Articles from November 2021
Fall Innovation Challenge Awards
Monday, November 22, 2021
FBB: Biomed, a company that has developed a blood test to screen for neurologic diseases, took home a $20,000 first place award in the Innovation Challenge graduate/faculty technology division at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center award’s event Nov. 17 at MERGE in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Women Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: 5 Questions with Kimm Harris
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Kimm Harris is one of many women thriving within Iowa JPEC whose accomplishments will be celebrated during Women Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 8-14.
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Women Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: Ava Reynolds
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
What began as stress relief is evolving into a career for University of Iowa junior Ava Reynolds, founder of Beets n Treats, a vegan café and bakery.
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Women Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: Nicole Relias
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Nicole Relias helped develop Skunk Aid, an all-in-one de-skunking kit that provides pet owners with everything needed to safely and effectively remove skunk oil from their dog.
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University of Iowa, EFE Will Train Saudi Women on Entrepreneurship
Monday, November 8, 2021
The University of Iowa and Education For Employment (EFE) have launched a one-year project to train Saudi women from the western region on entrepreneurship skills in emerging sectors like information technology, real estate, and e-commerce.
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OpenLoop named Startup Technology Company of the Year
Monday, November 8, 2021
OpenLoop, a web-based platform to streamline hiring clinicians to work at different hospital systems, was named Startup Technology Company of the Year as part of the Prometheus Awards presentation on Nov. 4 by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI). The company was co-founded by University of Iowa graduate Jon Lensing.