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Iowa JPEC announces honorees for April awards ceremony

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will recognize seven entrepreneurs and mentors at its annual awards reception April 8 at the Old Capitol Museum. The honorees include startup founders, alumni entrepreneurs and university faculty members who have associations…

University of Iowa partners with Des Moines insurance accelerator

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has partnered with Des Moines-based Global Insurance…

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Iowa entrepreneur, philanthropist John Pappajohn dies at age 94

John Pappajohn, legendary entrepreneur and the namesake of the University of Iowa’s business building and…

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Petrost Therapeutics wins $25,000 at Iowa JPEC awards

Petrost Therapeutics recently won first prize at the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC)…

Noah Laird, co-foundre of Petrost Therapeutics, at the Innovation Challenge Awards event on April 12, 2023, at MERGE in Iowa City, Iowa. CREDIT DARREN MILLER

No Limbits raises $1.4 million through funding round

No Limbits, a company that designs apparel for amputees, wheelchair users and people with limited…

Founder Erica Cole presents her company, No Limbits, on ABC's Shark Tank. CREDIT CHRISTOPHER WILLARD/ABC

Iowa VMS Joins with Iowa’s West Coast Initiative

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) has joined with Iowa’s West…

LSF Medical Solutions honored at Innovation Challenge Awards

LSF Medical Solutions won first place and $20,000 for Best Technology in the incubator startup…

LSF Medical Solutions took home the first place prize at the Innovation Challenge Awards event on Nov. 16 at MERGE in Iowa City.

Bull Force wins first place at Iowa JPEC Fall Venture School

Bull Force and its founder Greg Schut won first place and $2,000 at the University…

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.