Focusing on research can be big business for Iowa's universities.
A single "home run" invention can yield tens of millions of dollars. And as universities face funding pressures from all angles, some have suggested a focus on bringing in more research dollars could be a solution.
Explore the two data visualizations below to learn how a university invention (typically) goes through the patenting and commercialization process, and key stats about research commercialization and how Iowa's universities stack up.
