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Emerging Hardtech Field Offers Indiana Opportunities

Jun 15, 2023Indianapolis Business Journal
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Indianapolis Business Journal explores Indiana's emerging hardtech ecosystem featuring Ixana among startups combining physical objects with software, supported by the Hardtech Indiana coalition uniting state economic development organizations.

Wi-R NFE chip and applications

Indianapolis Business Journal explores Indiana's hardtech opportunity featuring Ixana among startups combining physical objects with software. Hardtech Indiana coalition unites IEDC, Elevate Ventures, TechPoint and industry groups to support entrepreneurs.

Ixana hardtech innovation

Purdue professor Shreyas Sen's Ixana develops Wi-R wireless using body's conductivity as personal aura for secure low-energy data transmission. Overcomes wearable battery limitations enabling AR glasses smartwatches creating distributed computing Wearable Brain.

Hardtech corridor vision

Purdue President Mung Chiang envisions hardtech corridor along I-65 from West Lafayette to Indianapolis including LEAP Lebanon 11000-acre innovation district. CHIPS Act and SkyWater 1.8 billion semiconductor facility accelerate Indiana's high-tech manufacturing momentum.

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