The University of Iowa Office of Innovation is dedicated to empowering people striving to create solutions to help humankind.

We combine entrepreneurial success with services essential to moving research inspired innovations and technologies forward. The Office of Innovation aligns promising UI faculty, graduate students and staff ideas with tools, funding, and expertise to bring their ideas to life.

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Upcoming Events

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Food Truck Tuesdays at the Iowa Research Park
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 11:30am to 1:30pm
UI Bioventures Center
Food Truck Tuesdays feature a rotating lineup of local food trucks on the third Tuesday of each month, May through October, at the BioVentures Center.
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Are we making children more resilient or fragile? First Round with Dr. Dan Clay.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Joe's Place
Are we making children more resilient or fragile? First Round with Dr. Dan Clay.
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Iowa Nurse Innovators Pitch Competition
Friday, November 13, 2026 2:00pm to 5:00pm
University of Iowa Health Care University Campus
Nurse innovators from across Iowa will pitch healthcare solutions they have developed through the Nurse Innovators program.
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Legal Strategies from Discovery to Market with Wilson Sonsini
Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00am to 4:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Wilson Sonsini, one of the nation’s leading legal advisers to technology, life sciences and growth companies, returns to Iowa.

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