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Renewable energy

Renewable energy report highlights economic impact in Iowa

A new study shows wind and solar renewable energy produces billions of dollars of economic impact for Iowa. The findings — by Goss & Associates...
Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool to reach 100% renewable electricity for plant operations

Whirlpool has entered into a second wind Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) to progress toward reaching net zero emissions in its plants by 2030. According...
Jake Michaelson, associate professor of psychiatry in the UI Carver College of Medicine, was the lead scientist from the University of Iowa working on the study. identifying new autism genes.

University of Iowa researchers help discover 60 new autism genes

Scientists at the University of Iowa contributed to a study published in Nature Genetics that identified 60 autism spectrum-associated genes with exome-wide significance, including...
2022 TAI Prometheus Awards

Corridor businesses, leaders named Prometheus Awards finalists

Businesses and influential figures throughout the Corridor are finalists for the 2022 Prometheus Awards, presented by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI). Prometheus Awards unites...
Regenerative agriculture.

PepsiCo, ADM agree to regenerative agriculture partnership

PepsiCo and Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) agreed to a seven and a half year strategic commercial agreement to work together on regenerative agriculture initiatives across North...
Steel Therapeutic's first product candidate is Fizurex, a disposable wipe.

Steel Therapeutics completes first steps for Fizurex FDA approval

North Liberty-based Steel Therapeutics, an early stage pharmarceutical company focused on increasing access to compounded drug therapies, announced Sept. 12 it has completed pre-investigational...
Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

IDT product expansion helps screen new drug candidates

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has expanded customization options for its unique custom CRISPR gRNA libraries product, a move that will help researchers screen for...

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