428. Introducing BioHeartland - a unified identity to share Indiana's bioscience story

About this episode

The episode announces the launch of BioHeartland, a unified identity for Indiana's bioscience ecosystem.

Today we are proud to announce the launch of BioHeartland, a shared identity designed to amplify Indiana’s leading bioscience ecosystem at the convergence of human, animal and plant health. As Indiana competes globally for the next generation of bioscience jobs, companies and innovation, leaders across industry, academia and economic development are rallying around our unified story. Developed through a collaborative effort led by CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), AgriNovus and BioCrossroads, and in partnership with the Central Indiana Regional Development Authority (CIRDA), BioHeartland was created to give Indiana a more cohesive way to share Indiana’s story with investors, companies, researchers and talent around the world. This episode is hosted by CICP CEO Melina Kennedy where she is joined by AgriNovus CEO Christy Wright, BioCrossroads CEO Vince Wong and Mayor of The City of Fishers Scott Fadness. Learn more and join the story at INBioHeartland.com.

People in this episode

Host: Melina Kennedy

Guests: Christy Wright, Vince Wong, Scott Fadness

Topics covered

• bioscience
• economic development
• collaboration
• innovation
• job creation
• healthcare

Keywords

• BioHeartland
• Indiana
• bioscience
• economic development
• health
• innovation
• jobs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BioCrossroads, Indiana Corporate Partnership, AgriNovus, Central Indiana Regional Development Authority

Places: Indiana, The City of Fishers

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