Kyle Martin: The Research Park’s Newest Hire

Kyle Martin is returning home to serve the Iowa State University Research Park as its Real Estate Development Operations and Project Manager. The announcement was made today by ISU Research Park President Rick Sanders. Martin, a native of Ames, Iowa, just completed a...

Dryland Genetics attacks water shortage with water-efficient crops

Enhanced breeding techniques boost Proso Millet yields. As the world’s supply of fresh water becomes increasingly scarce – threatening the irrigation our food supply depends upon – Dryland Genetics is on the frontline of addressing the world’s water...

Workiva reports 26% sales increase, shrinks net loss for second quarter

  Workiva Inc. narrowed its net loss in the second quarter that ended June 30, with a GAAP net loss of $9.5 million, compared with a GAAP net loss of $19.6 million for the prior year’s second quarter. Total revenue in the quarter for the Ames-based global...

Dryland Genetics Raises $3.8M in latest fundraising round.

VC and established seed company investors back company creating new high yielding varieties of an ancient water-efficient crop AMES, Iowa (DROP DATE, 2021) –Dryland Genetics today announced it raised $3.8 million in venture financing as part of a round led by Next...

Pivot Bio Raises $430 Million to Replace Synthetic Fertilizers in Agriculture

NEWS PROVIDED BY Pivot Bio Jul 19, 2021, 07:45 ET   The company launches its second-generation nitrogen product to increase farm productivity and deliver improved sustainability – The company tripled its revenue in 2021, providing farmers a breakthrough...

Less runoff, more predictable performance: Pivot Bio touts benefits of nitrogen-producing microbes

By Michael Crumb, Senior Staff Writer Tuesday, July 27, 2021 10:16 AM                                                                                                                                                                                                      ...

Iowa State Economic Development and Industry Relations Announces Patrick Klepcyk as the Director, Office of Innovation Commercialization and President, Iowa State Research Foundation

AMES, Iowa (June 28, 2021) –Iowa State University Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations today announced Patrick Klepcyk as the Director, Office of Innovation Commercialization (OIC) and President of the Iowa State Research Foundation (ISURF). Klepcyk...

Mazen Animal Health, Inc. Announces Successful Sow Study: Lactogenic Immunity Demonstrated after Oral Vaccination

Ames, IA. June 16, 2021. Mazen today announced the successful completion of a sow study designed to demonstrate lactogenic immunity induced protection in newborn pigs after oral vaccination against porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, (PEDv). The company is developing...

Business Record honors BrokerTech Ventures, Kevin Maher in 2021 innovationIOWA Magazine awards

By Business Record Staff The Business Record recognizes BrokerTech Ventures as the Corteva Agriscience innovationLEADER of the Year, and VetMeasure Inc. founder and CEO Kevin Maher as the innovationENTREPRENEUR of the Year. Maher and BrokerTech Ventures will be...

Iowa community colleges, CIRAS announce statewide manufacturing technology consortium

By: Jake Slobe of Clay & Milk   Iowa’s community colleges and Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) are partnering on a new consortium that will support the manufacturing sector in adapting to “Industry 4.0”—the automation...