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.