Cicp Foundation

Analytixin, a strategic initiative of Cicp, is Indiana's place-focused collaboration to drive sustained innovation by connecting university assets and talent with industry in the areas of data sciences, including digital, artificial intelligence (ai) and advanced analytic capabilities with a focus on life sciences and manufacturing. In 2022, analytixin made foundational progress in the development of their life sciences and manufacturing data assets. A collaboration involving biocrossroads, eli lilly and company, iu health, the Indiana biobank within the iu school of medicine, the Indiana health information exchange, and other partners, is building a shared healthdata platform linking consented clinical and genomic patient data and is partnering with the world-renowned broad institute to connect with national initiatives. Conexus Indiana brought together the analytixin academic partners - Indiana university, purdue university and the university of notre dame - to work with each other and with industry to increase factory efficiency and enhance sustainability in different manufacturing sectors using advanced artificial intelligence (ai) and machine learning (ml) technologies. The manufacturing data development work is also being supported by the emerging manufacturing collaboration center (emc2) and amazon web services (aws). The three academic partners have continued to recruit top data science researchers to their universities to build their capabilities and to develop more crucial talent for Indiana. Analytixin is primarily enabled by a $36 million grant from lilly endowment Inc. to the Cicp Foundation. Visit www.analytixindiana.com.

Agrinovus Indiana, a branded initiative of Cicp, is focused on advancing the agbiosciences sector as a nationally recognized leader through education, research and talent development; strategic collaborations among corporations, industry associations, government and universities; the creation and support of new companies; and branding and targeted promotions to elevate the sector. Agrinovus Indiana's charitable and educational activities are funded through Cicp Foundation. Visit www.agrinovusindiana.com. Agrinovus' podcast to educate, inform and inspire audiences about the people, products and innovations across food, animal health, plant science and agtech entered its fifth season in 2022 and was named one of the top five agtech podcasts globally by feedspot. Agrinovus' quarterly convening event series, quadrant, featured panel conversations, start-up spotlights, and thought-provoking speakers highlighting agbioscience in Indiana and welcomed more than 350 attendees in total. Field atlas, an online career exploration platform, grew online users by 16 percent fueled by a network of 11 on-campus student ambassadors across Indiana that initiated discussions and activities to help connect young talent to fields of study based on their interest, potential careers, agbioscience companies in Indiana and real-time jobs and internships via the agrinovus-hosted job board.

Ascend Indiana, a branded initiative of Cicp, is committed to making Indiana a place of economic opportunity for all. Ascend connects job seekers to good and promising career opportunities through an innovative job matching platform, the ascend network; catalyzes partnerships and provides consulting services to meet high-demand workforce needs through ascend services; and conducts research through ascend insights to enable systems-level change that positively impacts individuals throughout the state. Ascend Indiana's charitable and educational activities are funded through Cicp Foundation. Visit www.ascendindiana.com.the ascend network (network) is an innovative job matching platform that connects job seekers with good and promising jobs, while helping Indiana employers find and hire qualified candidates. Through the network, ascend has provided nearly 23,000 career navigation activities to students and job seekers through the creation of a network profile or one-on-one meeting with a career mentor. Over 50% are individuals of color, from low-income backgrounds, and/or first-generation college students. Altogether, the network has connected over 2,200 individuals with good and promising job opportunities in the state. Ascend partners with employindy on a pilot apprenticeship program in marion county, modern apprenticeship (map). Ascend provides key planning, program management, and employer engagement support alongside employindy to develop, launch, and scale map. Momentum has been building in Indiana to develop models for better connecting employers and education providers. Modern youth apprenticeships are a three-year work-based learning experience starting in high school which combines paid employment, on-the-job learning, related academics and aligned college credit, and industry-recognized credentials to prepare students for in-demand careers.

