Laura Rankin (73MD) is helping fuel early-stage, clinician-driven innovation at the University of Iowa through the Laura Rankin Innovation Fund within the Office of Innovation.

$17,000 was awarded to three Iowa Nurses to support the advancement of innovations designed to improve patient care, enhance safety, and streamline clinical workflows.

The Innovation GAP Fund supports early-stage technology development across the University of Iowa, helping innovators de-risk research-based innovation with commercial potential. 

For Zac Richards, the Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellowship represents “plugging into Iowa’s innovation ecosystem” and learning from founders, intellectual property experts, and venture capitalists who’ve successfully brought medical technologies to market.

KCRG profiles Pani Clean, Inc. and the funding they received for their nitrate removal technology

Pani Clean, Inc. and Halide Biologics, Inc. both secured a $50,000 Proof of Commercial Relevance loan.

Katie Colling was named winner of the 2025 3MT competition

Six Innovation Challenge winners in the Graduate/Faculty/Staff/Incubator Startup division received a combined $35,000.