Bioscience Innovation
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Inhalable, Room-Temp, Needle-Free: Immuno‑Nanomed’s Vaccine Moonshot
On this episode of the Iowa Tech Podcast, host Kaylee sits down with Dr. Balaji Narasimhan, CEO and founder of ImmunoNanoMed, to explore a moonshot innovation: a dry-powder, needle-free vaccine platform called “powder wax” that’s inhaled through the nose. Balaji explains how their particle-based technology could deliver stronger, faster mucosal immunity right where respiratory pathogens…
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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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A Better World: Pyrone Systems and the Global Impact of Bioscience Innovations
In this episode of the Iowa Tech podcast, Kaylee Williams, the host and Investment Director at InnoVenture Iowa, interviews Dr. Alex Hutagalung, CEO and co-founder of Pyrone Systems. The podcast explores the company’s innovative work in developing a new natural insecticide called Pyronz, which is designed to combat insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and other pests.…