Innovas Technologies is Awarded Competitive Grant From National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Innovas Technologies, located at the University of Iowa Technology Innovation Center in the UI Research Park, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) seed funding grant to conduct research and development on mobile micro-sensors aimed at eliminating $40 billion in waste in equipment used in industries such as power generation, oil and gas, industrial manufacturing and commercial cooling.

Human-Centered Design Software Added to the Altair Partner Alliance

TROY, Mich., Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) is pleased to announce the addition of SantosHuman Inc.'s Santos® Pro (Pro) to its software offering. Pro predicts human performance in order to aid in human-centric virtual design and analysis, while considering human strength, fatigue, flexibility, balance, vision and posture as well as clothing and other equipment worn on the body, external forces and environmental conditions.

VIDA Raises $5.1m in Round B Funding to Commercialize Precision Pulmonary Informatics Software and Services

CORALVILLE, Iowa, Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- VIDA Diagnostics, Inc. ("VIDA"), the leader in precision pulmonary informatics, announced the completion of a $5.1 million round of equity financing.  The investment will fuel VIDA's growth with commercialization of its VIDA|visionTM pulmonary imaging software and associated Precision Services.  Funding was led by Chartline Capital Partners.  Rittenhouse Ventures, Next Level Ventures, Rural Vitality Fund II, Iowa Seed Fund, and Northern California Investment Fund also participated in the round.

Made in Eastern Iowa: Coralville company creates an easier method to study.

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) Whenever a story starts out with a reference to Mount Kilimanjaro, the story that follows never disappoints.

Four years after its launch, Higher Learning Technologies of Coralville has sharpened the process of mobile studying for critical exams.

"I was climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro and I saw that everyone there had smartphones and it made me realize that learning through these devices were much more than just learning through dental school or here in Eastern Iowa," said Alec Whitters.

SBA, SBDC to host free financing workshop in Coralville

The U.S. Small Business Administration and America's SBDC Iowa at the University of Iowa are hosting a free financing workshop for existing and start-up businesses from 9:30-11 a.m. Oct. 27 at the Bioventures Center, 2500 Crosspark Road, Coralville.

This free 90-minute workshop gives an overview of the financing programs and services available from the SBA and its resource partners to help entrepreneurs start and grow a small business. 

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