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UI Going Global in Iowa program offers free intercultural training Dec. 10
A new University of Iowa program will offer a free workshop Monday, Dec. 10 for people in the business community or nonprofit sectors who are interested in learning more about cross-cultural communication.
Noel-Levitz opens new facility at UI's Oakdale Research Park
Nov. 15, 2007
Noel-Levitz, a higher education consulting firm, today hosted an open house for business, community and academic leaders in the Technology Corridor showcasing its new Coralville location at the University of Iowa Oakdale Research Park.
Sharpe notes universities' tech transfer role (Business Week Online, Oct. 17)
Oct. 17, 2007
A new study on technology transfer at universities says that a good combination of partnerships, incentives and federal and local funding can help move research into the commercial arena, even when a school's research budget is modest. Universities have always played a role in economic development. After all, it's their responsibility to educate the workforce and keep U.S. employees ahead of the pack, says THOMAS SHARPE, associate vice president for economic development at the University of Iowa. Today the commitment to technology transfer allows universities yet another way to disseminate knowledge, through their inventions and discoveries, he says. Academic institutions, says Sharpe, have a legal responsibility, too. He cites the Bayh-Dole Act, which covers any research funded by the federal government. The 1980 law boosted technology transfer by assigning patent rights to universities. At the same time, schools are required to identify, patent, and license products that result from their federally funded research or to return the rights to the federal government to do so. To fulfill this obligation, Sharpe suggests universities take full advantage of the resources they have. He advises schools in rural areas to network and develop groups within the university to work together. At Iowa, for instance, six centers for enterprise work with one another on the greater goal of economic development and have an active technology transfer program.
UI licensee Optherion secures $37 million in startup financing
Oct. 9, 2007
Optherion, Inc., a University of Iowa Research Foundation licensee and a company developing products to diagnose and treat age-related macular degeneration and other chronic diseases, today announced that it has completed $37 million startup financing and will expand into new facilities at the Oakdale Research Park in Coralville.
Hageman appointed to Iowa Entrepreneurial Endowed Professorship
Oct. 9, 2007
Gregory Hageman, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, has been appointed to an Iowa Entrepreneurial Endowed Professorship.
Health care entrepreneur, stent inventor Villafana to speak at UI
Sept 20, 2007
Manny Villafana, a Minneapolis entrepreneur and developer of numerous frequently used pacemakers, stents and heart valves, will visit the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business next week.
Fethke Announces President's 2007 Awards For Outreach, Public Engagement
Jul 27, 2007
Several University of Iowa faculty members, staff members, students and organizations are this year's recipients of the UI President's Award for State Outreach and Public Engagement, UI Interim President Gary Fethke announced today.
Technology Innovation Center Company Focuses On Childhood Disease Therapies
Jul 09, 2007
A husband-and-wife team has recently formed KemPharm, Inc. to become the 17th tenant at the University of Iowa's Technology Innovation Center. KemPharm, an early phase biopharmaceutical company, is focusing on the discovery and development of new, safer therapies for childhood disease, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Randy Weiss Joins UI Research Foundation As Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Jun 19, 2007
Randy H. Weiss, a biotech startup company expert, will serve as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence within the University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF), helping to find, evaluate and develop UI "spinout" companies. UIRF defines a "spinout" company as a startup that has been borne out of UI teams and technologies, and "spun" out of the university.
UI Associate Vice President Will Meet With Sioux City Business Leaders June 6
May 29, 2007
Thomas Sharpe, associate vice president for economic development, will meet with Sioux City business and community leaders Wednesday, June 6, to discuss the university's contribution to statewide economic development. Sharpe will speak at a breakfast meeting, starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce office, 101 Pierce St.
UI Vice Presidents Will Meet With Polk County Business Leaders May 21
May 15, 2007
Two University of Iowa officials will meet with Polk County business and community leaders Monday, May 21, to discuss the university's contribution to statewide economic development. UI Vice President for Research Meredith Hay and Associate Vice President for Economic Development Thomas Sharpe will speak at a joint meeting of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Technology Association of Iowa. The meeting begins at noon at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St. in Des Moines.
UI, National Genecular Institute, Ryan Companies Break Ground
Apr 30, 2007
UI, National Genecular Institute, Ryan Companies Break Ground | The University of Iowa, Ryan Companies US, Inc., and National Genecular Institute, Inc. (NGI), a California subsidiary of Dermacia Inc., broke ground today (Monday, April 30) on the development of a 90,000-square-foot research laboratory and business incubator facility at the UI's Oakdale Research Park in Coralville, Iowa.
Hay Comments On New Research Facility (GEN, April 23)
Apr 23, 2007
UI Students Win $5,000 In Pappajohn Business Plan Competition
Apr 04, 2007
Two University of Iowa students each won $5,000 seed capital grants in the Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition last week, earning top honors among competitors from schools across Iowa.
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