TAI hosting Cybersecurity Action Month events during OctoberThe Technology Association of Iowa is hosting a series of events throughout October in partnership with Iowa technology companies in recognition of Cybersecurity Action Month. Nationally, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Last year, TAI and Heartland Business Systems, formerly Pratum, launched a partnership to also encourage companies to take action […]
The Iowa Biotechnology Association has opened applications for the 2024 Iowa Biotech Showcase pitch competition, which awards one biotech startup with $10,000 and a one-year membership to IowaBio. The 2024 showcase will focus on embracing the diversity of biotech industries in the state. The pitch competition will be held during the annual Iowa Biotech Showcase and Conference […]
A new Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices survey finds that America’s small business owners are struggling to access capital needed to operate and grow their businesses, as interest rates rise and banks continue to tighten lending standards. Of the small business owners who have applied for a new business loan over the past year […]
The Greater Des Moines Partnership, Plains Angels and the Ag Startup Engine are partnering to hold the second Iowa Angel Investor Summit in Des Moines on Nov. 14. The one-day summit is for active and aspiring angel investors to come together to help accelerate entrepreneurs. Sessions will include discussions of how to become an angel […]
Parametric Studio, an Ames-based edtech company has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop CURIE, a gamified STEM learning tool for high school and undergraduate students. CURIE aims to make it easier to implement complex and multidisciplinary projects in traditional classrooms through a combination of hands-on learning, crowdsourcing, software […]
Iowa State University held a grand opening on Sept. 8 for the Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex, located on 10 acres of university farmland. The grain storage and feed milling complex can produce up to 30,000 tonnes of feed and store more than 200,000 bushels of grain, according to a news release. The […]
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, Small Business Development Center, and the Ames Chamber of Commerce will host the fall Smart Start Workshop, a comprehensive workshop focused on the essentials of starting a business. The workshop is a community-wide event open to existing business owners as well as anyone interested in or considering […]
Hank Harris, co-founder of Genvax Technologies, and professor emeritus at Iowa State University, is the 2023 recipient of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s (BIO) George Washington Carver Award for Leadership in Agriculture and Environmental Biotechnology. The George Washington Carver Award recognizes individuals who have advanced biotech innovation to make supply chains greener and have worked successfully […]
The ISU Startup Factory has named local entrepreneur Andrew Kirpalani as the newest entrepreneur-in-residence for the incubator program. Kirpalani will serve as a member of the teaching team to facilitate industry connections and provide mentorship for cohort members. Kirpalani’s background includes more than 15 years of entrepreneurial experience. An alumnus of Iowa State, he began working for […]
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Sept. 14 the formation of the Livestock Protection Innovation Grant Program. The program will provide grant funding to assist Iowa-based companies in the development of safe and effective vaccines that may help protect Iowa livestock from foreign animal diseases. Though the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza remains […]