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Members of the winning Innovation Tank team hold a ceremonial $8,000 first-place prize check during the 2026 competition as confetti falls around them.

Turn Ideas Into Impact

Innovation Tank is a Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences program that gives students the opportunity to develop and pitch ideas that solve real-world health care challenges, combining expertise in research and entrepreneurial thinking.

Whether your interest is clinical care, research, technology or wellness, you’ll work alongside peers, faculty and mentors to bring your ideas to life — with the opportunity to receive funding and resources to continue developing your concept beyond the pitch.

Through Innovation Tank, you can:

  • Collaborate across programs and disciplines.
  • Gain real-world innovation and research experience.
  • Develop creative problem-solving and leadership skills.
  • Present your ideas to mentors and industry professionals.

Students have explored ideas in artificial intelligence in health care, patient-centered innovations, digital health and diagnostics and more.

Who Can Participate?

Will I Work With Others?

Is There Funding Available for Innovation Tank?

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