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University to Study Potential Multi-Use Development District
ISU President Wendy Wintersteen has transferred oversight of the Iowa State Center to the Department of Athletics and appointed Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard to lead a process to reimagine the Iowa State Center and athletics complex as an arts, culture, and community district for the future.
New seed grant opportunity supporting Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics biosciences platform open for applications
The following announcement was originally posted on September 11, 2019, via Iowa State's Office of the Vice President for Research. In 2017 Governor Kim Reynolds identified four bioscience platforms as key growth engines for Iowa’s economy. To support these efforts,...
ISU Research Park welcomes newest tenant Stellar Industries, Inc.
The Iowa State University Research Park is pleased to welcome Stellar Industries, Inc. as the newest research park tenant. “I am extremely excited to welcome Stellar Industries to our research park family,” said Rick Sanders, president of the ISU Research Park. “They are an Iowa-based company with a strong connection to Iowa State University and a long standing, successful relationship with the Iowa State University Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS). We look forward to partnering with them to help them to continue accessing even more resources from Iowa State and to help develop a more robust system for attracting and retaining talent.”
Rick Sanders has big plans for the future of ISU Research Park
The following article was originally posted on September 3, 2019 via Clay & Milk By Jake Slobe Three months into his position, and Iowa State University Research Park president Rick Sanders is embracing big ideas as the Research Park enters its next phase of...
HomePainter awarded $25,000 Iowa Economic Development Authority Proof of Commercial Relevance loan
HomePainter’s online estimating tool provides homeowners fast and accurate paint estimates and painting contractors a more profitable means of booking projects. AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Startup Factory today announced that cohort six team HomePainter...
Ames Seed Capital Invests $100,000 into VetMeasure, Inc.
The following article was originally posted on August 7, 2019 via the Ames Economic Development Commission. The Ames Seed Capital, LLC has invested $100,000 into local Ames business, VetMeasure, Inc. “VetMeasure is honored that Ames Seed Capital joined as an...
Newlink Genetics co-founder to retire, board establishes new Office of the CEO
In a company release, NewLink Genetics Corporation announced its co-founder, Charles J. Link, Jr, M.D. has chosen to retire as company chairman, CEO and chief scientific officer, and will also resign from the board, effective August 3, 2019. Link co-founded NewLink...
EnGeniousAg Awarded $100,000 USDA Grant to Develop Soil and Water Sensors to Measure Nitrate Concentrations for Improved Nitrogen Management
EnGeniousAg, LLC is developing field-based nutrient sensors for crops, soils and water to improve agronomic management practices. A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will allow the company to develop...
EnGeniousAg Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation to Develop Low-Cost In-Planta Nitrate Sensor
(L-R) EnGeniousAg Operations Manager Xinran Wang, Co-founder and Chief Agronomist Michael J. Castellano, Ph.D. and Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Liang Dong, Ph.D. are part of the team developing an in-planta sensor for monitoring nitrate...
A new chapter in the relationship between John Deere and Iowa State begins
The following article originally appeared on July 22, 2019 via the Ames Tribune. By David Mullen, Staff Writer dmullen@amestrib.com A two-decade relationship between a giant agricultural company and Iowa State University just got stronger. The John Deere Technology...