The Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of Northern Iowa is launching the Rural Compost Operations and Compost Use Training Project, which aims to teach attendees how to compost food waste, including best management practices and strategies to use compost to protect local water resources from pollutants and contaminants. The project is funded…
When Clair Williams-Vavra went to Techstars Startup Weekend, she had a seven-year-old idea to help moms going through hard times after giving birth. Once known as postpartum depression, it’s now referred to as perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, or as Williams-Vavra, 37, refers to it: being in “a hole.” She…
OpenLoop Health, a Des Moines-based telehealth startup, announced the appointment of Tyson Murdock as chief financial officer. Murdock brings 25 years of financial leadership experience spanning Fortune 500 companies, Big 4 firms and both public and private technology companies. In his new role, Murdock will lead OpenLoop’s financial strategy, focusing on…
An Ames-based animal vaccine startup is on the path to getting U.S. Department of Agriculture conditional approval for a highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine, its co-founder said recently. Joel Harris, the CEO and co-founder of Genvax Technologies, said in mid-March the company is hoping to do more animal studies in the…
By Lisa Rossi The Technology Association of Iowa interviewed Brett Taylor, chief technology officer at UnityPoint Health, during its recent TechBrew:AM event at West End Architectural Salvage in downtown Des Moines. Tyler Wyngarden, TAI’s vice president of strategic partnerships, facilitated the conversation with Taylor. Here are five takeaways from the…
A new targeted therapy for treating aggressive brain tumors has been used for the first time in Iowa by UnityPoint Health — John Stoddard Cancer Center. GammaTile Therapy is designed to delay tumor regrowth and preserve healthy tissue by targeting the radiation in the areas where tumor recurrence is most…
In a recent interview about the third annual My City My Health conference in Des Moines, an event dedicated to discussing local health equity needs and building community connections, co-founders Corey Dion Lewis and Larry Twitty Jr. shared about how their efforts reflect the entrepreneurial spirit. Dion Lewis: 100%. We saw a problem…
Iowa City-based revology has announced a multiyear contract with Hancock Health to manage its revenue cycle management (RCM) operations, including a long-term contract for revology’s SaaS platform, auxo. Revology provides RCM technology and services for hospitals, health systems and physician groups. According to a news release, Hancock Health, an independent health…
Eximia Research, an integrated clinical trial network based in Raleigh, N.C., is expanding to Iowa and has acquired Integrated Clinical Trial Services Inc. According to a news release, Eximia’s acquisition of the West Des Moines-based ICTS, which is the only full-time dedicated research clinic in the Des Moines metro area,…
MercyOne’s vascular surgery team, including Dr. David Chew and Dr. Zane Young of the MercyOne Iowa Heart Center, was the first in Iowa to perform a new minimally invasive vascular surgery. The surgeons performed a thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis, also known as a TAMBE, a device designed to treat thoracoabdominal aortic…