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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPurdue University and Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. on Monday announced a new effort to bolster research and development of new technologies and medicines.
The Eli Lilly and Co. and Purdue University Research Alliance Center, or LPRC, is part of an existing partnership between the two entities that was expanded in 2023.
Purdue said in a news release that the LPRC will serve as an “essential hub for collaborative exploration of new technologies that enhance every phase of pharmaceutical research, from discovery to delivery.”
The collaboration involves more than 50 researchers and 65 graduate students who will engage in key research to build on previous accomplishments that resulted in over 130 publications, eight patents and one copyright.
“Purdue and Lilly researchers have long demonstrated the strength that’s gained by working together,” Karen Plaut, Purdue’s executive vice president for research, said in the release. “Through this center, we will continue to make better science and scientists for the future.”
Currently, LPRC researchers from both entities are focusing on genetic medicine, intrathecal delivery and nanoparticle drug delivery. Purdue said the research being done will help Lilly investigate the development of medicines to improve the pace of getting those treatments to patients.
Purdue noted that the LPRC will also support the university’s recently announced One Health initiative, which received an endorsement by the Purdue board of trustees in June. The initiative is designed to advance the university’s strengths in human, animal, plant, environmental health, as well as partnership opportunities in West Lafayette, Indianapolis and Lebanon.
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Now Purdue need to take the final plunge and establish it own, independent, research medical school. Our State is totally lacking the depth and quantity of research medical schools. Even Kentucky has two allopathic medical schools as well as one osteopathic medical schools. Ohio has 6, Illinois has 7 and Michigan has 5. The numbers reflect the number of research (allopathic) medical schools. Each of these states have at least one osteopathic medical schools. No wonder the healthcare delivery to Hoosiers is so dismal and getting worse!! Phillip D. Toth, MD, FACP
None of those schools in any of the states you mentioned has the recognition Purdues has nationally or internationally. I can’t think of the schools you’re referring to without googling them specifically.
A Purdue medical school would only enhance its international reputation!! No one should imply in my above comments that I was down playing Purdue’s reputation. I graduated from Purdue in 1972. I am a very proud Boilermaker!!!. The sad news is that someone could spend 4 years in Lafayette for medical school and the diploma is from IU. That is part of the back story. Having a medical school at Purdue is very logical and would enhance a diversity of expertise in healthcare that Indiana desperately needs. Notre Dame should also have its own independent medical school. Two more medical schools in our State would increase the number of physicians that our State desperately needs.