up.

🗓 Tuesday, November 10
⏰ 4:30-6:30pm
📍 Walt's Pub & Grill

Come for the story and walk away with insights you can apply to your own entrepreneurial journey.

10/19/2026

Amplified Sciences, a Purdue Research Park-based diagnostics company built on technology licensed from Purdue University, has received investment from Cancer Fund Impact Investments to advance PanCystPro, a test designed to help identify potentially cancerous pancreatic cysts earlier and more accurately.

The technology aims to improve patient outcomes while reducing unnecessary surgeries.

Read more:https://cancerfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/unnamed-file.pdf

10/19/2026

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

The first day of fieldwork preparation is complete. The Taraia Object expedition team has cleared a path to the research site, set up staging areas and begun assessing conditions on Nikumaroro ahead of its investigation into a visual anomaly that may be linked to Amelia Earhart’s missing aircraft.

The team cleared the trail in two hours, with at least four coconut crabs encountered along the way. No crabs posed a threat to the operation. 🦀

Read the latest expedition update: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2026/Q4/earhart-expedition-update-crew-arrives-onshore-sets-up-operations-on-nikumaroro/

10/13/2026

A new Purdue University-led initiative is helping strengthen America’s pharmaceutical supply chain while supporting the growth of Indiana biotech startups.

The B-PRIME Accelerator, funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, will help small biotech and biomanufacturing companies become qualified pharmaceutical suppliers.

The B-PRIME initiative is backed by a broader innovation ecosystem. Programming will be hosted through Purdue’s Indiana Manufacturing Institute, while the Purdue Research Park and its network of more than 250 companies will provide access to additional expertise and industry connections as needed.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4zAknYZ

Purdue Engineering

10/13/2026