These profiles are based in Iowa according to official program or system locations. A health system may also operate facilities in other states. Inclusion is not an endorsement.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
generate
generate is an open-access medical technology and learning lab (a hospital makerspace) at UnityPoint Health - St.
Nonprofit
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West Des Moines, Iowa
UnityPoint Health Ventures
UnityPoint Health Ventures is the $100 million corporate venture fund launched by UnityPoint Health in 2019 to invest in early-stage healthcare companies that can be deployed across the system's Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin footprint.
Nonprofit
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Iowa City, Iowa
UI Ventures
UI Ventures is the startup and commercialization arm of the University of Iowa Office of Innovation, focused on spinning out companies built on University of Iowa technology, much of it from UI Health Care.
Academic · Nonprofit
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Iowa City, Iowa
Nurse Innovators Program
The Nurse Innovators Program helps nurses and other front-line clinicians across Iowa turn the informal workarounds they invent at the bedside into real, scalable products.
Academic · Nonprofit
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