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IowaBio, TAI to host gubernatorial candidates at two separate tech/bioscience forums

Members of the Technology Association of Iowa and the Iowa Biotechnology Association (IowaBio) have a chance to attend two gubernatorial candidate forums in Cedar Rapids, focusing on science and technology issues in Iowa, TAI announced …

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James Collins to head Corteva Agriscience

DowDuPont today announced the executives who will run the spinoff companies to be formed June 1, including James Collins, who as expected will run the agricultural division that includes Johnston-based DuPont Pioneer. 

Collins currently serves …

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Iowa consumers unknowingly put digital identities at risk, AARP survey says

A new AARP survey reports that a high number of Iowans have failed to take basic precautions against digital identity fraud, prompting AARP/Iowa and the AARP Fraud Watch Network to launch an awareness campaign on identity …

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100 college students receive free conference interaction

One hundred Iowa college students received sponsorship to attend the Iowa Technology Summit free of charge on Oct. 2, the Technology Association of Iowa reported Monday. Wellmark, TAI’s event sponsor, is also covering ticket prices for all …

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Sept. 27: Raising Capital Seminar

Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership and the BrownWinick Law Firm
About: Startup company founders in Greater Des Moines will have the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs and startup investors on how to raise equity …

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Registration opens for Raising Capital seminar

Registration is open now for the fall session of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s biannual Raising Capital Seminar, scheduled for Sept. 27. Sponsored by BrownWinick Law Firm, the daylong seminar takes participants from the basics …

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Des Moines IP attorney to speak at California technology managers leadership forum

Heidi Nebel, intellectual property attorney and chair of the Biotechnology & Chemical Practice Group at McKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC, will be speaking on a panel at the Association of Technology Managers Leadership Forum in …

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ISU receives $1.4 million STEM grant to prepare community college teachers

A new grant from the National Science Foundation will help Iowa State University researchers continue to develop programs that help graduate students prepare to teach science and technology courses at community colleges. Iowa State will …

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Pixar employee to present on STEM and animation at ISU

Danielle Feinberg, Pixar Animation Studio’s director of photography for lighting, is bringing her experience on movies like “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2” and “Finding Nemo” to Iowa State University’s campus on Thursday with her …

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Sept. 5: Full Time Founders Meetup

Host: Gravitate Coworking
Sometimes referred to as “group therapy for entrepreneurs” the Full Time Founders meetup is a chance for the people who are building companies in Central Iowa to talk directly with other founders …

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