Office of Innovation News

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Three University of Iowa Startups Secure NIH SBIR Funding to Advance Medical Innovations

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Halide Biologics, Zwicoat Materials Innovations, and Geminii Health have been awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), totaling over $960,000.
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Iowa Nurse Innovators Pitch Competition: Healthcare Innovation in Action

Thursday, November 21, 2024
The event provided a platform for nurse innovators to pitch their ideas for the chance to win up to $20,000 in funding to develop their solutions.
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DJ Dillon, Protostudios Student Alumni, Joins UnityPoint Health as Makerspace Program Coordinator

Thursday, September 12, 2024
DJ Dillon, a former Senior Prototyping Associate at Protostudios and a 2024 Mechanical Engineering and Art graduate from the University of Iowa has started a new role as Makerspace Program Coordinator at Unity Point's Generate lab powered by MakerHealth.
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Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows Announced for 2024-2025

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
11 graduate trainees have been selected to participate in this year’s Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows Program, a year-long educational experience designed to immerse them in the dynamic world of healthcare discovery and innovation.
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UI seeks Iowa Board of Regents approval for 3 facilities projects

Friday, September 6, 2024
The Iowa Board of Regents will consider renovations to the Performing Arts Annex and Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility, as well as construction of the Utilities Services Building, at its September meeting.

Media Highlights

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UI Nurse Innovators program transforms patient care solutions

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Open to nurses across the state, the program empowers nurses to create solutions to health care workarounds
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UI researchers receive funding for clinical trials in new cancer treatment

Friday, November 22, 2024
Taking a page from culinary arts, the researchers are creating foam substances that make tumors more vulnerable to treatment.
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Building Iowa’s medical innovation ecosystem

Thursday, November 21, 2024
Leaders discuss opportunities for investment, development of health care innovation.

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Past Events

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AI in Healthcare Symposium

Thursday, June 20, 2024 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Courtyard Mariott University Heights
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the health care industry, with AI-powered medical innovations playing an increasingly important role in diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. However, with this innovation comes a new set of regulatory hurdles. Join the University of Iowa Office of Innovation for the AI in Healthcare Symposium, where industry pioneers and national policy experts will delve into the challenges and opportunities presented by starting and scaling AI-powered health care startups.
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Meet the NCI program director for SBIR and learn how to leverage SBIR/STTR funding for your project

Monday, September 9, 2024 10:00am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
Join us for an overview of SBIR/STTR and NIH programs, presented by the National Cancer Institute, to discover funding opportunities and strategies for advancing cancer innovations.
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Discover the Driving Safety Research Institute | Discover Your University

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
National Advanced Driving Simulator Building
The University of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute (DSRI) is home to the National Advanced Driving Simulator, one of the world's largest and most advanced driving simulators, as well as a fleet of on-road research vehicles. As part of the College of Engineering, DSRI investigators aim to make our roads safer by researching the connections between humans and vehicles. Their areas of expertise include driver behavior; automated vehicle technology; drugged, drowsy, and distracted driving...
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SSBCI Lunch + Learn

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 11:30am to 1:00pm
UI Bioventures Center
Learn about the $96 million investment to support small businesses and entrepreneurs.