Indiana METACyt Initiative
One of the Indiana METACyt Initiative's goals is to ensure that life sciences discoveries result in a full range of scientific, educational and related economic benefits for the state of Indiana. To that end, the Indiana METACyt Initiative will encourage IU Bloomington life scientists to stay in Bloomington while simultaneously attracting top research talent from around the world. The initiative also will spur innovation and intellectual property development, and drive an increase in research income from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
The Indiana METACyt Initiative also will support technology transfer derived from basic research and encourage the founding of new businesses based on initiative discoveries. Working with the IU Research & Technology Corporation, IU Bloomington life scientists will be able to bring useful laboratory discoveries to the Indiana private sector
The $53M grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. to study cell metabolism and function builds on the Indiana Genomics Initiative, enabling new insights about biological systems that will:
- generate new discoveries and technologies
- form the basis for new treatments for medical conditions
- five Research Nodes
- four Integrating Science and Technology Centers
- four major shared infrastructure facilities
For more information on METACyt or the Indiana Genomics Initiative, visit: http://metacyt.indiana.edu/ or http://ingen.iu.edu/