Biocrossroads, a branded initiative of Cicp, grows, advances and invests in the life sciences, a public-private collaboration that supports the region's existing research and corporate strengths while encouraging new business development. Biocrossroads invests capital and provides support to life sciences businesses, launches new life sciences enterprises (Indiana biosciences research institute, 16 tech, Indiana health information exchange, and orthoworx ), expands collaboration and partnerships among Indiana's life science institutions, promotes science education and markets Indiana's life sciences industry. Biocrossroads' charitable and educational activities are funded through Cicp Foundation. Visit www.biocrossroads.com. Biocrossroads undertook an ambitious year of coordinating and releasing ten publications featuring capital and economic impact reports, profiles of innovators and change makers, and reports tracking the organization's two decades of work. Biocrossroads annual Indiana life sciences summit was a 20th cellebration anniversary event which highlighted the impact and importance of Indiana's life sciences industry on the people who benefit from their innovations. Biocrossroads also developed five frameworx sessions to deliver relevant and unique content to online and in-person audiences: 1) social determinants of health: how can we make collective impact in Indiana?, 2) indianapolis motor speedway & Indiana life sciences: a legacy of innovation, 3) careers in life sciences, 4) impact of healthcare and life sciences in the upland region, and 5) cancer diagnostics. Conexus Indiana, a branded initiative of Cicp, has been positioning the Hoosier state as the best place for advanced manufacturing and logistics industries to innovate, invest, employ and succeed for more than a decade. By collaborating with industry, academic and public sector partners on a shared vision for an innovative, skilled workforce and stronger business climate, conexus Indiana has helped to create opportunities for advanced manufacturing and logistics companies, prepare hoosiers to succeed in the state's largest industry sectors and maintain Indiana's competitive advantage. Conexus Indiana's charitable and educational activities are funded through Cicp Foundation. Visit www.conexusindiana.com. The conexus Indiana catapult program is a 160-hour class that gives hoosiers the skills they need to work in advanced manufacturing and logistics. Catapult employs a balance of classroom instruction and hands-on experience to prepare participants for fulfilling careers. Nearly 70% of catapult enrollees graduate from the program, and collaborations with employers lead to nine out of 10 of those graduates receiving at least one job offer. Partnering with ivy tech, teenworks, goodwill, crossing school, greater lafayette career academy, pathways together (which helps refugees and immigrants) and other organizations, catapult gives students both tangible skills and soft skills required for job placement and long-term career success. One of the strongest proofs of the program's impact is seen at the branchville correctional facility, where the first 93 graduates of catapult had a recidivism rate that's one-third of the statewide rate. Building on the success of entrepreneurs manufacturing readiness grants, conexus Indiana and the governor's workforce cabinet launched the education readiness grants program to ensure more high school students have access to the cutting edge advanced technologies being deployed by local manufacturers. In 2022, the program awarded nearly a half-million dollars to schools and school corporations across the state, supporting the purchase of equipment and the development of curricula. As part of its focus to double down on k-12 education, conexus Indiana launched student industries, a program that strengthens the impact of school-based enterprises. The conexus Indiana student industries initiative connected more than 100 educators, students and business leaders in 2022, kicking off a statewide network that promises to engage more students in meaningful work and prepare them to succeed in the workforce. School-based enterprises (sbe) are student-run ventures that operate as small-scale manufacturing firms within school walls, with students designing, producing and selling products ranging from t-shirts and trophies to equipment purchased by municipalities and parts fabricated for large commercial clients. Often using equipment and processes provided or supported by local manufacturing firms and with mentoring provided by local professionals, the sbes expose students to virtually every aspect of advanced manufacturing operations, from hands-on production and high-tech machine programming to marketing and distribution. Techpoint, a branded initiative of Cicp, is the industry-led growth initiative for Indiana's digital innovation economy and overall tech ecosystem focused on working with public, private and industry partners to expand tech talent pipeline, enhance resource connectivity for enterprise organizations and startups alike, and elevate the industry by activating the community and amplifying stories of success. Techpoint's charitable and educational activities are funded through Cicp Foundation. Visit www.techpoint.com. Techpoint continued its focus on recruiting and retaining top tech-skilled students, post-graduates and career changers, primarily through the xtern program (launched in 2014) which is designed to attract and retain entry level talent while encouraging them to view Indiana as a great place to begin or grow their tech careers. The 2022 xtern class included 139 students from 17 states, 7 foreign countries and 27 u.s. Universities. The s.o.s. Challenge was rebranded as the pitch for 2022 with a class composed of 94 students.