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Resources Available to Cedar Rapids
Five programs at Iowa State University offer facilities and services for commercialization of agricultural processing technologies. The facilities and expertise cover bench-scale to pre-commercial scale projects, which can be structured as fee for service, faculty-industry collaborations, or faculty-led.
Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4501, Ames Iowa 50010
(515) 294-7444
www.econdev.iastate.edu
The Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations (EDIR) connects companies and individuals with university capabilities and expertise in business and techdnical assistance, research and development, facilities (including laboratories and equipment) and workforce development. EDIR provides that single point of contact or one-stop shop to make it easier to connect and work with the university.
ISU Research Park Corporation
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4050, Ames, Iowa 50010
(515) 296-PARK
stc@iastate.edu
www.isupark.org
The ISU Research Park (ISURP) is a development with 430,000 square feet of building space currently serving 60+ tenants and employing 1,600. The ISURP serves tenants and/or affiliates of any size, from start-ups to multinational corporations, offering incubation and suite space, shared equipment and conference rooms as well as university and area connections. While closely connected with the university, the ISURP is operated independently to help tenants reach proprietary goals.
The Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, located at the ISURP, provides business development assistance to incubation and growth stage companies. The ISURP is currently undergoing a significant expansion that will double its developable space, include amenities such as shared use paths, a park, restaurant, fitness center, medical clinic and child care facility. At full build out, ISURP projects approximately one million square feet of developed space and more than 6,000 employees.
Bioeconomy Institute
1140 Biorenewables Research Laboratory
Ames, Iowa 50011
(515) 294-3759
bei@iastate.edu
www.biorenew.iastate.edu
The Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) seeks to advance the use of biorenewable resources for the production of fuels, energy, chemicals and materials. BEI is housed in the Biorenewables Research Laboratory (BRL), a $32 million research and teaching laboratory offering bench- and small pilot-scale biomass research facilities. BEI has capabilities in:
- Thermochemical conversion of biomass
- Biological and chemical catalysis
- Syngas fermentation
- Biomass and bio-oil analysis
Center for Crops Utilization Research
1041 Food Sciences Building, Ames, Iowa 50011
(515) 294-0160
ccur@iastate.edu
www.ccur.iastate.edu
The Center for Crops Utilization Research offers bench- and small pilot-scale biofuels, biobased products, feed and food processing research capabilities in:
- Wet and dry processing
- Industrial products processing
- Process development
- Fermentation facility (rated BL2, up to 115 liters)
- Test kitchen and sensory facilities
- Cold Storage
- Business incubator
- Office Space
- Project development assistance
BioCentury Research Farm
1327 U Avenue, Boone, Iowa 50036
(515) 296-6300
bcrf@iastate.edu
www.biocenturyresearchfarm.iastate.edu
The BioCentury Research Farm (BCRF) offers opportunities for large pilot-scale research in biomass production, harvest, transport, storage, and preparation; biorefinery processing and laboratory testing. BCRF facilities include:
- Biomass production (1,000+ acres)
- Dry biomass feedstock storage
- Biomass feedstock preparation
- Wet and dry fractionation
- Fast pyrolysis and thermal gasification (200 kg/day)
- Algae production
- Fermentation and distillation (50 to 1,000 liters)
- Biopolymers processing
- Cold storage
- Business incubator
- Office space