WESTFIELD and WEST LAFAYETTE – AgReliant Genetics collaborates with AgSoil Analytics a Purdue-affiliated company led by Purdue University agronomy professor Phillip Owens. This partnership will allow the integration of a soil-mapping technology that provides practical information about soil’s functionality and productivity within AgReliant’s Advantage Acre precision farming platform. “Our mission at AgReliant Genetics is to provide […]

WEST LAFAYETTE — The World Health Organization has declared that the Zika virus is an international public health emergency. The following Purdue University experts can discuss public health and the Zika virus means for women’s health and fears related to public health outbreaks. Wendy Kline, the Dema G. Seelye Chair in the History of Medicine, can talk

WEST LAFAYETTE – The Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund has awarded Neuro Vigor a $20,000 “Black Award.” The Purdue startup receives funding to accelerate commercialization of its drug therapy for pain in multiple sclerosis. “This early stage award is the result of a very competitive process and recognizes Neuro Vigor’s progress to date and its potential as a

CROWN POINT – The prospect of having brain or spinal surgery can be daunting, but patients of George DePhillips, MD, the new neurosurgeon at Franciscan Alliance, can be assured they will be as prepared and comfortable as possible and receive the best care the 25-year health care veteran can provide. The neurosurgeon is joining the four-hospital

MICHIGAN CITY – Franciscan St Anthony Health receives Womens Choice Award as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety. This evidence-based designation is the only patient safety award that identifies the country’s best health care institutions based on robust criteria that considers female patient satisfaction and clinical excellence. “We are very proud to receive this prestigious

Porter Health Care System names new CFO. Porter recently announced that Douglas Browning is the systems new Chief Financial Officer. Most recently with Texas Health Resources in Arlington, Texas, Browning has a long tenure in the healthcare industry. A graduate of the University of Kentucky and a Certified Public Accountant, Browning has served as Division and

Deborah Shepherd, RN, a native of Valparaiso was recently promoted to the position of Director of the Porter Regional Hospital Emergency Department. A graduate of Valparaiso University, Shepherd joined Porter in 2013 after 16 years with Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois. In 2015, Shepherd was named manager of the Portage Hospital Emergency Department. The