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.

Katie Colling was named winner of the 2025 3MT competition

The University of Iowa has been recognized by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University, a national designation that recognizes the university’s strong support of economic and community development.

Dr. Jen Streeter and her team at the University of Iowa are pioneering the Iowa Living Human Heart Research Program and developing Radiopaque Aptamer Dimers (RADs), innovative contrast agents designed to improve cardiac imaging while reducing kidney risks, exemplifying how clinician insight and cross-campus collaboration can drive transformative healthcare solutions.

A new tool to help patients with chronic lung diseases, being studied at the University of Iowa (UI) College of Engineering, has received a $2.55 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

Arrhythmia specialists at University of Iowa Health Care Heart and Vascular Center recently performed their 800th procedure using the Farapulse™ pulsed field ablation system — a new, advanced treatment for atrial fibrillation (Afib).

12 graduate trainees have been selected from a competitive pool of outstanding applicants to participate in the Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows Program, a year-long educational experience designed to immerse them in the dynamic world of healthcare innovation.

Siddhanth Hejmady’s journey into pharmaceutical sciences started back in Mumbai, where his passion for chemistry and biology led him to pursue pharmacy in undergrad. He describes it as the perfect intersection of both fields: how drugs are made, formulated, and ultimately used to help people.