While he was a student, Grayson Burgess started to design superhero gadgets and props. In 2015, he established Comic Sandwiches and began creating selling his collection for superhero fans. Comic Sandwiches creates authentic, life-size prop […]
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Middle Bit: IDx's AI diagnostics system launches in Retail Clinics
Patients of CarePortMD retail health clinics at Albertsons grocery stores now have access to IDx’s autonomous AI diagnostic system, IDx-DR. This makes CarePortMD the first retail health clinic to adopt this type of AI diagnostic […]
A Clay & Milk Cartoon: Dec. 4, 2019
Nathan T. Wright is an illustrator and artist based in Des Moines. He is a regular contributor to Clay & Milk. Find out more about him in his Q&A here and how his first year was as a […]
New startup funding opportunities coming to Johnson County
Two new startup funding opportunities will soon be available to those living in Johnson County in an effort to help strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and help early-stage entrepreneurs grow their ideas. The Iowa City […]
FarmlandFinder raises $3 million
FarmlandFinder, a digital platform for farmland professionals, has completed a $3 million seed investment round. Cultivian Sandbox led the round with participation from Iowa Farm Bureau’s Rural Vitality Fund and Next Level Ventures. FarmlandFinder will use the funding to […]
Off Hours offers more control over smart home devices
Smart home devices, such as the Amazon Echo, Google Home and the Apple HomePods, have exploded in popularity in recent years. Of the 80% of homes in the U.S. with broadband, about one-third have smart […]
Three Iowa companies make semifinals of Ag Innovation Challenge
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has announced the 10 semi-finalist teams in the 2019 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Three of the ten companies to make the semifinals—Rantizo, Swine Sentinal and Tractor Zoom—are based in […]
Middle Bit: Public universities have $11.8B impact on state economy
Iowa’s public universities provided $11.8 billion in additional income to the state economy in the 2017-18 budget year, according to a new study conducted by Idaho labor market analytics firm Emsi. The economic impact report, […]
Iowa Innovation Challenge awards $81,000 to UI startups
The first phase of the University of Iowa’s (UI) new Iowa Innovation Challenge took place earlier this week and awarded a total of $81,000 to 27 different startups. The three-day competition was split into two […]