News Release
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Development Consultants Inc., a firm that provides guidance to startups, establishes networks and relationships with government entities for research organizations, and consults in advanced materials design and manufacturing, has opened an office in the Purdue Research Park.
The firm was founded in 2008 by Mark R. Pipes, who honed his skills at project management, small business development and marketing while working within an emerging business that provides medical training for the military. R. Byron Pipes, the John Leighton Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Purdue University, is the firm’s technical adviser. He is an expert in the field of advanced materials. The company also has offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Fort Collins, Colo.
“All new organizations and startups have similar challenges,” Mark R. Pipes said. “We provide strategic business planning, marketing and networking to identify funding sources. We also connect the new organizations with synergistic partners to facilitate product and service evolution, and we introduce the innovations to government agencies with matching requirements.”
Development Consultants’ clients include startups, mature industries seeking new products, businesses that have been awarded small business innovation research grants, university-based research organizations, organizations requiring expert advice in advanced materials and manufacturing, and other organizations with product or organizational innovation needs.
“We currently serve businesses and research organizations in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Texas, and interface with federal agencies in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Maryland, Virginia and Colorado,” Pipes said. “Our materials consulting clients come in all sizes. For example, we completed a project that introduced carbon nanotubes in new products for an automobile supplier. National and international universities seek our advice in planning research programs and facility developments. We also provide expert witness advice in legal cases.”
Pipes said his company opened an office in the Purdue Research Park to provide small business development consulting and networking to emerging tech companies.
“Being in the Purdue Research Park offers a unique opportunity to network and connect with talented entrepreneurs,” he said. “It allows access to Purdue and the manufacturing hub of Indianapolis. The Kurz Purdue Technology Center is pleasant and staffed by customer-friendly, professional people. I am excited to be a part of this vibrant community.”
About Development Consultants Inc.
Development Consultants Inc. helps clients create strategic plans, find partners and technical experts, forge relationships with major universities, find new markets and achieve growth goals. DCI has unsurpassed technical consulting in advanced materials design and manufacturing.
About Purdue Research Park
The Purdue Research Park, with four locations across Indiana, has the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country. The parks are home to about 200 companies that employ 4,000 people and are located in West Lafayette, Merrillville, Indianapolis and New Albany.
Source: Purdue Research Park
