The Iowa Biotechnology Association (IowaBio) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Iowa Biotech Leader of the Year Award now through Jan. 17. The award aims to honor exceptional individuals who have shown leadership within their organizations and the industry, consistently delivered innovative biotech solutions and advocated for Iowa’s biotechnology sector. IowaBio will announce and honor […]
The University of Iowa Jacobson Institute, the youth outreach arm of the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, has been named the official Iowa state affiliate for Invention Convention Worldwide (ICW), a competition from the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. ICW teaches problem-solving and creativity skills to apply to invention and entrepreneurship. As the Iowa affiliate, the Jacobson […]
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ivy College of Business have received an award for exceptional contributions to entrepreneurship research from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC). The GCEC is an academic organization for university-based entrepreneurship centers. According to a news release, the award recognizes the research produced by Ivy […]
America’s Small Business Development Centers has received $10 million from Google.org that will establish America’s SBDC AI U program, which will provide small businesses with free AI services and training. The program will bring SBDC advisers and university students together to provide local businesses with free AI services and training. America’s SBDC will also receive over […]
Corteva Inc. has announced a collaboration with oil and gas company bp on the companies’ intent to form a new joint venture to meet anticipated growth in demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). According to a news release, a SAF mandate begins in the European Union in 2025, requiring fuel at EU airports to contain […]
InnoVenture Iowa has announced the three finalists for the InnoVenture Challenge who will pitch at the live event on Dec. 5 in Des Moines. The finalists are Immuno Nano Med, founded by Balaji Narasimhan, Repaint Studios, founded by Billie Asmus, and NarrateAR, founded by Karri Haen Whitmer and Christopher Whitmer. Registration for the event is available online.
Iowa JPEC: The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) concluded its statewide spring Venture School program the week of Nov. 11 by awarding $11,300 in prize money during final pitches. Placing first at the centers were Musa’s Lemonade (Ahmed Musa) from Des Moines, Ampersand Legal PLLC (Mackensie Graham) from Iowa City/Cedar Rapids, […]
Small business incubator receives CAT grant to renovate, expand The Iowa Economic Development Authority board approved Friday innovation funding for five Iowa startups and a Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant, according to a news release. Ames-based robotics company Invasive Removal is developing tools to combat invasive species in forests and prairies. The company was […]
Roboflow, a computer vision startup founded in Des Moines, has raised $40 million in venture capital funding, the company announced Tuesday in a blog post. The Series B round was led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) along with existing investors Craft Ventures and Y Combinator. New investors for the startup in this round are Valor, Frontline, […]
Over 120 participants from Iowa and neighboring states attended the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Iowa Angel Investor Summit at Landus’ downtown location on Tuesday. Now in its third year, the one-day summit was an opportunity for active and aspiring angel investors to come together to help accelerate entrepreneurship in Iowa. Tej Dhawan, managing director and […]