THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S (UIRF) MISSION IS TO: ADVANCE, DEVELOP, INCREASE AND EXTEND THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND USEFUL ARTS THROUGH ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING INVESTIGATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA BY FURNISHING THE MEANS, METHODS AND AGENCIES BY WHICH IDEAS, CREATIONS, DISCOVERIES, INVENTIONS AND PROCESSES MAY BE PROTECTED AND THE USES THEREOF DE…