BioConnect Iowa
Biotechnology ResearchIowa, United States2-10 Employees
BioConnect Iowa operates as the state's public-private partnership dedicated to growing the bioscience sector in Iowa. It administers the SBIR/STTR outreach initiative to help Iowa startups engage with federal programs supporting bioscience work. In 2021, in partnership with the ISU Startup Factory, it launched the Iowa G2M Accelerator, a three-year program aimed at strengthening the local startup ecosystem. The G2M Accelerator provides follow-on support to high-tech companies that have previously participated in an accelerator or similar program, with services spanning legal, financial, branding and HR. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, BioConnect Iowa operates within the biotechnology research industry. In 2026, it announced that Jessica Hyland, formerly the executive director of IowaBio since 2019, would also lead BioConnect Iowa.