The National Business Incubation Association named the Purdue Technology Centers and The Purdue Foundry as the 2014 Incubator Network of the Year during NBIA's International Conference on Business Incubation in New Orleans.
The mission of the Purdue Technology Centers is to spur economic growth across Indiana by licensing new technologies, growing companies and new industries, and creating high tech Hoosier employment opportunities. They strive to do this, in concert with their communities, by being the pre-eminent location for technology companies and start-ups in Indiana and the Midwest. They identifying marketable intellectual capital, and providing unparalleled space, services and amenities in an atmosphere of early-stage company collegiality. A model support system, The Foundry provides all manner of legal and business support to start ups, including visa assistance, business plan and SBIR/STTR grant support, and funds sourcing and mentoring though their legal staff and entrepreneurs in residence. Included in the system is the Anvil, an incubator devoted entirely to student owned business.
