Innovation
is for
all.
At Iowa State, we believe the ability to be innovative isn’t reserved for a select few. That’s why we’ve infused opportunities for innovation into everything we offer. From how we design our curriculum to how we construct our facilities, we’re deliberate about making resources for innovation accessible to everyone. Including you.
We call this culture Innovate at Iowa State.
An Open Invitation to Innovation
When you’re looking for opportunities to help you become even more innovative, Iowa State has you covered.
Find your resources below!
As a student, you have a variety of programming and resources available to you, all designed to help you turn your ideas into action.
- Start Something Network
- Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship
- CYstarters
- ISU Startup Factory
- CyBiz Lab
- Entrepreneurship Degrees
- Undergraduate Student Research
- Interdisciplinary Learning Communities
- Small Business Development Center
- Extension and Outreach
- Office of the Vice President for Research
- Student Innovation Center
- ISU Research Park
Are you an Iowa State faculty or staff member who wants to further your ideas and make an impact? Iowa State has resources that can connect you to funding, mentorship, industry experts, business workshops, and more.
- Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship
- ISU Startup Factory
- Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations
- Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)
- Small Business Development Center
- ISU Research Park
- Extension and Outreach
- Office of Innovation Commercialization
- Innovation Acceleration Fund
- Office of the Vice President for Research
- Office of the Vice President for Research – For Researchers
- Office of the Vice President for Research – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Office of the Vice President for Research – Iowa State I-Corps Program
- Office of the Vice President for Research – Center, Institutes and Initiatives
Research collaboration. Student talent recruitment. Laboratory access. Licensing assistance. No matter what industry you’re in, we have partnership opportunities designed to be mutually beneficial and productive.
- Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship
- CyBiz Lab
- Office of Innovation Commercialization
- Extension and Outreach
- America’s Cultivation Corridor Partnership
- ISU Research Park
- Small Business Development Center
- Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)
- Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations
- Office of the Vice President for Research – For Industry
If you’re a business that wants help moving your company forward, partner with us to leverage our faculty expertise and student resources.
- Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship
- Venture Mentoring Service
- ISU Startup Factory
- Reiman Entrepreneurship Internship Match Program
- CyBiz Lab
- Extension and Outreach
- America’s Cultivation Corridor Partnership
- ISU Research Park
- Small Business Development Center
- Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)
- Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations
- Office of the Vice President for Research – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Office of the Vice President for Research – Iowa State I-Corps Program
By investing in innovation at Iowa State, you invest in the future of Iowa – and the world. Your expertise is pivotal in helping Iowa State innovators continue to develop groundbreaking startups, projects, and more.
Innovation In Action
Innovation Highlights
Top 3%
in the nation for research expenditures among universities without a human medical school
Iowa State is among the top 100 worldwide universities granted patents
Ranked #12
for our undergraduate entrepreneurship program by The Princeton Review
Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in the
News
Student Innovation Center
We believe great minds think together. That’s why we built our $84 million Student Innovation Center dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration. With 146,000 square feet of technology-driven makerspaces, dedicated study zones, and more, it’s an innovation playground.
Here, all majors can work together to further their innovation capacity—and help each other turn their ideas into action.
No One Does Innovation
Like We Do
Innovation in Overdrive
Iowa State is a hub of innovation. One where a diverse group of makers and doers work together to accelerate ideas for the betterment of individuals everywhere. Read our Innovation in Overdrive President’s Report to see stories of innovation in action.
Innovators of Iowa State
By empowering our students, faculty, and partners to realize their full potential, we’re helping them make the difference they were born to make in the world. Watch our video series that showcases Iowa State researchers who are making the future brighter for all.
Innovation at Work
It’s one thing to say you’re dedicated to innovation. It’s another to provide innovators hands-on opportunities that help them reach one-of-a-kind, real-world solutions. After all, at Iowa State, we have a storied history of creating innovations unlike any the world has ever seen.
