Iowa Innovation Acceleration Program supports a state-based medical device start-up
CORALVILLE, Iowa — A medical device maker co-founded by a Siouxland native recently received a major financial boost. A state economic development board awarded Corvida Medical $500,000 to help the company commercialize its innovative device, designed to protect healthcare providers and patients from exposure to chemotherapeutics and other hazardous drugs during preparation and delivery.
University of Iowa Centers for Enterprise set to fund 2012 POC projects
The Iowa Centers for Enterprise (ICE), in conjunction with the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), is pleased to announce seed funding that is designed to expand the commercialization of UI technology. The funds are to support the development of innovations with commercial potential, with the result that more UI technology reaches the […]
Iowa initiative to launch a seed fund
Op Ed by Jack Harris For years as an executive at Rockwell Collins, I worked with state universities and entrepreneurs who were producing research and products that we needed to enhance our product line or create efficiencies. It could be a tedious process, but it was often more cost-effective than attempting to do the same […]