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BioConnect Iowa

BioConnect Iowa (nonprofit, with Iowa Economic Development Authority support)

AcceleratorGovernment or nonprofit acceleratorNonprofitActive

Source-based profile

Program at a Glance

Program type
Accelerator
Program category
Government or nonprofit accelerator
Organization
BioConnect Iowa (nonprofit, with Iowa Economic Development Authority support)
Organization type
Nonprofit
Location
Des Moines, Iowa
Company stage served
Not publicly documented
Cohort or participation model
Not publicly documented
Investment or funding offered
Not publicly documented
Published investment terms
Not publicly documented
Equity or fee model
Not publicly documented
Clinical or hospital connection
Not publicly documented
Application status
Active

Public description

About the program

BioConnect Iowa is a nonprofit that supports Iowa's bioscience startups and entrepreneurs, working with the Iowa Economic Development Authority to grow the state's biosciences industry. It provides commercialization assistance, connects founders to funding, and helped launch the InnoVenture Iowa Challenge. Iowa and Nebraska partners were also awarded federal funding for a biomanufacturing innovation initiative.

What the program publicly emphasizes

Focus areas and features

BiosciencesBiotechMedical devicesBiomanufacturingCommercialization
  • Category: Government or nonprofit accelerator

Sources

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  1. bioconnectiowa.org
  2. opportunityiowa.gov
  3. bioconnectiowa.org