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UI Pharmaceuticals partners with MimiVax on brain cancer treatment

UI Pharmaceuticals (UIP), a division of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, has partnered with New York-based MimiVax to support the manufacturing of SurVaxM — a novel immunotherapeutic vaccine designed to treat glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms…

UI health startup hopes test will prevent disease, improve nutrition

Kelsey Dawes expects cutting-edge technology will soon be able to motivate changed behaviors by personalizing…

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…

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.

Corridor businesses, leaders named Prometheus Awards finalists

Businesses and influential figures throughout the Corridor are finalists for the 2022 Prometheus Awards, presented…

2022 TAI Prometheus Awards

PepsiCo, ADM agree to regenerative agriculture partnership

PepsiCo and Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) agreed to a seven and a half year strategic commercial agreement…

Regenerative agriculture.

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…

Steel Therapeutic's first product candidate is Fizurex, a disposable wipe.

IDT product expansion helps screen new drug candidates

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has expanded customization options for its unique custom CRISPR gRNA libraries…

Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

University of Iowa College of Law named Top 25 Most Innovative

The University of Iowa College of Law has been named a Top 25 Most Innovative…

The University of Iowa College of Law was named Top 25 Most Innovative law school.

BAE Systems awarded anti-jam receiver contract for F-15 jets

BAE Systems has received a $13 million contract for advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) technology…

BAE anti-jam contract

Amana Farms joins Cargill RegenConnect program

Amana Farms is enrolling 3,300 acres of their 2022-23 crop fields into Cargill RegenConnect –…

Amana Farms is joining Cargill's regenerative agriculture program.

Crystal Group hosts Future Ready Iowa advisor, celebrates Innovation Fund award

Crystal Group, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged computer and electronic hardware based…

Crystal Group Future Ready Iowa

ImOn announces free Wi-Fi service on Iowa City’s North Linn Street

ImOn Communications has announced that it has launched free Wi-Fi service on North  Linn Street…

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Iowa City gears up for 2022 Climate Fest

Iowa City residents, businesses and organizations will acknowledge climate change through a four-day extravaganza from…

Iowa City Climate Fest will begin with an interactive climate commitment display by the Iowa City Public Library.

Iowa JPEC accepting applications for Venture School

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is accepting applications for the Fall 2022…

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is accepting applications for the Fall 2022 cohort of its Venture School program.

Cedar Rapids speakers voice concerns about Wolf Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline plan

Wolf Carbon Solutions’ proposal to build a 280-mile carbon dioxide sequestration pipeline between Cedar Rapids…

Steve Pisarik Wolf Carbon pipeline meeting Cedar Rapids

Integrated DNA Technologies launches solution for monkeypox

Supporting researchers conducting monkeypox surveillance with a new, next generation sequencing (NGS) solution, Integrated DNA…

Production scientist Rob Halden operates a robotic microplate handling arm at Integrated DNA Technologies in Coralville Wednesday, August 8, 2012.