From Idea to Impact.
Indiana is open for science.
Indiana sits at the intersection of human health, animal health and plant science – a rare concentration of expertise where breakthrough science creates real-world impact.
What is the BioHeartland?
For more than a century, Indiana has shaped global health, powered by industry-leading companies, R1 research institutions, and a culture built on making and moving life-changing innovations on a global scale.
BioHeartland is the shared identity for this powerful ecosystem – where global leaders in human health, animal health, and plant science sit alongside world-class research universities, a fast-growing startup ecosystem, and modern innovation districts, forming an ecosystem with the depth to invent new solutions, the capacity to make them at scale, and the infrastructure to move them across the globe.
Rare Depth.
Uncommon Speed.
The sophistication and depth of industry here moves products from molecule to market at a speed envied by others and replicated by few.
Invent it.
World-class research & discovery
Make it.
Manufacturing at global scale
Move it.
Global logistics & distribution
Indiana is one of the only places in the world where human health, animal health and plant science all operate at scale – in the same region, at the same time.
Human Health
Breakthrough therapies & global pharma leadership
Animal Health
Global epicenter for veterinary & livestock innovation
Plant Science
Agricultural science tackling global food security
A Connected Constellation of Innovation
Indiana’s geography of innovation is one of its greatest advantages. Generational investments are shaping modern innovation districts and corridors where collaboration helps ideas move faster from the lab to the marketplace. Across the region, companies find shovel-ready sites, strong public-private partnerships, and talent that understands the full life cycle of innovation, from discovery to delivery.
This constellation of innovation districts makes up the BioHeartland — a connected landscape that’s easy to navigate for employers, investors, founders, and talent.
Explore the Innovation Districts
See how Indiana’s innovation geographies are helping accelerate discovery, invention, investment, and growth across the region.
About BioHeartland
BioHeartland was developed through a collaborative effort, led by the CEOs of Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, in collaboration with its branded initiatives, BioCrossroads and AgriNovus Indiana, and in partnership with the Central Indiana Regional Development Authority. It exists to create a unifying story to describe Indiana’s bioscience strengths, while elevating the innovation districts, companies, and research centers that are building what’s next.
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Indiana is open for science.
Whether you’re building a company, growing a career, or looking for your next investment, the BioHeartland is where bioscience innovation takes root and reaches the world.
Explore the region. Meet the ecosystem. Find your place in the BioHeartland.