Advancing tissue engineering: The state of 3D bioprinting
A University of Iowa College of Engineering researcher is using 3D printing to advance the process of bioprinting everything from simple tissues to entire organs.
Coralville’s Higher Learning Technologies raises $5.5M
Founded in 2012, Higher Learning has created seven smartphone applications for test preparation. The company started with an app to prepare students for dental licensing exams.
UI startup IOWA Approach receives financing from Boston Scientific
Fresh on the heels of signing an exclusive global license agreement with the University of Iowa Research Foundation for its patent-pending Atrial Fibrillation (AF) ablation technology, IOWA Approach announced late Monday that it has received an equity investment from Boston Scientific Corporation.
Funding from Boston Scientific, a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, will be used to advance product engineering and for additional pre-clinical activities for IOWA Approach’s technology.
UI startup IOWA Approach receives financing from Boston Scientific
Fresh on the heels of signing an exclusive global license agreement with the University of Iowa Research Foundation for its patent-pending Atrial Fibrillation (AF) ablation technology, IOWA Approach announced late Monday, Nov. 24, that it has received an equity investment from Boston Scientific Corporation.
UI to sponsor statewide entrepreneurial gathering
The University of Iowa will become part of a new collaboration that supports one of the state’s largest entrepreneurial conferences, to be held in Iowa City next May.
Venture School participants aim for arts center
Inspired by their recent participation in the University of Iowa Venture School Program, which helps entrepreneurs translate ideas into businesses, members of the Arts Iowa City board are hoping to create a community-based arts center. Venture School is provided to entrepreneurs by the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.
Dev/Iowa alum takes skills to Japan
Denisse Rauda, a participant of the 2014 Dev/Iowa Bootcamp, has taken her newfound skills overseas to Fussa, Japan, where she currently works for the news outlet Stars and Stripes. Rauda’s web producer position consists of managing the organization’s websites and social media accounts.
Professional majors strengthen mission of liberal arts colleges
Faced with declining enrollment and rising costs, some small liberal arts colleges have added professional and vocational majors, a decision University of Iowa researchers say has strengthened rather than undermined the mission of the schools. The findings are being presented Friday at the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
The sound of progress
Home to one of the nation’s best hearing labs, the University of Iowa has now developed the most comprehensive genetic testing platform for deafness across the globe. Called OtoSCOPE, this technology allows researchers to pinpoint the exact genetic changes that cause people to lose their hearing.
Hy-Vee gives $500,000 to new UI Children's Hospital building campaign
The University of Iowa Foundation announced today, Friday, Nov. 21, that Hy-Vee has committed $500,000 toward the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital building campaign. The new UI Children’s Hospital is being designed as a healing environment that will improve the health and well-being of children and their families.