Useful Links - Advanced Manufacturing Research and Collaboration Cluster

Listed on this page are a variety of links to the website of organizations that may help you with your engineering and manufacturing issues. If you know of an organization that is not included here and may be helpful to others, please use the "Contact" feature to inform us of them.

Iowa Universities:

• Iowa State University
• Center for Advanced Technology Development (CATD)
• Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)
• College of Engineering
• Institute for Physical Research and Technology (IPRT)
• Institute for Physical Research and Technology (IPRT)
•  Bioindustry - Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)
•  Iowa State University Office of Biorenewable Programs
•  ISU/Kellogg Foundation Value Chains for Biobased Products
•  Biocomposite Group (BECON)
•  Biomass Energy Conversion Center (BECON)
•  Federal Biobased Product Preferred Procurement Program (FB4P)
• University of Iowa
• College of Engineering
• University of Northern Iowa

Iowa Resource Groups:

• Iowa Association of Business and Industry (IABI)
• Iowa Business Network (IBN)
• Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (IMEP)
• BIOWA Development Association
• NewVentures AgTech Initiative 

National Resource Groups:

• NASA Technology - Government-sponsored technology commercialization opportunities and technology information.
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Information and support on commercializing technologies from federal agencies.

Training Resources

• Iowa's Association of Community College Trustees