Purdue Research Park

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Park Information
Name: Purdue Research Park
Motto: The Idea Economy is Here
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Affiliation: Purdue University
Companies: 140+
Land: 591 acres
Office Space: 195,000 square feet

Purdue Research Park is a 591-acre research park located in West Lafayette, Indiana, less than 3 miles north of Purdue University's West Lafayette campus. The park is under the continuing development of the Purdue Research Foundation and is currently the largest certified technology park in Indiana. Founded in 1961, Purdue Research Park is now home to more than 140 companies encompassing numerous industries and fields of study, including biology, materials science, and information science, among others.

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[edit] Facilities

The Vistech 1 building.
The Vistech 1 building.

One of the largest university-affiliated, high-tech business parks in the United States, Purdue Research Park is made up of 17 distinct buildings. The following are the 9 key buildings that make up the research park.

[edit] Incubation facilities

  • Business and Technology Center
  • Purdue Technology Center

[edit] Graduation facilities

  • International Technology Center
  • Pritscher Building
  • W.F. Hentschel Center
  • Vistech 1

[edit] Other affiliated facilities

  • The Chao Center
  • Innovation Center
  • Ross Enterprise Center

[edit] Research

Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation seek to use Purdue Research Park to transform the economy of the West Lafayette Area for the benefit of the university. The research park offers a natural extension from a research insitution to a business venture.

Some of the key companies in the research park include:

  • Bioanalytical Systems
  • Cook Biotech
  • C-SPAN archives
  • Endocyte
  • Griffin Analytical Technologies
  • NOX Technologies, Inc.

[edit] Awards

  • Largest university technology incubation program in the U.S.
  • Nation's top business acceleration program
  • Indiana's First Certified Technology Park
  • "Best place for scientists to Work"

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