Bio Industrial Manufacturing
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Sen. Joni Ernst on Entrepreneurship, AI, and Biotech
At the Ernst Entrepreneurship Expo, hosted at Iowa State University, host Kaylee Williams sat down with Senator Joni Ernst to discuss the state of entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in Iowa. Ernst opened by pointing to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act as a driver of new investment in small businesses, paired with Iowa’s strong base…
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Pivoting in Biotech with Dr. Tony Vanden Bush of Syntherna
On this episode of the Iowa Tech Podcast, host Kaylee Williams welcomes back Dr. Tony Vanden Bush, CEO of Syntherna, for a candid look at how the biotech startup has navigated a shifting market. Since their last chat in August 2024, attitudes toward RNA vaccines have cooled and animal-health regulatory timelines have lengthened – two…
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An Interview with Paul MacDonald, the Cofounder & Managing Director of Bio Innovations Midwest
In this episode of the Iowa Tech Podcast, host Kaylee Williams interviews Paul MacDonald, co-founder and managing director of the Bio Innovations Midwest conference. Paul shares the conference’s evolution from its European roots as World Bio Markets, which later became Bio Innovations Europe, before expanding to the U.S. Midwest with support from the Nebraska Department…