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March 20-21: 2018 Partnering for Growth Biotech Innovation Showcase & Forum

Host: Iowa Biotechnology Association
About: An investor conference and industry forum that joins innovators, investors and biotech leaders together over the course of a day and a half. It is an event for learning, investing …

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Iowa State architecture team wins masonry award for 3-D-printed ceramics

A cooling system for buildings using 3-D-printed ceramics earned an Iowa State University architecture team a $10,000 national award in masonry design and construction. Assistant professors Shelby Doyle and Nicholas Senske, lecturer Leslie Forehand and computation/construction lab …

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ISU researchers build app to connect excess food with those in need

A research team at Iowa State University is developing a mobile-friendly app to enable restaurants, grocery stores and individuals to post information about excess food they have to donate. Likewise, those in need will be …

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12 takeaways from the Power Breakfast on AI

The future was the main subject at the recent Business Record Power Breakfast, “AI: The 4th Industrial Revolution.” 

Panelists included Tej Dhawan, chief data officer with Principal Financial Group; Stephen Baek, machine learning expert at …

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VIDEO: Ways AI can be used now and in the future

 

How is artificial intelligence currently used, and how will it be used in the future? We asked a panel of experts at our Power Breakfast on Feb. 28 to give us their insights.

Watch …

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DuPont Pioneer’s new corporate name Corteva Agriscience

The Wilmington, Del.-based agricultural company to be spun off in a merger of Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont will be called Corteva Agriscience and will include what now is DuPont Pioneer, based in Johnston, DowDuPont announced today.…

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Des Moines to host BIO World Congress in 2019

The 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology is headed to Des Moines. The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) says the industry convention will be held July 8-11, 2019, and will host executives, investors, policymakers and researchers from …

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Idaho has the potatoes but wants Iowa’s data centers

Idaho’s legislature is weighing tax breaks to lure the type of data center development found in Iowa, which the Idaho Statesman dubbed “the new server state.” Idaho has some smaller-scale server farms, but it wants the Apple/Google/Microsoft …

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Event Preview: Artificial Intelligence the 4th industrial revolution

Last June, we published a piece about artificial intelligence written by Mike Colwell, the executive director of entrepreneurial initiatives at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The piece was titled “How will Des Moines be a …

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AI — What local leaders say

In the latest Business Record Leaders Survey, an unscientific poll conducted annually with our readers, we asked business community leaders and executives for their opinions on a variety of topics, including the intriguing and ever-developing …