Howard named UI’s first-ever National Academy of Inventors fellow
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named University of Iowa neurosurgeon and entrepreneur Matthew Howard, M.D., a 2018 fellow.
MERGE and protostudios open their doors to Iowa’s entrepreneurs in downtown Iowa City
University of Iowa Office of Research and Economic Development (OVPR&ED), the City of Iowa City, the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD), and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center are hosting a grand opening for MERGE and protostudios on June 15 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. The new collaboration space for entrepreneurs is housed at 136 S. Dubuque Street on the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City. A ribbon cutting and remarks by University and City leaders, including Mayor Jim Throgmorton, will start at 4:00pm.
Chuck Romans creates connections as MERGE engineering coordinator
As MERGE prepares for its opening this fall, Chuck Romans is busy assisting grant proposals, researching and purchasing equipment, establishing training programs, and refining the design of the space. Romans started as the new engineering coordinator for MERGE in January.
The hunt for heart surgery’s 'holy grail' leads entrepreneur to Iowa
Cardiac surgeons perform upwards of 1 million heart bypass procedures worldwide a year, each requiring on average 2.5 grafts using veins surgically removed from patients’ legs.
Startup mentor, angel investor Faz Bashi to give presentation Aug. 13
Without financial backing, faculty entrepreneurs with great ideas for taking a product or service to market won’t get very far.
UI gap program seeks pre-proposals for commercialization funding
Sometimes, researchers need a helping hand to close the distance between a brilliant idea and a commercially viable product, service, or business.
That’s where the University of Iowa’s GAP Funding Program comes in.
UI senior creates product to increase desk space
University of Iowa senior and Ames native Andrew Shao won the Rose Francis Elevator Pitch Competition, sponsored by the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, on Dec. 5 with his invention, Test Buddy, a device that gives students more desk space while taking exams.
SynderBio wins pitch competition at MedTech Symposium
University of Iowa startup company SynderBio Inc. was the winner of a pitch competition held July 18 as part of the UI Ventures-sponsored Iowa Connect: Medical Technology Symposium.
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