Hub Room
The heart of the space, designed for informal collaboration and connection. Like a coffee shop, it’s a place to brainstorm, exchange ideas, and host small community events.
Break Area
Centrally located to encourage interaction and movement throughout the space. Grab a coffee, connect with others, and discover our “Innovator of the Month” featured on the fridge.
Offices
Private offices for lease, each accommodating up to two people. These spaces support startups and university spinouts by providing a dedicated environment separate from academic work.
Tissue Testing Room
A hands-on testing resource for teams working alongside clinical faculty and staff. Equipped with a downdraft table, surgical microscope, and specialized tools, this room is built for rapid iteration — whether you're refining a device concept or figuring out how to train clinicians on a new product or technique.
Fellows Room
A home base for Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows. Designed for collaboration and creativity, with flexible space for meetings, project work, and content creation. It's equipped with a couch, whiteboards, project lockers, and podcast equipment, and fellows retain access to prototyping and shared equipment throughout their time at Iowa.
Iowa MADE
The home of Iowa MADE, a first-of-its-kind program that manufactures and sells faculty-developed Class 1 medical devices while giving undergraduate students real-world experience in manufacturing, business, and regulatory compliance. In this space, parts are received, inspected, cleaned, assembled, and shipped to fulfill customer orders — all in compliance with FDA regulations, and all operationalized by students.
Prototyping Room
A hands-on creative studio for turning early-stage concepts into something tangible. Stocked with prototyping materials and supported by training sessions, this space is designed primarily for clinical faculty and staff who don't have access to a traditional lab. It's a low-barrier environment to build, test, and iterate quickly.
Shared Equipment Room
The MILL's dedicated testing area, stocked with equipment commonly used by medtech startup tenants and innovators. Primarily geared toward biology-related testing, the space also includes a mechanical testing system for engineering applications.
