Executive Director
CurrentThe Indiana Center for Emerging Technologies champions high-growth tech startups and drives the creation of high-skill jobs in Southwest Indiana.We help Indiana startups and industry research, evaluate, and validate the market potential of emerging technologies. These startups, industry leaders, and research labs can collaborate to launch new growth ventures and create spinoffs.Our Evansville, IN team and network supports regional startups and entrepreneurs in emerging tech. We serve as a resource center for startups and industry leaders to explore collaborations between academia, government research agencies, and Indiana manufacturers.We believe there are potentially thousands of talented individuals spread across Southwest Indiana with ambitions to launch a high-growth venture. These includes A) Those with their own inventions, ideas, and concepts; B) Those who aspire to launch a tech-enabled venture but lack the patented technology to do so; and C) Those that can license a specific technology to enhance and improve viability of their product or system. Our team will serve potential entrepreneurs in these domains with ambitions to take the proper steps in determining if they have the suitable expertise, product/market fit, financial means, and time commitment required to launch a tech-enabled venture.Additionally, our Center works with regional and statewide industry to identify challenges and obstacles that can potentially be overcome through technology innovations. This can potentially lead to internal spinoff companies and improvements in existing business lines.