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Institute for Physical
Research and Technology

Iowa State University
305 TASF
Ames, IA 50011-3020

Company Assistance

Startup Assistance

The Institute for Physical Research and Technology is a critical resource for growing tech-based companies in the state of Iowa. IPRT has worked with more than 40 of the 60 plus startups that have formed from ISU technologies since 1984. Research from IPRT's world-class centers is often the basis of the startups' product lines, and IPRT's research and development funding frequently is cited by start-up companies as a key to speeding the movement of technologies from the research bench to the marketplace.

For start-up and early stage companies, IPRT can help assess technology, identify new products and market penetration strategies, and engage industrial partners for collaborative research and technology transfer. IPRT's technical assistance services are also ideal to help entrepreneurs find quick solutions to critical problems. IPRT works closely with other Iowa State University and State of Iowa organizations to identify and assist Iowa entrepreneurs.

IPRT manages a program called Technology Commercialization Assistance (TCA) to assist entrepreneurs and early stage companies commercialize new technology-based products.

Startup Experience

IPRT has spun off and assisted directly in the development of dozens of new high-tech business ventures, including start-up companies and extensions of existing companies.

 

Companies formed from IPRT technologies:

 

Company	Products/Services
Infiscape Corp.	Immersive visualization consultants and developers.
Edge Technologies, Inc.	Evaluates technologies for commercialization
Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Inc.	Thin-film solar cells
ETREMA Products, Inc.	Manufacture and distribution of "smart" material alloys
MTEC Photoacoustics, Inc.	Photoacoustic cells
Engineering Animation, Inc. (now part of UGS)	Internet-based tools for engineering communication
FakeSpace Systems (formerly Mechdyne Corp.)	Interactive, advanced visualization solutions
Biotronics, Inc.	Ultrasound evaluation of live animals and carcasses.
NDE Technologies, Inc.	X-ray simulation code
CombiSep, Inc.	Electrophoretic instrumentation technology
Advanced Structural Imaging	Aviation materials inspection
Innovative Materials Testing Technologies	Advanced nondestructive evaluation

 

Notable start-up companies assisted by IPRT:

 

Company	Products/Services
ProPlanner, Inc.	Web-based manufacturing process management
Vibroacoustics Solutions, Inc.	Active noise and vibration control technologies
Creative Composites, Inc.	New processes for producing materials and products from natural reinforced composites.
Osteoceramics, Inc.	Animal orthopedics
Nitro Ice Cream	Ice cream processing equipment
EnSoft, Inc.	Software re-engineering
NewLink Genetics Corp.	Genomics and therapeutic products
Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc.	Applications of microanalytical instrumentation
NewMonics, Inc.	Real-time Java software and computer memory management systems
Palisade Systems, Inc.	Computer network products
Bioforce Nanosciences, Inc. (formerly BioForce Laboratory)	Atomic force microscopy (probes)
Metabolic Technologies	Natural biological compound
Novascan Technologies, Inc.	Tools for visualizing, characterizing and manipulating microscopic and nanoscopic environments