Turning Today's Ideas into Tomorrow's Technology
From Napkin Sketch to Functional Prototype
Available to all Iowa entrepreneurs, inventors, startups, business owners and University of Iowa faculty, staff and students.
Protostudios is a state-of-the-art rapid-prototyping facility located in the MERGE office suite in downtown Iowa City. We work with you to develop fully functional prototypes of your idea, allowing you to test, redesign, determine manufacturing paths and determine manufacturing paths and demonstrate usability to investors.
Medical
Consumer
Industry
Research
Prototyping
Industrial Design
- 3D CAD
- Product design
- Ergonomics
Electrical Engineering
- Internet of things
- PCB development
- Rapid prototyping
3D Printing & Machining
- Full color, multimaterial
- High strength end use
- Injection molding
- Waterjet and laser cutting
Biomedical Devices
- Anatomical analogs
- Experimental apparatus
- Surgical tools
- Drug delivery
Project Stories
Weather Sensors
Pre-Surgical Models
Medical Device Prototyping
Product Development Process
Investigate
Design
CAD
Engineer
Validate
An Extension of Your Business
Protostudios can provide technical expertise to your already existing team.
We provide memberships to Iowa businesses, entrepreneurs, inventors, faculty and staff to gain access to most of our prototyping machinery. A membership includes safety and equipment use training, personal protective equipment, a personal effects locker, and access to some of the most state-of-the art prototyping equipment available.