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Heartland BioWorks headquarters planned for 16 Tech

Courtney Kerr2025-10-30T11:25:16-04:00October 30, 2025|

A conceptual rendering of the Heartland BioWorks headquarters at 16 Tech in Indianapolis. (Rendering Provided/Applied Research Institute) This article was originally published by Inside Indiana Business. Click here to read the original article. The Applied Research Institute in Bloomington plans to locate the headquarters for Heartland BioWorks at the 16 Tech Innovation District in downtown Indianapolis, the institute announced Monday. Heartland BioWorks was designated as a federal technology hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce in October 2023 to support growth in biomanufacturing innovation and workforce development. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot facility at 16 Tech is being designed to serve not only as the hub’s headquarters but also a workforce training and innovation center, ARI said. The $24.3 million facility is being funded with $18.3 million from the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration, as well as $6 million investment from [...]

16 Tech reports 100 new companies joined the district in the last year

Courtney Kerr2025-10-30T11:24:16-04:00October 24, 2025|

This article was originally published by Inside Indiana Business. Click here to read the original article. Stories of entrepreneurship and discovery continue to rise at the 16 Tech Innovation District in downtown Indianapolis. According to an economic impact report released this week, the district now has 300 companies—up from 200 just a year ago. “Much of that has come from growth in our coworking and makerspace that 16 Tech owns and operates, and that alone has more than 400 individuals who are in it,” 16 Tech CEO Emily Krueger told Inside INdiana Business. “It can represent everything from a startup company or a small business who are members to corporate innovation teams like [Eli] Lilly’s digital health team that’s also located in the building.” A total of 1,200 employees work in the district across research, tech and creative industries. That [...]

IBJ: Feds pick Indiana as biotech hub, putting it in running for millions in funding

Raquel Bahamonde2024-03-15T13:35:29-04:00October 23, 2023|

The Applied Research Institute, Inc. (“ARI”) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration has designated Heartland BioWorks as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub. Heartland BioWorks will now compete against other designated hubs for implementation grants of up to $75 million each later this year. The Regional Tech Hub designation, and the funding that follows, will support the acceleration of workforce development and help dismantle barriers to success for entrepreneurs and small business owners with new biotech products. Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) and its branded initiatives joined ARI and local stakeholders to develop the tech hub application. "The collaborative spirit in Indiana is truly unique," said CICP CEO Melina Kennedy. "When you pair that strength together with a hotbed of research and innovation, a talented workforce, and the advanced industries of the 21st century such [...]

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