Market Readiness: Industry Perspectives on Testing & Validation

18 Mar 2026

How should testing, validation and demonstration environments be designed to truly support commercialization? In this interactive roundtable, industry partners, startups, and investors will share what they need from innovation infrastructure to reduce risk, accelerate development, and move technologies to market. Participants will offer candid insights into expectations, gaps, and best practices, helping to shape infrastructure models that better translate innovation into viable products, services, and companies.

Hosted by:
Iowa State University

Host
Nadilia Gomez
Nadilia Gomez, CTO, Digital and Precision Ag Bioscience Platform - IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY