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SIU trustees celebrate faculty awards, NIH grants and BioLaunch wet‑lab hub
Summary
Board members recognized faculty innovation and collaboration, heard FY24 research totals (SIUE $39M expenditures; SIUC $52.8M expended) and learned about BioLaunch/iFIRM, a $7.2M wet‑lab hub intended to support regional biotech and food‑innovation startups.
Trustees heard multiple research and awards reports during the Academic Matters Committee session, including recognition of the SIU System Inventor of the Year and system faculty collaboration awards, updates on FY24 research expenditures across campuses and a briefing on BioLaunch, a wet‑lab entrepreneurship hub.
Inventor and collaboration awards: Rob Pitino and system faculty leaders presented the 2025 SIU System Inventor of the Year award to Dr. Phil Jensick for a record of invention disclosures and licensing activity. FACSS representatives announced two Faculty Collaboration Award teams: Drs.…
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