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Purdue research park aerospace district
The Purdue Research Parks are a network of four research parks located in Indiana, United States. The 725-acre (2.93 km2) flagship West Lafayette park is located less than 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Purdue University's West Lafayette campus, and is the largest university-affiliated research park in the United States. The other facilities are located in Merrillville, Indianapolis, and New Albany. The parks were developed by the Purdue Research Foundation.
Contents
- Purdue research park aerospace district
- Purdue research park amenities
- Economic impact
- Locations
- West Lafayette
- Incubation facilities
- Graduation facilities
- Other affiliated facilities
- Resident companies
- Northwest Indiana
- References
Under development since the late 1990s, the Purdue Research Parks are now home to nearly 200 companies encompassing numerous industries and fields of study, including biology, materials science, and information science, among others. Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation operate business incubation programs to assist organizations in the process of commercializing innovative technologies. It represents the largest cluster of "technology-based companies" in Indiana.
Purdue research park amenities
Economic impact
Purdue Research Park has been used as an example of the positive "impact of scientific research" on local economies, specifically through citation of a report which detailed a positive financial impact of US$1,300,000,000 per annum for the state of Indiana and a positive jobs impact through creation of 4000 jobs.
Locations
The network of four research park locations are referred to as Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, Purdue Research Park of Indianapolis, Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana (Merrillville) and Purdue Research Park of Southeast Indiana (New Albany).
West Lafayette
The West Lafayette location was Indiana's "first designated certified technology park", a 725 acre site employing more than 3000 people as of 2012.
As the largest university-affiliated, high-tech park in the United States, the West Lafayette Purdue Research Park is made up more than 50 distinct buildings. Key buildings include:
Incubation facilities
Graduation facilities
Other affiliated facilities
Resident companies
Northwest Indiana
In 2013, the data management company Intercontinental Industries (operating as interLink) took up residence at the Northwest Indiana location.