U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.7 Million to Spur Manufacturing Growth in Iowa
The following press release was originally posted on Sept. 20, 2018 via the U.S. Economic Development Administration WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7...
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Iowa State University to highlight technologies at inaugural Midwest Drug Development Conference
Iowa State University is one of thirteen major Midwestern research universities to participate in the first-ever Midwest Drug Development Conference being held October 1 - 2, 2018 in the Downtown Capitol District, Omaha, NE. The goal of the conference is to provide a...
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Winners announced in the 13th Annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
The following press release was originally posted on September 18, 2018, via The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers. The 2018 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition came to a close on September 13th with the announcement of the winners at a...
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Kent Corporation Opens Innovation Center at ISU Research Park
The following press release was posted on September 6, 2018 via Kent Corporation. MUSCATINE, Iowa (September 3, 2018) – Kent Corporation has opened the Kent Innovation Center on the Research Park campus of Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames, Iowa. Kent Corporation...
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Iowa State University to take on key role in AUTM Crop Productivity Partnering Forum
The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) is holding a Crop Productivity Partnering Forum September 12 - 13, 2018 in St. Louis, MO and Iowa State University is set to take on a key role. The productivity forum brings industry partners together with...
read moreISURF and OIPTT Report Results
The Iowa State University Research Foundation reported preliminary results for Fiscal Year 2018 with record or near-record numbers in a multitude of metrics. While the number of executed license and option agreements was nearly flat compared to FY17, the number of...
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John Deere invests in new test lab at Iowa State University
The following press release was originally posted on April 25, 2018 via Deere & Company. MOLINE, Illinois (April 25, 2018) – Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) plans to construct a new 33,000-square-foot facility at the Iowa State University (ISU) Research Park as a design...
read moreOIPTT sets the bar
The Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer's (OIPTT) Industry Contracts Team announced that it has negotiated industry and commodity-funded research awards totaling $13M through the first six months of Fiscal Year 2018. This total represents a 54%...
read moreNew CIRAS Funding ‘Embeds’ Iowa Manufacturers in Major Industrial Research
The following article was originally posted on December 14, 2017 via CIRAS Newswire. AMES, IA – Iowa manufacturers now have improved access to future advancements in chemical and biochemical manufacturing because of a new grant awarded to Iowa State University’s...
read moreWelcome to the EDIR office
To assist external stakeholders in accessing the unique capabilities and services of Iowa State University, the Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations (EDIR) was formed in 2014. EDIR provides a single point of contact or “one-stop shop” to streamline the process of making connections between industry and the university.
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