

University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase on Capitol Hill spotlights Iowa State University
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMES, Iowa (April 17, 2019) — Iowa State University Startup Factory today announced that cohort three team N-Sense,...


Gross-Wen Technologies, Inc. Named 2019 Prometheus Awards Startup Technology Company of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DES MOINES, Iowa — Ames-based startup company, Gross-Wen Technologies (GWT), was named the Startup Technology...


ETALYC is using technology to improve traffic flow, was accepted into Arcadis accelerator
A new Ames-based company, ETALYC, is looking to use new technologies to improve traffic operations. “We wanted to do something where...


2 Ames startups receive $150k in seed money to advance their work
Two start-up companies that are part of the Ag Startup Engine at the Iowa State University Research Park were named to Y Combinator’s...


Nebullam and LEAH Laboratories selected into Y Combinator
Two Iowa-based companies, Nebullam and LEAH Laboratories, were selected into Y Combinator’s winter cohort accelerator program. Their...


Ames cricket farm prepares for expansion
This week, entrepreneur and Startup Factory cohort member Shelby Smith is caring for 5,000 to 6,000 babies. On Wednesday, they were...


VectrBio: "The 23andMe of cannabis"
Erik Dunteman, founder of Vectr Bio, speaks at 1 Million Cups Des Moines on February 13, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Clay & Milk.) Erik...


8Qs with a Silicon Prairie Founder: Mikayla Sullivan
Mikayla Sullivan is a social good entrepreneur, agriculture specialist, and world traveler, from Ames, IA. She holds degrees from Iowa...


N-Sense awarded competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE N-Sense is testing the first prototype of its soil nitrate sensor (enclosed in the steel box) under field...


Iowa State University Researchers Honored for One of Best Ag Engineering Innovations
Iowa State University researchers Yuh Yuan Shyy, left, and Manjit Misra, with the Real Time In-Line Inclined Flowmeter, an invention...