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Insurers push hard to win Medicare Advantage customers
In Indiana last year, dozens of insurers across the state rolled out plans hoping to get a sizable piece of the fast-growing market.
Hospitals spend millions in race to hire traveling nurses
Indiana University Health, the state’s largest hospital system, recently hired 700 traveling nurses to work in its 16 hospitals under 13-week contracts.
Greenlight Guru celebrates new, larger downtown offices
Fast-growing software company Greenlight Guru recently moved into new, bigger office space at the Union Campus on South Meridian Street. The company says it is committed to maintaining physical offices, even as its remote workforce grows.
Demand for COVID testing skyrockets as delta surges
People needing a COVID-19 test for travel, work or school are spending hours, sometimes days, looking for a place that can squeeze them in and turn around results quickly.
Lori Smith: Putting Indy on the cutting edge of health, science and tech
According to a report by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., the Hoosier state ranks second nationally for worldwide life sciences exports and among the top five states for life sciences industry jobs.
Health care and life sciences sectors generate $84B in economic impact, study says
The sectors in central Indiana account for one out of every 10 jobs here, or 164,144 workers, and the jobs pay an average of $77,229, according to the report commissioned by BioCrossroads.
Thousands of hospital workers still unvaccinated
The clock is ticking for workers at large hospital systems across central Indiana to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs.
Cancer-fighting nuclear medicine firms find home in central Indiana
Indianapolis’ newest publicly company, Point Biopharma Inc., is the latest player in a field expected to see explosive growth as doctors and researchers look for new ways to shrink tumors.
New Riley Children’s Health leader has big job, towering presence
Gil Peri, a 6-foot, 8-1/2-inch, gregarious administrator with an easy laugh, started his job on June 28, after spending about four years as president and chief operating officer at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states
The agreement from multiple state attorneys general, including those who had most aggressively opposed Purdue’s original settlement proposal, was disclosed late Wednesday.
Cybercriminals target internet-connected medical devices
Indiana University Health has created a lab to testing the vulnerability of hundreds or even thousands of devices, to protect both patients and the hospital system’s records.
2021 Indiana 100: Taltz leader sees more potential for blockbuster Lilly drug
Mathilde Merlet oversees one of Eli Lilly and Co.’s fastest-growing products, a medicine called Taltz that treats a variety of dermatology and rheumatology disorders.
Indy-based software firm receives massive $120M investment to foster growth
The announcement comes five months after the company introduced its new product Halo, which uses artificial intelligence to make recommendations related to the quality of medical devices.
Purdue prof discovers stem cells that could help treat muscular disorders
With the help of a $2.3 million grant, Purdue University animal science professor Shihuan Kuang’s research will continue in an effort to better understand the origin and function of these newly-discovered stem cells.
Large study finds new COVID-19 shot about 90% effective
The Novavax vaccine, which is easy to store and transport, is expected to play an important role in boosting vaccine supplies in the developing world.
Purdue startup lands state award to advance work on spinal cord injury drug
Neuro Vigor says it will use $100,000 in early commercialization funds to “identify and validate” its lead drug candidate for the treatment of neuropathic pain in spinal cord injuries.
Carmel-based Syra Health to add 126 jobs
The health care and life sciences startup announced today it will expand its operations and add 126 new jobs by the end of 2025.
Patrick Cross: Health and life sciences trends for 2021 and beyond
Emerging from the pandemic, health and life sciences companies have a unique opportunity to leverage lessons learned for the benefit of the patients they serve.
In a lockdown, Roche pushes ahead with new, different diagnostic tests
Matthew Sause took the helm of the 4,500-person Roche Diagnostics’ North American operations in Indianapolis in November 2019—just four months before the World Health Organization declared a pandemic and much of the planet went into lockdown.