Since the Grand Opening of June 2017
167+ Clients
276+ Projects
19000+ 3D Prints
From Napkin Sketch to Functional Prototype
Protostudios is a state-of-the-art rapid-prototyping facility with the main office and 3d printing hub located at MERGE, Pedestrian Mall Iowa City, the Anatomical and Medical Device Printing Bureau at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and the Machining Operations at Van Allen Hall. We are your One-Stop Shop that assists Iowa's entrepreneurs, inventors, startups, educational and medical faculty, staff, and students by converting napkin sketches to functional prototypes in using the latest technologies in CAD design, and additive and subtractive processes in creating your research and product idea.
Debi Durham
Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA), Industry Today
"Protostudios’ fast, affordable prototyping service is a capability that local economic development officials saw was previously missing from the area. ... As a not for-profit, Protostudios offers its services at a rate that is generally several times less expensive than private companies."